Patents by Inventor Zoran R. Jovanovic

Zoran R. Jovanovic has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Catalytic devices and method of making said devices
    Patent number: 6953554
    Abstract: The invention is a catalytic device comprised of a catalyst support of fused ceramic grains and a catalyst that is surface-bound to at least a portion of the ceramic grains, incorporated into at least a portion of the ceramic grains or combinations thereof, wherein the grains and catalyst form a surface structure that has a box counting dimension of greater than 1.00 or the box counting dimension has at least one step change when measured from a box size “d” of at least about 1 micrometer to at most about 1 millimeter. The invention is particularly useful in making a catalytic converter or catalytic converter-soot trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Sten A. Wallin, Christopher P. Christenson, David H. West, Martin C. Cornell, Zoran R. Jovanovic, Henri J. M. Gruenbauer
  • Catalytic devices and method of making said devices
    Publication number: 20010038810
    Abstract: The invention is a catalytic device comprised of a catalyst support of fused ceramic grains and a catalyst that is surface-bound to at least a portion of the ceramic grains, incorporated into at least a portion of the ceramic grains or combinations thereof, wherein the grains and catalyst form a surface structure that has a box counting dimension of greater than 1.00 or the box counting dimension has at least one step change when measured from a box size “d” of at least about 1 micrometer to at most about 1 millimeter. The invention is particularly useful in making a catalytic converter or catalytic converter-soot trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Sten A. Wallin, Christopher P. Christenson, David H. West, Martin C. Cornell, Zoran R. Jovanovic, Henri J.M. Gruenbauer