Unitary (i.e., Nonparticulate) Contact Bed (e.g., Monolithic Catalyst Bed, Etc.) Patents (Class 422/180)
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Patent number: 8992652Abstract: A filtering device features a ceramic filter body for filtering a fluid flow, the filter body consisting of a wavy layer and a flat layer and the wavy and flat layer being wound in a spiral-shaped manner. The wave length of the waves increases from the inside to the outside with increasing distance to the longitudinal axis of the filter body such that the wave troughs and the wave peaks of at least two radially adjacent windings each lie on a common radial plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Mann+Hummel GmbHInventors: Arndt-Udo Rolle, Frank Ehlen, Kathrin Lichtenwalter, Jochen Linhart, Nadine Dietsch
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Patent number: 8986639Abstract: A process of introducing a NOx reduction fluid into combustion products within a downstream end of a regenerative pyrolysis reactor. This NOx reduction fluid may thermally reduce NOx contained therein. The NOx reduction fluid may include ammonia.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Paul Keusenkothen, Frank Hershkowitz
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Patent number: 8987161Abstract: A catalyst comprising a zeolite loaded with copper ions and at least one trivalent metal ion other than Al+3, wherein the catalyst decreases NOx emissions in diesel exhaust. The trivalent metal ions are selected from, for example, trivalent transition metal ions, trivalent main group metal ions, and/or trivalent lanthanide metal ions. In particular embodiments, the catalysts are selected from Cu—Fe-ZSM5, Cu—La-ZSM-5, Fe—Cu—La-ZSM5, Cu—Sc-ZSM-5, and Cu—In-ZSM5. The catalysts are placed on refractory support materials and incorporated into catalytic converters.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Chaitanya K. Narula, Xiaofan Yang
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Patent number: 8986637Abstract: An emission control catalyst composition comprising a supported bimetallic catalyst consisting of gold and a metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, copper and nickel is disclosed. Also disclosed is a catalytic convertor comprising a substrate monolith coated with the emission control catalyst composition and a lean burn internal combustion engine exhaust gas emission treatment system comprising the catalytic convertor. A variety of processes for preparing the catalyst composition are claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Janet Mary Fisher, David Thompsett
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Publication number: 20150078968Abstract: A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYInventor: HAI-YING CHEN
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Patent number: 8980212Abstract: A system includes a selective catalytic reactor and a bypass line. The selective catalytic reactor is located downstream of a furnace that generates flue gases. The selective catalytic reactor reduces nitrogen oxides to nitrogen. The bypass line is in fluid communication with the selective catalytic reactor. The bypass line contacts an input line to the selective catalytic reactor, where the bypass line is adapted to handle a volume of flue gases diverted from the selective catalytic reactor. A first control damper is disposed at an inlet to the selective catalytic reactor; and a second control damper is disposed at an inlet to the bypass line. The first control damper and the second control damper interact to divide the flue gas stream between the selective catalytic reactor and the bypass line in a ratio to reduce the amount of sulfur trioxide released from the system to a desirable value.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventors: Scott L. Darling, Mitchell B. Cohen, Todd D. Hellewell
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Patent number: 8980187Abstract: Aspects of the invention include Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF) that include a layer of inert particles some of which are in contact with a catalyst and are associated with the surface of the filter. Particles associated with the inlet side of the filter are sized such that they coat portions of the inlet surface and portions of the channels that connect the inlet surface to the wall separating the inlet surface from the outlet surface. In some aspects the particles comprise alumina of between about 1.0 microns to about 40.0 microns and colloidal alumina particles that are between about 1.0 nm to about 10.0 nm. The coating is applied by contacting the filter body especially the inlet channels of the filter body with a washout that includes the different sized particles and at least one catalyst that facilitates the conversion of soot particles into gases.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventor: Thomas Harris
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Publication number: 20150071851Abstract: Described is a selective catalytic reduction catalyst comprising an iron-promoted 8-ring small pore molecular sieve. Systems and methods for using these iron-promoted 8-ring small molecular sieves as catalysts in a variety of processes such as abating pollutants in exhaust gases and conversion processes are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Jaya L. Mohanan, Patrick Burk, Michael Breen, Barbara Slawski, Makoto Nagata, Yasuyuki Banno, Eunseok Kim
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Publication number: 20150071829Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb fired body made of silicon carbide particles. The honeycomb fired body includes cell walls, a peripheral wall, and a silicon-containing oxide layer. The cell walls are to define cells placed in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired body. The cell walls have a thickness of about 0.2 mm or less. Each of the cells has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion in the longitudinal direction. Either the first end portion or the second end portion of the each of the cells is sealed. The peripheral wall constitutes a periphery of the honeycomb fired body. The peripheral wall has a thickness larger than the thickness of the cell walls. The silicon-containing oxide layer is provided on surfaces of the silicon carbide particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomokazu OYA, Masatoshi OKUDA, Tatsuro SUGINO
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Patent number: 8974563Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system includes a diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) which collects particulate matter (“PM”) in exhaust gas, an exhaust pipe injector which performs exhaust pipe injection, and a DPF regeneration control unit which performs temperature rise control of an exhaust gas temperature by the exhaust pipe injection to regenerate the DPF when the PM collected by the DPF exceeds a fixed amount and which, during the regeneration, integrates an amount of time during which the exhaust gas temperature exceeds a PM combustion temperature and completes the regeneration when an integrated value thereof reaches a set regeneration completion value. The DPF regeneration control unit aborts the regeneration when, during regeneration, a total amount of the exhaust pipe injection exceeds an upper limit before the integrated value.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Isuzu Motors LimitedInventors: Takashi Haseyama, Shinji Gotou, Hiroyuki Oohira
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Patent number: 8974740Abstract: An exhaust treatment component mounting system including an exhaust treatment component canister that includes a cleat ring, and an exhaust treatment component housing including a radially outwardly extending flange. A torsion rod including a first end that mates with the flange of the housing, and a second end including a coupling that mates with the cleat ring, wherein during connection between the first end and the second end of the torsion rod, the canister is rigidly secured to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Tenneco Automative Operating Company Inc.Inventor: John Stanavich
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Patent number: 8974739Abstract: An improved method for producing an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) porous film or tape supporting catalyst particles. The method for producing an expanded PTFE porous film or tape supporting catalyst particles according to the invention comprises a step of preparing tape-like porous PTFE, a step of impregnating the tape-like porous PTFE with a solution or dispersion of catalyst particles, a step of substantially removing the solvent or dispersing medium, and a step of further stretching the tape-like porous PTFE containing the catalyst particles in the machine direction (MD) and/or the transverse direction (TD).Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazumasa Yoshida
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Patent number: 8974570Abstract: A retaining seal material includes inorganic fibers, inorganic particles adhering to surfaces of the inorganic fibers, a first principal surface, and a second principal surface. A mean particle diameter of the inorganic particles in a vicinity of a center in a thickness direction of the retaining seal material is smaller than at least one of a mean particle diameter of the inorganic particles in a vicinity of the first principal surface and a mean particle diameter of the inorganic particles in a vicinity of the second principal surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiko Okabe, Keiji Kumano
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Publication number: 20150066176Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed to improved block channel geometries and arrangements of thermal oxidizers. One described example apparatus includes a block of a converter having a plurality of channels defining interior walls, which define a cellular pattern in a cross-sectional view of the block. The pattern comprises regular sub-patterns consisting of at least one central channel, which is proximate an interior of the block, and a plurality of surrounding channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: Durr Systems Inc.Inventor: Daniel Widhalm
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Patent number: 8968690Abstract: Disclosed herein is a layered three-way catalytic system being separated in a front and a rear portion having the capability of simultaneously catalyzing the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide and the reduction of nitrogen oxides. Provided is a catalyst composite comprising a single front catalytic layer and two rear catalytic layers in conjunction with a substrate, where the single font layer and the rear bottom layer comprise a Pd component, the rear top layer comprises a Rh component, and the rear bottom layer is substantially free of an oxygen storage component (OSC).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: John G. Nunan, Raoul Klingmann, Ryan J. Andersen, Davion Onuga Clark, David Henry Moser
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Publication number: 20150056106Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purification catalyst having high catalytic activity enabling combustion of PM (particulate matter) at low temperatures and excellent thermal resistance, an exhaust gas purification device and filter having high combustion efficiency of PM and excellent durability, and a method for producing the catalyst. The exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present invention is composite oxide particles containing at least one alkali metal, Si, and Zr.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: OTSUKA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masatoshi Uetani, Takahiro Mishima
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Patent number: 8961886Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes at least one honeycomb unit having a plurality of through holes defined by partition walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit includes zeolite, an inorganic binder, and a noble metal catalyst. The zeolite is ion-exchanged with Cu and/or Fe to reduce NOx on the zeolite by providing ammonia or its precursor. The noble metal catalyst is supported only in a region of the honeycomb unit. The region extends from one end portion of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction over approximately 1.5% or more to approximately 20% or less of an overall length of the honeycomb unit in the longitudinal direction. The region is provided on a downstream side of the honeycomb unit in a direction in which an exhaust gas is configured to flow through the honeycomb unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Kunieda, Ken Yoshimura, Toshiyuki Miyashita
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Patent number: 8961668Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system with which a frequency of diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) regeneration requests can be reduced during long low idle regeneration, thereby improving convenience, including a control unit that performs regeneration control on a DPF provided at an exhaust pipe of an engine. The control unit includes a particulate matter (“PM”) accumulation amount predictor for predicting the amount of PM accumulated by calculating a cumulated value of the PM in an idling state. The control unit starts calculating the cumulated value of the PM by the PM accumulation amount predictor after a first predetermined time has elapsed since a detection of the idling state.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Isuzu Motors LimitedInventors: Takashi Haseyama, Hiroyuki Oohira, Shinji Gotou
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Patent number: 8956436Abstract: Disclosed are ceramic bodies comprised of composite cordierite aluminum magnesium titanate ceramic compositions and methods for the manufacture of same.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Adriane Marie Divens-Dutcher, Patrick David Tepesch, Elizabeth Marie Vileno
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Patent number: 8951624Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block and a sealing material layer. The ceramic block includes a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies each having a large number of cells longitudinally disposed substantially in parallel with one another with a cell wall between the cells, an adhesive layer for bonding side faces of the honeycomb fired bodies, and a cavity-holding member placed between the side faces of the honeycomb fired bodies. The sealing material layer is formed on a peripheral face of the ceramic block. The cavity-holding member includes a nonflammable material and has Young's modulus of at least about 0.001 GPa and at most about 0.07 GPa.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuaki Sakakibara
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Patent number: 8951323Abstract: A hybrid mounting mat for mounting a catalyst support structure within a housing in an exhaust gas treatment device. The exhaust gas treatment device includes an outer housing, a fragile catalyst support structure, and a mounting mat disposed in the gap between the housing and the fragile catalyst support structure. Additionally disclosed are methods of making the hybrid mounting mat and for making an exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Unifrax I LLCInventor: Amit Kumar
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Patent number: 8951488Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning a carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream containing oxygen. The method includes heating the flue gas stream to a temperature suitable for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOX; and reducing at least some of the NOX in the heated flue gas stream to N2 by SCR. Heating of the flue gas stream includes removal of residual oxygen contained in the flue gas by catalytic oxidation of a suitable carburant. The present invention further relates to a gas processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventor: Olaf Stallmann
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Publication number: 20150037222Abstract: A processing apparatus equipped with a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, which is characterized in that corrugated plate-like glass fiber papers having a functional catalyst supported thereon and flat plate-like glass fiber papers having the same functional catalyst supported thereon are alternately laminated without being bonded to each other, to form a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure, and this catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure is packed in a casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Seigo Yamamoto, Kana Shimizu
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Patent number: 8945698Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes porous partition walls via which a plurality of cells constituting through channels for a fluid are partitioned; and an outer peripheral wall positioned in the outermost periphery of the structure. Open frontal areas of predetermined cells in an end face of the structure on a fluid inlet side thereof and open frontal areas of remaining cells an end face of the structure on a fluid outlet side thereof are provided with plugged portions. Bubbles are formed in the plurality of plugged portions, and the center of each of the bubbles is positioned in a predetermined region of each of the plugged portions along the central axis direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Kimura, Takuya Nunome, Shuhei Fujita
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Patent number: 8945269Abstract: A holding sealing material includes a mat, an inorganic binder and an organic binder. The mat includes inorganic fibers and has an upper part, a center part, and a lower part in a thickness direction. The inorganic binder is loaded on the mat. The organic binder is loaded mainly on the upper part and the lower part of the mat. The holding sealing material is disposed between an exhaust gas-treating body and a casing for housing the exhaust gas-treating body to form an exhaust gas purifying apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keiji Kumano
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Publication number: 20150030510Abstract: A honeycomb structure of the present invention includes a honeycomb structure body and a pair of electrode member arranged at a side surface of the honeycomb structure body. The honeycomb structure body has an electrical resistivity of 1 to 200 ?cm, and the respective pair of electrode members is formed into a band-like shape extending in a direction in which the cells extend. In a cross section perpendicular to the cell extending direction, one of the electrode members is arranged opposite to another of the electrode members sandwiching a center of the honeycomb structure body. One or more of slits, which being open to a side surface, are formed at the honeycomb structure body. At least the one slit is formed so as not to intersect with a straight line connecting center portions of the respective pair of electrode members in the cross section perpendicular to the cell extending direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Kazumi MASE, Yoshiyuki KASAI, Masahiro TOKUDA
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Patent number: 8940072Abstract: A parallel passage fluid contactor structure for chemical reaction processes has one or more segments, where each segment has a plurality of substantially parallel fluid flow passages oriented in an axial direction; cell walls between each adjacent fluid flow passages and each cell wall has at least two opposite cell wall surfaces. The structure also includes at least one active compound in the cell walls and multiple axially continuous conductive filaments either embedded within the cell walls or situated between the cell wall surfaces. The conductive filaments are at least one of thermally and electrically conductive, are oriented in axially, and are in direct contact with the active compound, and are operable to transfer thermal energy between the active material and the conductive filaments. Heating of the conductive filaments may be used to transfer heat to the active material in the cell walls. Methods of manufacturing the structure are discussed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Inventys Thermal Technologies Inc.Inventors: Andre Boulet, Soheil Khiavi
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Publication number: 20150023863Abstract: A material is described of formula NaxMyAlaSibO67 with Face Centered Cubic (fcc) lattices forming F -4 3 m cubic structure, wherein M is at least one of lithium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, vanadium, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, and cerium; 0<x+y?22/3; wherein when y=0, 4<x?/3, when 0<y?/3, 0?x<22/3, and when M is potassium, x>0; 1?a3; 1?b?3; and 0<??32/3. An exhaust gas system comprising the material and a method are also described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Qijia FU, Xiao ZHANG, Chuan LIN, Youhao YANG, Daniel NORTON, Larry Neil LEWIS, Xiaoying BAO, Susan Elizabeth CORAH, Yu DONG, Dejia WANG, Shizhong WANG
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Publication number: 20150017075Abstract: A honeycomb filter includes a ceramic honeycomb substrate, an auxiliary filter layer, an SCR catalyst, and a portion. The ceramic honeycomb substrate has cell walls provided along a longitudinal direction of the ceramic honeycomb substrate to define cells through which fluid is to pass and which have a fluid inlet end and a fluid outlet end opposite to the fluid inlet end along the longitudinal direction. The cells include first cells and second cells. The auxiliary filter layer is provided on first surfaces of first cell walls of the first cells. The SCR catalyst is supported on second surfaces of second cell walls of the second cells. The second surfaces substantially correspond to the first surfaces. The portion satisfies a<b. “a” (?m) represents an average pore diameter of pores of the auxiliary filter layer, and “b” (?m) represents an average particle diameter of particles constituting the SCR catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: IBIDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki JINBO, Takafumi KASUGA, Misako MAKINO, Saiduzzaman MD
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Publication number: 20150017074Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning catalyst apparatus includes: a catalyst carrier; an outer tube for storing the catalyst carrier; and a holding member interposed between the catalyst carrier and the outer tube in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the catalyst carrier and the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube, wherein a clearance between the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube and the outer peripheral surface of the catalyst carrier narrows toward the flow direction of exhaust gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Shunsuke Moritsugu
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Patent number: 8932531Abstract: A catalytic converter apparatus includes a housing having an inlet port, an outlet port, a chamber, an access opening, and an interior sealing surface generally encompassing a periphery of one of the inlet and outlet ports in the chamber. A substrate assembly is insertable into the chamber and removable from the chamber through the access opening, and includes a catalyst matrix for treating fluid. A positioning mechanism removably supports the substrate assembly within the chamber so that movement of the substrate assembly in a lateral direction generally parallel to the interior sealing surface moves the substrate assembly in an axial direction generally perpendicular to the interior sealing surface. The positioning mechanism may guide the substrate assembly in the axial direction into sealing engagement with the one of the inlet and outlet ports to provide a fluid flow path through the catalyst matrix between the inlet and outlet ports.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: DCL International Inc.Inventors: John P. Muter, Haiqing Liu
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Patent number: 8932379Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system with which diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) regeneration can be continued even when deceleration occurs during the DPF regeneration. The system includes a regeneration deceleration period intake/exhaust control unit that, when a vehicle decelerates during the DPF regeneration, increases an exhaust gas flow rate through an exhaust pipe by controlling respective openings of an exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) device and an intake throttle and adjusting a turbocharging amount of a high pressure stage turbocharger.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Isuzu Motors LimitedInventors: Takashi Ikeda, Takayuki Mukunashi, Hiroyuki Ishikawa
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Patent number: 8932546Abstract: A catalytically active particulate filter is proposed which is suitable for use in an exhaust gas cleaning system for diesel engines. The particulate filter removes diesel soot particles from the exhaust gas and is also effective to oxidize carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and to convert nitrogen monoxide at least proportionally into nitrogen dioxide. The particulate filter comprises a filter body (3) and two catalytically active coatings (1) and (2) which contain platinum and palladium, or platinum or palladium respectively, wherein the platinum content of the second catalytically active coating (2) is higher than the platinum content of the first catalytically active coating (1).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Stephanie Frantz, Ulrich Goebel, Franz Dornhaus, Michael Schiffer
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Patent number: 8932532Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb unit having a plurality of through holes defined by partition walls along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb unit. The honeycomb unit is manufactured by molding raw material paste by extrusion molding and thereafter by firing the molded raw material paste. The raw material paste contains zeolite obtained by ion-exchange with iron ions and an inorganic binder. A specific surface area of the zeolite is more than or equal to approximately 500 m2/g and less than or equal to approximately 800 m2/g. An external surface area of the zeolite is more than or equal to approximately 40 m2/g and less than or equal to approximately 80 m2/g.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Kunieda, Yosuke Matsukawa
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Patent number: 8926912Abstract: An exhaust gas processing device includes a honeycomb structure in a pillar shape including a honeycomb unit, a catalytic agent, an inorganic mat member, a cylindrical metallic member and an insulating layer. The honeycomb unit includes cell walls to define a plurality of cells which extend from a first end of the honeycomb unit to a second end of the honeycomb unit along a longitudinal direction. The catalytic agent is provided on the cell walls. The inorganic mat member is wound around an outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structure. The cylindrical metallic member accommodates the honeycomb structure around which the inorganic mat member is wound. The insulating layer has a thickness of about 20 ?m to about 400 ?m and is densely formed. The insulating layer is provided between an inner surface of the cylindrical metallic member and the inorganic mat member.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumiyuki Mutsuda, Yoshitaka Fujita
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Patent number: 8926726Abstract: A exhaust gas purification device is structured such that it is possible to improve an assembling work ability or a maintenance work ability of gas purifying bodies or exhaust gas purifying cases. In an exhaust gas purification device provided with gas purifying bodies which purify an exhaust gas discharged by an engine, and a gas purifying housing which is provided with the gas purifying bodies therein, the exhaust gas purification device is structured such that a support bracket which supports the gas purifying housing is provided, a bolt hole is formed in the support bracket, an insertion guide is formed in the support bracket, and an attaching bolt is engaged with and disengaged from the bolt hole via the insertion guide.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masataka Mitsuda
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Patent number: 8926913Abstract: A ceramic particulate filter having a porous catalytic material deposited on walls within the filter. Particulate matter is trapped in the walls of the filter and the catalytic material removes gases, such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), from gases passing through the filter. The filter, in one embodiment, is adaptable for use with internal combustion (gas and diesel) engines. A method of making the filter is also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: David Henry, Maxime Moreno, Christophe Michel Remy
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Patent number: 8925304Abstract: An apparatus comprising a compression ignition engine and an exhaust system therefor comprising at least one exhaust system component for treating exhaust gas and means for generating an exotherm for heating the at least one exhaust system component, which exotherm generating means consisting essentially of a catalyst and means for injecting hydrocarbon into exhaust gas for combustion on the catalyst, which catalyst consisting essentially of both a palladium (Pd) component and a platinum (Pt) component, and an optional support material, disposed on a substrate monolith.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Bernard Paul Gabriel Ghislain Marie Oger, Paul Richard Phillips, Martyn Vincent Twigg, Andrew Peter Walker
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Patent number: 8920531Abstract: The present invention relates to device and method for reducing soot particles. The device for reducing soot particles includes a first filter provided to an exhaust gas flow passage through which exhaust gas from a diesel engine flows to have a predetermined volume of a plurality of grains to be operated as a volumetric filtration system, and a second filter provided to a predetermined position of the second filter to be operated as a surface filtration system.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: CA Tech Inc.Inventor: In-Gweon Lim
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Publication number: 20140373513Abstract: A honeycomb body for exhaust gas aftertreatment includes a first end face, a second end face, a central axis that penetrates the two end faces and a length. The honeycomb body has at least one at least partially structured metallic layer which is disposed about the central axis. A structure of the at least one metallic layer has elevations and depressions which extend at least over part of the length of the honeycomb body and run obliquely to the central axis. At least one metallic connecting strip is provided between adjacent regions of the at least one metallic layer. The metallic connecting strip is shorter than the length of the honeycomb body and forms a brazed connection or welded connection to the adjacent regions. A method for producing such a honeycomb body and a motor vehicle having the honeycomb body are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: PETER HIRTH, HOLGER STOCK, ROLF BRUECK
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Patent number: 8916102Abstract: Non-woven mat including magnesium aluminum silicate glass fibers and amorphous refractory ceramic fibers, bio-soluble ceramic fibers, and/or heat-treated silica fibers. Embodiments of the nonwoven mat surprisingly have a Resiliency Value after three thermal cycles from 25° C. to 700° C./400° C. of the Real Condition Fixture Test at least 1.1 times greater than the Resiliency Value of a comparable non-woven mat consisting of any individual type of fibers of the non-woven mat. The non-woven mats are useful, for example, in pollution control devices and other thermal insulation applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Anne N. De Rovere, Lahoussaine Lalouch, Richard P. Merry
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Patent number: 8916103Abstract: The present invention relates to a fiber mat, preferably a non-intumescent, polycrystalline, needle-punched or stitchbonded aluminia-silica fiber mat, which contains an organosilicon compound. The fiber mat comprises a fiber blanket which is essentially free of organic binder and which is impregnated with an organosilicon compound selected from the group consisting of siloxane compounds, alkoxy group-containing silanes, hydrolysates and condensates of these compounds, and combinations thereof. In a further embodiment the fiber mat comprises a high friction coating on at least the side of the mat which is to be brought in contact with a pollution control element of a pollution control device. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a pollution control device containing such a fiber mat.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Ulrich E. Kunze, Claus Middendorf, Harald H. Krieg
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Patent number: 8916104Abstract: An exhaust gas denitrifying system having a noise-reduction structure includes a reactor in which a chemical reaction that converts nitrogen oxides included in exhaust gas into nitrogen by denitrifying the nitrogen oxides using a catalyst takes place. The reactor includes a catalytic filter unit coated with a catalyst and provided with a plurality of through-holes through which exhaust gas passes; and a noise-reducing unit for removing noise from the exhaust gas denitrified by the catalytic filter unit. The reactor denitrifies the nitrogen oxides, and simultaneously reduces the noise, thus reducing the size of the exhaust gas denitrifying system.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Panasia Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soo-Tae Lee, Ok-Ryeol Song, Chang-Won Lee, Ha-Geun Kang
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Patent number: 8911849Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure including: a plurality of honeycomb segments each having porous partition walls, and plugged portions arranged in open frontal areas of the predetermined cells; joining portions in which the plurality of honeycomb segments are joined; and an outer peripheral wall, and having: an aspect ratio (a long axis/a short axis) of 1.2 or more, wherein corners which are regions of the joining portions in the region of 10 mm or less from each intersection between the joining portion and the outer peripheral wall along a direction of the short axis are present in the region of 25 mm or less, and a thickness of each of the joining portions is 0.5 mm or more and 5 mm or less, and a thickness of each of the other joining portions is 1.5 mm or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Sakamoto, Koichi Okada, Toshio Yamada, Toshihiro Hirakawa
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Patent number: 8906134Abstract: A method for engine-out soot flow rate prediction of an exhaust gas treatment system is provided. A measured level of oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust gas treatment system is received. An engine fuel injection timing and air-fuel ratio of an engine producing the oxides of nitrogen are also received. An engine timing factor is determined based on the engine fuel injection timing. An engine air-fuel ratio factor is determined based on the engine air-fuel ratio. An engine-out soot flow rate prediction is generated based on the measured level of oxides of nitrogen, the engine timing factor, and the engine air-fuel ratio factor.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Min Sun, Michelangelo Ardanese, Jean-Yves Lavallee, Amanpal S. Grewal, Paul Jasinkiewicz
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Publication number: 20140356243Abstract: Diesel oxidation ZPGM catalyst systems using Y1-x AgxMnO3 perovskite are disclosed. The ZPGM catalyst system compositions may include Y1-x AgxMnO3perovskite in impregnation component and at least one carrier material oxide in washcoat. The ZPGM catalyst system compositions may also include Y1-x AgxMnO3 perovskite co-precipitated in a carrier material oxide as washcoat. The catalyst activity is measured with an inlet gas mixture containing diesel exhaust composition and characterized according to performance in NO oxidation, NO2 production, NO storage capability and diesel oxidation applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: CDTiInventor: Zahra Nazarpoor
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Patent number: 8894942Abstract: Electricity is suppressed from flowing to a case (4) of an electrically heated catalyst (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mamoru Yoshioka, Takashi Watanabe
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Patent number: 8894943Abstract: A catalyst-carrying filter includes a gas-inflow-side layer and a gas-outflow-side layer, the gas-inflow-side layer including a PM collection layer that has a small average pore size and a PM removal catalyst layer that supports or is coated with an oxidizing catalyst, and the gas-outflow-side layer including a gas purification catalyst layer that supports or is coated with a gas purification catalyst. An amount of oxidizing catalyst supported on the PM collection and PM removal catalyst layer is larger than that of the gas purification catalyst layer by a factor of 1.05 to 10 and an amount of noble metal contained in the PM collection and PM removal catalyst layer is smaller than an amount of noble metal contained in the gas purification catalyst layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Mizutani
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Patent number: 8888883Abstract: A ceramic honeycomb structure suitable for particulate filters, having an inlet face and an outlet face, comprising a plurality of inlet cells and a plurality of outlet cells extending through the structure from the inlet face to the outlet face, the inlet cells being open at the inlet face and closed where adjoining the outlet face, and the outlet cells being open at the outlet face and closed where adjoining the inlet face. The inlet and/or outlet cells are quadrangular in cross-section and are arranged in an alternating pattern; the outlet cells may have a cross-sectional area generally smaller than that of inlet cells and no point of a given inlet cell is closer to an adjacent inlet cell than to an adjacent outlet cell. A process for preparing the ceramic honeycomb structure is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: ImerysInventors: Thierry Salmona, Carl De Poncins
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Patent number: 8889078Abstract: A porous oxide catalyst includes porous oxide, and an oxygen vacancy-inducing metal which induces an oxygen vacancy in a lattice structure of a porous metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-min Ji, Hyun-chul Lee, Doo-hwan Lee, Seon-ah Jin