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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524468 | Sealing means for chemical reactor A safe, reliable chemical reactor (1, 20) with a simple construction, easy to assemble and to disassemble comprises a casing (2), a male member (3) supported by the casing (2) and inserted with a certain clearance in a female member (4... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7442347 | Heat insulating member for end cone portion of exhaust gas conversion apparatus A heat insulating member for an end cone portion of an exhaust gas conversion apparatus is formed by laminating sheets each made of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers to form a matte and subjecting the matte to needling in a lamination direction of the sheets, in w... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438867 | Honeycomb body having a spring/damper system and method for producing the honeycomb body A honeycomb body, particularly a catalyst carrier body that serves to clean an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, includes a honeycomb structure joined to a casing tube by a joining techniques. The honeycomb structure is at least partially surrounded by a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399452 | Meander-type catalytic converter To provide an exhaust system (100) for an internal combustion engine having a housing (10) in which there are provided at least one exhaust inlet port (15b) and another exhaust discharge port (15a), and a catalyst element ( | 07/15/2008 |
| 7326389 | Method of producing unsaturated aldehyde and/or unsaturated acid Disclosed is a shell-and-tube reactor that may be used in a method for producing unsaturated aldehydes and/or unsaturated acids from olefins by means of fixed-bed catalytic partial oxidation. The reactor includes at least one reaction zone of a first-step reaction z... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323152 | Catalyst or sorbent beds A fixed bed containing a particulate catalyst or sorbent material (10) subject to operation at high temperature having a shaped boundary member (16) inclined to the direction of fluid flow through the bed that maintains the depth of said catalyst or so... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316803 | Fiber and corrugated metal mat support The present invention discloses a support for securely holding an exhaust catalyst in a combustion and exhaust system. The support of the invention includes a flexible refractory mat adapted to surround the exhaust catalyst and a metal foil having a plurality of pro... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7279138 | Horizontal chemical reactor, in particular for methanol synthesis A horizontal chemical reactor comprises at least one catalytic bed (5a-5d) arranged horizontally in the reactor and comprising a lower gas-permeable wall (6) for gas outlet, and a holding element (2) of the at least one cata... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276280 | Fibre mats A fibre mat (1) comprises inorganic fibres (3; 5 ) held in a flocculated binder system (4 ), the binder system comprising less than 12 w/w % of the mat. The binder-fibre flocs (3, 4 ) may be held together with relatively long inorganic fi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267697 | Fuel reforming inlet device, system and process A fuel reforming system includes an inlet device for a reactor having a housing defining a frustoconical interior region having an inlet opening and an outlet opening. A tube mixer having a helical divider may be optionally employed to transfer fluid into the inlet ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258842 | Catalyst assembly with a fixed catalyst carrier body A catalyst assembly includes a housing having at least first and second recesses with side surfaces, and a catalyst carrier body fixed in said housing. The catalyst carrier body has a casing tube and a honeycomb body through which an exhaust gas can flow. The casing... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258843 | Assembly having a honeycomb body and a shortened, slit, inner casing tube An assembly includes a honeycomb body secured by an inner casing tube in a housing, in particular a housing of an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The inner casing tube has an overall length which is bounded axially by two edges and is substantially ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238327 | Method of attaching internal heat shield in automotive catalytic converters A catalytic converter and method for its assembly including an external shell formed in two halves containing a catalytic substrate, two internal shields and two-piece inlet and outlet cones. The inlet and outlet cones are attached as halves to each side of the exte... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182924 | Substrate packing for monolith reactors An improved method and apparatus is set forth for packaging substrates in a monolith reactor, wherein the substrates are positioned in a stacked relationship along a longitudinal axis of the reactor housing. The stack of substrates is supported in a fixed position a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179431 | Gas treatment device and system, and method for making the same An embodiment of a method for producing a gas treatment device includes disposing a mat support material about a substrate to form a subassembly; passing at least a portion of the subassembly into a main body portion of a housing that has a first portion having a de... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179429 | Catalytic exhaust-gas purification device and associated compensating layer, in particular for motor vehicles The catalytic exhaust gas cleaning system and a corresponding compensation layer are especially suitable for automotive applications. The novel configuration reliably protects a so-called swelling mat from strongly pulsating streams of exhaust gases, even at very hi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163666 | Thermally tolerant support structure for a catalytic combustion catalyst The present invention provides a support structure for a catalyst disposed within an outer containment. Several unique arrangements and connections of supporting struts that form the structure provide a number of significant advantages and improvements. The support ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163662 | Canning structure and manufacturing method thereof A canning structure comprises a ceramic honeycomb structure before carrying a catalyst, fixed beforehand within a metal case by a holding material. An impermeable layer is provided on at least one edge plane in the longitudinal direction of the holding material.... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7033412 | Exhaust gas treatment device and method for making the same A device (10) for treatment of exhaust gases includes a housing (12); a fragile structure (18) resiliently mounted within the housing (12); and a non-intumescent mounting mat (20) disposed in a gap between the housing (12) a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6969496 | Apparatus with increased yield and selectivity using side-by-side reaction zones An apparatus provides for increased feed throughput without loss of conversion or selectivity by increasing the catalyst volume in a final reactor of at least three reaction zones. The catalyst volume of the final reactor may be larger because the inner and outer sc... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967006 | Method for mounting and insulating ceramic monoliths in an automobile exhaust system and a mounting produced according to this method A special bearing mat (4) is used for mounting and insulating ceramic monoliths (1, 2) in a preferably oval housing (3) of an automobile exhaust system (20), especially for non-round housing cross sections. The bearing mat (4) and/... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6922891 | Method of manufacturing a catalytic converter A manufacturing process for producing a particulate reactor substrate according to the invention includes the steps of first roll-stamping small, raised dimples into the fabric substrate to control its coiled density. The dimpled fabric then undergoes high temperatu... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6855298 | Amorphous non-intumescent inorganic fiber mat for low temperature exhaust gas treatment device A non-intumescent mat for providing a support structure for low temperature fragile structures in exhaust gas treatment devices, such as catalytic converters, diesel particulate traps, and like, comprising amorphous inorganic fibers. The fibers have Young's Modulus ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6726884 | Free-standing internally insulating liner An insulating liner for use with exhaust system or pollution control devices such as catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters or traps. The insulating liner is shown in relation to an end cone for use with a catalytic converter. The end cone includes an o... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6649137 | Apparatus with improved safety features for high temperature industrial processes A conical reactor head for use in chemical processes or other systems is provided. The reactor head includes a robust internal insulator to boost efficiency while maintaining safety by allowing the reactor head to self-radiate at high temperatures. The re... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632406 | Device for removing pollution from exhaust gases The device for removing pollution from the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust box (12) containing, in series, a catalytic purification unit (18) and a particle filter (20). The exhaust box (12) includes means (36; 60) provi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6613294 | Hybrid mounting system for pollution control devices A pollution control device has a metal housing, a solid pollution control device disposed within the metal housing, and a mounting mat disposed between the pollution control element and the housing for positioning the pollution control element and for abs... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6579502 | Liquid collector assembly for a reactor A novel liquid collector assembly has been developed for a reactor used in the sweetening of sour hydrocarbons (e.g. sour gasoline). This refinery process normally involves contacting a reaction liquid, comprising both aqueous (caustic solution) and organ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6524541 | Catalyst structures A molding (catalyst structure) for chemical apparatuses which is formed from at least two closed frames and one or more cross-pieces connecting these frames, where the frames are arranged at a distance from one another in a single plane or in a plurality ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6245301 | Catalytic converter and diesel particulate filter Catalytic converter or diesel particulate filter or trap having edge protectant which reduces erosion of a lateral edge of an intumescent mounting mat when exposed to hot, impinging gases.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6231818 | Amorphous non-intumescent inorganic fiber mat for low temperature exhaust gas treatment devices A non-intumescent mat for providing a support structure for low temperature fragile structures in exhaust gas treatment devices, such as catalytic converters, diesel particulate traps, and like, comprising amorphous inorganic fibers. The fibers have Young... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224838 | Scallop design for radial flow reactor internals Conduits for a radial flow reactor to provide fluid/solid contacting are improved structurally in terms of possessing good flexibility and a high resistance to vertical buckling when subjected to radially and axially directed stresses. The desired conduit... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224835 | Multilayer intumescent sheet A multilayer intumescent mat or sheet is useful for mounting a pollution control device or as a firestop. In one aspect, the multilayer intumescent sheet of the invention comprises a non-moldable flexible non-intumescent layer and a non-moldable flexible ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217832 | Support structures for a catalyst An improved catalytic reactor for high temperature reactions having a reaction chamber and a monolithic catalyst structure disposed in the reaction chamber is disclosed wherein the catalyst structure has a multiplicity of longitudinally disposed channels ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6162404 | Ceramic catalytic converter A catalytic converter has a ceramic catalytic support, a cylindrical casing for holding the catalytic support therein and a holding member disposed between the catalytic support and the casing. The holding member has a plurality of net-like layers, each o... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6159430 | Catalytic converter A catalytic converter for use in the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, said catalytic converter including a housing having a cavity formed therein and having a gas inlet end and a gas outlet end, a pair of end members, each of said end memb... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6096286 | System for steam reformation of a hydrocarbon and operating method therefor A system for steam reformation of a hydrocarbon includes a combined oxidizer/burner unit connected downstream of a reformer and in thermal contact therewith. The combined unit functions during reformation reaction operation of the reformer as a CO oxidize... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6077483 | Coated catalytic converter substrates and mounts Ceramic honeycombs used as catalyst supports for combustion engine exhaust pollution control are provided with insulating porous refractory thermal barrier coatings disposed on and bonded to at least a portion of the external skins of the honeycombs, redu... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6051193 | Multilayer intumescent sheet The invention provides a multilayer intumescent mat or sheet that is useful as a mounting for a pollution control device or as a firestop. In one aspect, the multilayer intumescent sheet of the invention includes a non-moldable flexible non-intumescent la... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5980837 | Exhaust treatment device for automotive vehicle having one-piece housing with integral inlet and outlet gas shield diffusers An exhaust treatment device for an internal combustion engine includes a generally cylindrical substrate and sealing system which are swaged in place within a one-piece housing. The one-piece housing includes segmented inlet and outlet gas shields and dif... | 11/09/1999 |
