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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976783 | Reactor with jet impingment heat transfer A catalytic reactor containing a core structure near the reactor axis and a casing structure near the reactor wall, the two structures differing from each other to promote catalysis and heat transfer, respectively. The casing contains a multiplicity of first devices... | 07/12/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7371706 | Catalyst for removing hydrocarbons from exhaust gas and method for purification of exhaust gas A catalyst for removing hydrocarbons from exhaust gas containing methane and an excess of oxygen, which comprises palladium or palladium/platinum supported on at least one carrier selected from zirconia, sulfated zirconia and tungsten-zirconia, and a method for trea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371349 | Apparatus and method for mixing a film of fluid A method and apparatus is provided for mixing a film of fluid, particularly a film of chemical, biochemical, or biological fluids undergoing a reaction. The apparatus comprises a means for nucleating a bubble using a discrete heat source, such as a resistor, and mov... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351381 | Gas treatment apparatus The present invention relates to a gas treatment apparatus for treating the exhaust gas stream from an internal combustion engine. The apparatus comprises several compartments within which one or more treatments are to be performed upon a gas flowing through the com... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351382 | Particle filter having a catalytically active coating to accelerate burning off accumulated soot particles during a regeneration phase The present invention is directed to a particle filter to remove soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. The particle filter contains a catalytically active coating on a filter body to accelerate bum-off during a regeneration phase of the soot particles collec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347978 | Electrically heated catalyst support plate and method for starting up water gas shift reactors A heated catalyst support device for a reactor including a reactor vessel containing a bed of catalyst particles. The device includes a permeable support plate having a channel extending therethrough, where the support plate is adapted to contact the bed of catalyst... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332016 | Particulate trap with selective blocking element A particulate trap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The particulate trap also has a plurality of fluidly isolated filters stacked within the housing, between the inlet and the outlet. The stacked plurality of filters have a stack direction and a transverse... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320778 | High-performance catalyst support A catalyst support is formed of a monolith having corrugated metal leaves. The corrugations of each leaf are oblique relative to the edges of the leaf. Each leaf extends from an interior region to an exterior region, and has corrugations that are non-parallel to the... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318276 | Process and apparatus for producing honeycomb bodies and honeycomb body produced by the process A process and an apparatus for producing a honeycomb body include forming a metallic honeycomb structure having cavities through which a fluid can at least partially flow, and bringing at least one end side of the honeycomb structure into contact with a metallic mel... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316106 | Method for processing combustion exhaust gas containing soot particles and NOx The invention relates to a system and a method for processing exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine. The disclosed system and method can be particularly suitable to the diesel engine that usually operates in a lean burn condition witho... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294316 | Honeycomb structure, honeycomb filter and processes for the production thereof A honeycomb structure that is a plurality of honeycomb segments (21) bonded into one piece by a bonding material (25), the honeycomb segments (21) each having a large number of through-channels (11) separated from each other by partition ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284365 | Electric heated catalyst failure diagnostic device It is an object to provide an electric heated catalyst failure diagnostic device that is compact, lightweight, inexpensive, and can accurately detect a disconnection of the heater and an abnormality in a circuit from the power supply to the heater with a simple conf... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276212 | Exhaust articles for internal combustion engines Provided is a base metal undercoat containing catalyst and an exhaust article containing the catalyst. The catalyst contains a base metal undercoat with an oxygen storage component, and at least one catalytic layer. Also provided are methods for preparing the cataly... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271127 | Catalyst for partial oxidation reforming of fuel and fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst Disclosed is a catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel in the form of disk having through-hole. In addition, according to the invention, there is provided a fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst. The catalyst for a partial oxidat... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267703 | Electrically regeneratable filter element An electrically regeneratable filter element comprises at least two flanks, each of these flanks comprising a stiff material layer. Each of these flanks has at least one thermally and electrically insulated side. The filter element comprises further a metal fiber fl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265076 | CO removal catalyst, method of producing CO removal catalyst, hydrogen purifying device and fuel cell system A CO removal catalyst of inducing CO shift reaction for allowing water and carbon monoxide to react to produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide, comprising a catalyst carrier having a cerium-zirconium composite oxide and a zirconium oxide and a predetermined noble metal ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261865 | Heatable honeycomb body with two different coatings An electrically heatable honeycomb body, in particular for cleaning exhaust gas originating in an internal combustion engine. The honeycomb body has at least two zones arranged in series in the flow direction with different coatings. The honeycomb body preferably ha... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7258723 | Particulate filter assembly and associated method A particulate filter assembly includes an electrode assembly, a particulate filter positioned in an electrode gap defined between two electrodes of the electrode assembly, a power supply electrically coupled to the electrode assembly, and a controller for controllin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252809 | Radial-flow and segmented honeycomb body A honeycomb body for the chemical conversion of at least one component of a gas stream, in particular an exhaust-gas stream from an internal combustion engine, includes an inflow passage having an axis, and sheet-metal layers. At least some of the sheet-metal layers... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249456 | Method of controlling a heating device of a particle filter A method of controlling the energization of a heating device for the regeneration of a particle filter disposed in the exhaust duct of an internal combustion engine, particularly a Diesel engine, wherein a measure for the soot charge state of the particle filter the... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240484 | Exhaust treatment systems and methods for using the same In one embodiment, an exhaust treatment system comprises a selective catalytic reduction device, an off-line reformer disposed in selective fluid communication with and upstream of the selective catalytic reduction device, and a plasma reactor disposed downstream of... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241426 | Exhaust manifold with catalytic converter shell tube A catalytic converter comprises an exhaust manifold comprising a manifold wall; a catalytic converter shell, wherein a portion of the catalytic converter shell is disposed within the manifold wall; and a catalyst substrate disposed in the catalytic converter shell. | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220699 | Catalyst incorporation in a microreactor A method and device for loading a catalyst into a chamber. The catalyst loading is well suited for production of hydrogen producing microreactors. The catalyst is coated onto a strip which is mountable within the chamber. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211227 | Plasma reactor, production method thereof, and emission control apparatus of a vehicle The present invention relates to a plasma reactor for reducing noxious gas by using a plasma reaction, a production method for such a plasma reactor, and an emission control apparatus for reducing noxious gas contained in exhaust gas of a vehicle by use of such a pl... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210286 | Method and system for controlling fuel included within exhaust gases to facilitate regeneration of a particulate filter Method, system, and controller for controlling fuel included within exhaust gases to facilitate regeneration of a particulate filter. The method, system, and controller being applicable in systems having an engine which emits exhaust gases having particulates which ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208127 | Method for processing residual gas A system for processing residual gas that includes a chamber having at least one baffle for increasing gas flow path, a residual gas inlet mechanism connected to the chamber for supplying residual gas to the chamber, at least one first gas inlet mechanism connected ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198762 | Device for treating an internal combustion engine exhaust gases The invention concerns a device comprising at least an electrostatic filter (20) with corona effect comprising an emitting structure (29, 32, 33) and a collector structure (24). The invention is characterized in that the collector structure (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197822 | Metallic honeycomb structure and process for producing the same A honeycomb structure includes a plurality of substantially parallel channels, a layer of at least partially structured metal foils and a housing. The layer includes a number N of at least partially structured metal foils and a number N+1 of smooth metal foils. The ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198764 | Gas treatment system and a method for using the same In one embodiment, a method of treating a gas stream comprises: controlling an amount of the NH3 entering a catalytic unit and converting NO2 and the NH3 to N2 in the catalytic unit, wherein greater than or equal to about ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198660 | Electrostatic device for ionic air emission Ionic emission electrostatic device (1) for depositing on the surface (sp) of a multitude of aerosol particles (p1, p2, . . . , pn) within a fluid (F), a quasi-homogeneous quantity of ions (iq). This electrostatic device (1) is... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188469 | Exhaust system and methods of reducing contaminants in an exhaust stream In one embodiment, a method of reducing NOx contaminant in an exhaust stream includes: introducing diesel fuel and an oxidant to a reformer to produce a reformer effluent comprising hydrogen and nitrogen, introducing the reformer effluent to a non-thermal plasma rea... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186386 | System for exhaust gas purification A system for exhaust gas purification includes at least one adsorbent capable of adsorbing harmful substances such as hydrocarbons and the like in exhaust gas and at least one catalyst containing a catalyst component, capable of reducing said harmful substances, bot... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178332 | Exhaust heat recovery system In an exhaust heat recovery system, electric power generation efficiency of a thermoelectric conversion element can be improved, and warming-up of a catalyst can be completed early, without using a complicated device. The exhaust heat recovery system according to th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171800 | Exhaust gas system and method of directing a flow of exhaust gas of a vehicular internal combustion engine An exhaust gas system of a vehicular internal combustion engine comprises a plurality of exhaust gas catalytic converters having different working temperature ranges. Depending on the temperature of the exhaust gas the latter is directed to the one or those converte... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163663 | Reactor for plasma assisted treatment of gaseous A plasma reactor (11) of the silent discharge or dielectric barrier type for treatment of a gaseous medium is provided with a layer of material (34) positioned to present a surface extending along at least part of the length of the gas flow path. Parti... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156959 | Plasma based trace metal removal apparatus and method A system and method for the removal of metals such as mercury from a gas stream. The method involves contacting a gas stream containing the target metals with reactive chemical species generated in a plasma device. The metal to be removed is chemically converted int... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150147 | Exhaust system An exhaust system (1) is provided with an exhaust passage that allows exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine to pass therethrough, an exhaust emission control unit including a catalyst (2,3) such as a three-way catalyst (27) t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7141092 | Regenerable adsorption system A method for regenerable adsorption includes providing a substrate that defines at least one layer of ultra short channel length mesh capable of conducting an electrical current therethrough, coating at least a portion of the substrate with a desired sorbent for tra... | 11/28/2006 |
