| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 029890000 | Catalytic device making | 22 |
| 20080209729 | Automotive exhaust component and process of manufacture - A catalytic converter for an internal combustion engine exhaust system comprises a single-piece, seamless metal housing having tubulated gas inlet and outlet ports and a tubulated intermediate section with at least one catalytic element therein. The converter is manufactured by a multi-step swaging process carried out in a transfer press. The press has a plurality of swaging stations that include swaging die sets that provide a graduated series of swaging steps. The process is operated continuously, with one of the swaging steps being carried out in each station during each press stroke. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080263866 | SIZING OF MAT MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a spinning apparatus for forming a workpiece. The spinning apparatus includes at least one spinner capable of deforming the workpiece. The apparatus allows for the forming of the workpiece in four different axes. The spinning apparatus includes an arrangement allowing for the vertical arrangement of the workpiece while the spinner is working on the workpiece. The spinning apparatus includes a clamp for holding the workpiece vertically. The spinner is positioned vertically below the clamp and the workpiece. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080289180 | FUEL PROCESSOR FOR USE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for manufacturing a fuel processor may comprise coupling a plurality of micro-tubes in parallel to form a flow field tube array, each of the plurality of micro-tubes designed to receive a fluid flow, depositing a catalyst layer inside each of the plurality of micro-tubes, and attaching at least one burner to a first end of the flow field tube array. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080301940 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE, E.G., EXHAUST GAS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND PARTICLE FILTERS - A process is provided for manufacturing an exhaust gas treatment device ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080307648 | PROCESS FOR INTRODUCING A PORTION WITHDRAWN FROM AT LEAST ONE PRODUCTION CHARGE OF ANNULAR COATED CATALYSTS K INTO A REACTION TUBE OF A TUBE BUNDLE REACTOR - A process for introducing annular coated catalysts K into a reaction tube of a tube bundle reactor, in which adhering pairs of annular coated catalysts K formed in the preparation of the annular coated catalysts K, before the introduction thereof into the reaction tube, are removed at least partly from the annular coated catalysts K. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090031565 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT DEVICE - A process is provided for manufacturing an exhaust gas treatment device ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090049690 | HOLDING AND SEALING MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a holding and sealing material | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090113709 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT DEVICES - The present invention provides improved methods of manufacturing modular exhaust aftertreatment devices. One method in accordance with the present invention includes forming subassemblies each defined by a support mat wrapped around a monolith substrate; determining fracture characteristics of each subassembly, which includes maximum and minimum compressive forces; determining a push-in depth for each subassembly based, in part, on the substrate's dimensions and predetermined gap tolerances of the exhaust aftertreatment devices; soft-stuffing each subassembly into the outer housing according to its respective push-in depth; compressing the outer housing inward to thereby retain the subassemblies within and at least in part by the outer housing, wherein the applied compressive force is between the maximum and minimum compressive forces of the various subassemblies; and sizing the outer housing to eliminate lateral housing growth resulting from compressing the outer housing such that the housing length is substantially equal to a predetermined overall housing length. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090217524 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a honeycomb article - A method for manufacturing a honeycomb article with an after-applied skin includes fixing a honeycomb body between a first support member and a second support member of a skinning apparatus, the first support member positioned against a first end of the honeycomb body and the second support member positioned against a second end of the honeycomb body. A skin layer is applied to the honeycomb body by an applicator, where a first edge of the skin layer contacts the first support member and a second edge of the skin layer contacts the second support member. At least one of the first edge and the second edge of the skin layer is heated by a heat source before removing the honeycomb body with the applied skin layer from between the first and second support members. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100132195 | MICRO-REFORMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to a micro-reformer using a liquid fuel such as methanol and a manufacturing method thereof. The reformer for producing hydrogen gas from the liquid fuel includes a first substrate having a first grooved path and a catalyst layer, and a second substrate having a second grooved path and a catalyst layer, the first and second grooved paths are overlapped on each other forming a micro-channel. The micro-channel has a fuel inlet, a hydrogen outlet, a reforming section, and a carbon monoxide removing section with heating means disposed therein. Although reduced in size, the reformer allows increased hydrogen emission amount due to increased area of the inner path, and is operable with low power due to effective disposition of a heater. This allows manufacturing at low costs and mass-production via semiconductor process. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100154215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING A MAT IN EXHAUST GAS CLEANING DEVICE - A method for wrapping a mat ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100275443 | METHOD OF PRODUCING EXHAUST-GAS CARRYING DEVICES, IN PARTICULAR EXHAUST-GAS CLEANING DEVICES - A method of producing exhaust-gas carrying devices, in particular exhaust-gas cleaning devices, makes provision that the outer geometry of each substrate is ascertained. An outer housing with an adapted geometry is manufactured dependent on this outer geometry. The substrate, together with a compensation element, are accommodated and clamped in this outer housing. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100307001 | METHOD FOR MAKING TWO-PIECE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WITH DOUBLE WALL MID-SECTION - An exhaust gas treatment device for internal combustion engines and the like includes inlet and outlet end caps, two catalyst substrates, and a two-piece housing. A first, cylindrically-shaped housing member has a hollow interior in which one of the substrates is retained, a first end sealingly connected with the inlet end cap, and an opposite second end with a radially reduced section. A second cylindrically-shaped housing member has a hollow interior in which the other one of the substrates is retained, a first end sealingly connected with the outlet end cap, and an opposite second end with a radially enlarged section sized to receive therein the second end of the first housing member, whereby the reduced section of the first housing member and the enlarge section of the second housing member are spaced radially apart a predetermined distance to define an annularly-shaped space or gap which thermally insulates the associated portion of the exhaust gas treatment device. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110010938 | Modified Chromium-Based Catalysts and Polymerization Processes for Using the Same - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to olefin polymerization catalysts, and more specifically to chromium-based catalysts and methods of use of chromium-based catalysts for the production of polyolefins, and even more specifically to methods for controlling or tailoring the flow index response of chromium-based catalysts through the controlled addition of a reducing agent to the catalysts under controlled mixing conditions. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110113628 | Method for Making a Chlorosilane - The method described herein provides a method for preparing a chlorinated silane at least one end product comprising SiH | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110162205 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING POLYBUTYLENE SUCCINATE OR COPOLYESTER THEREOF, AND PREPARING MEHTODS OF THE CATALYST - The present invention provides a catalyst used in the production of PBS or its copolyesters and the preparation method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: (1) adding titanium alkoxide, silicon alkoxide, dihydric alcohol and metal co-catalyst into the solvent and conducting the reaction at a temperature of about 80° C. to 180° C., then removing the unreacted materials and small molecular products in the reaction system; (2) adding complexing agent into the reaction system, then collecting catalyst from the products obtained in this step. Moreover, the method may comprises steps of: (1) adding titanium alkoxide, dihydric alcohol and metal co-catalyst into the solvent and conducting the reaction at a temperature of about 80° C. to 180° C., then removing the unreacted materials and small molecular products in the reaction system; (2) adding silicon alkoxide and complexing agent into the reaction system, then collecting catalyst from the products obtained in this step. The catalyst in the present invention has higher activity and thus the catalyst additional amount is reduced which will improve the quality of the products. Moreover, the catalyst in the present invention could be used alone in the production of PBS or its copolyester without the need for other materials and it won't react with water and thus could be stored for a long time. In sum, the catalyst in the present invention has a broad prospect in industrial application. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120017439 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A REACTION CHAMBER FOR A FUEL STORAGE ASSEMBLY - A method for manufacturing a reaction chamber comprising a fuel insert and an elastic enclosure with a body and an opening, the method including the steps of stretching the body of the elastic enclosure to define a working lumen, orienting the metal hydride insert within the working lumen, and restituting the elastic enclosure over the insert. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120110850 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING MEMBER - An exhaust gas purifying member comprises a housing an exhaust gas purification block placed in the housing, and an exhaust gas purification block-retaining element inserted in an annular space between the housing and the block. The retaining element is, during manufacture of the member, made from a material including at least one nonfunctional component intended to disappear after a characteristic period of using the member. A method of manufacturing the member comprises assembling the housing, the retaining element, and the exhaust gas purification block to obtain a housing whereof a diameter is equal to a predetermined diameter, and with the installation density of the retaining element being equal to a target installation density after the characteristic usage period of the member. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20130086806 | METHOD FOR STUFFING A MONOLITH WITH A MOUNTING MAT INTO A HOUSING - A method for stuffing a monolith wrapped with a mounting mat into a housing includes the steps of radially elastically clamping the housing during stuffing at several locations, and compensating for at least one of a housing tolerance and a housing rotation through an elastic deformation of the housing caused by the clamping. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20140290061 | Apparatus for a Radial-Flow Reactor and Method for Assembly Thereof - An apparatus for a radial-flow reactor according to various approaches includes a catalyst transfer pipe having an inwardly tapered end portion. According to various approaches, a catalyst transfer port of the reactor may include a centering device having an upper tapered surface for facilitating assembly of the reactor. A method according to various aspects includes assembling a radial-flow reactor by installing a catalyst transfer pipe through a catalyst transfer port. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140290062 | Apparatus for a Radial-Flow Reactor and Method for Assembly Thereof - An apparatus for a radial-flow reactor according to various approaches includes an inner partition assembly having an inwardly tapered bottom portion. According to various approaches, an inner partition assembly support includes a socket with a tapered upper rim. A process according to various aspects includes assembling a radial-flow reactor by installing an inner partition assembly by aligning a bottom portion of the inner partition assembly with an opening of a inner partition assembly support socket and lowering the bottom portion into the opening. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140325843 | TOOLS AND PROCESS FOR INSTALLING REACTOR COMPONENTS - Reactor installation tools and methods for installing reactor components in a reactor tube are described herein. A reactor installation tool can include a releasable attachment assembly for securing the tool to a reactor or support for holding reactor components. The tool can include a movable cylinder that can be actuated to engage and push on a reactor component in an interior region of the reactor for positioning the contents of the reactor in a desired location. The tool can further include means for supply blasts of compressed gas to an interior region of the reactor to aid in the expansion and positioning of the reactor contents. A skirt seal can be used to ensure that the blasts of compressed gas are contained in the interior region of the reactor. | 11-06-2014 |
