B01D 53/9445
Simultaneously removing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons or nitrogen oxides making use of three-way
Official title: {Simultaneously removing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons or nitrogen oxides making use of three-way catalysts [TWC] or four-way-catalysts [FWC]}
B01D53/9445 (Simultaneously removing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons or nitrogen oxides making use of three-way) appears on 2,401 US grants and 2,194 published applications in this corpus.
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 24 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Exhaust gas purification catalyst6 Oct 2026US 12,752,237 B2Cataler Corporation
- Multi-layer TWC formulations with optimalized PGM loadings29 Sep 2026US 12,746,510 B2Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
- Layered tri-metallic catalytic article and method of manufacturing the catalytic article29 Sep 2026US 12,746,532 B2BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
- Three-way conversion catalyst composition comprising platinum-rhodium bimetallic components11 Aug 2026US 12,702,968 B2BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
- Automotive 3-way catalyst system containing a tail pipe catalyst4 Aug 2026US 12,697,604 B2BASF Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC
- Exhaust purification device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307009 A1Mazda Motor Corporation
- Catalytic article comprising vanadium-containing catalyst and oxidation catalyst8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307065 A1
- Improved hydrocarbon trap for cold-start hydrocarbon control from internal combustion engines1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295527 A1
- An exhaust gas treatment system for treating an exhaust gas stream exiting a gasoline engine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295528 A1
- Catalyst article for treating exhaust gas, its method of manufacture and uses thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264015 A1Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Exhaust gas purification device for an internal combustion engine197US 5,974,791 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Layered catalyst composite162US 5,597,771 AEngelhard Corporation · 1997
- Low emission, diesel-cycle engine158US 6,470,682 B2The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency · 2002
- Catalyst compositions and the method of manufacturing them156US 4,171,288 AEngelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation · 1979
- Catalyst composition containing segregated platinum and rhodium components151US 5,057,483 AEngelhard Corporation · 1991