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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicant:
William J. Labarge, Bay City, MI (US);
Inventor:
William J. LaBarge, Bay City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Umicore AG & Co KG, Hanau, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/56 (2006.01); B01J 21/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/02 (2006.01); B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/34 (2006.01); B21D 51/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a catalyst formulation includes a poison adsorbing material and a catalyst material. The poison adsorbing material comprises large particles having an average major diameter of greater than or equal to about 2.0 micrometers. The catalyst material comprises a precious metal support comprising small particles having an average major diameter of less than or equal to about 1.0 micrometers, and a catalyst material comprising at least one of ruthenium and iridium.