Inventor

William A. Whittenberger

Inventor
Leavittsburg, OH, US

Overview

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Patents
1988–2020
Patent span
Performing operations
Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 63 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B01Jprimary
B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry22%
F01NGas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines in general15%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification10%
Y02TClimate change mitigation technologies related to transportation9%
B01DSeparation7%
C01BNon-metallic elements6%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution4%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
F28FDetails of heat-exchange and heat-transfer apparatus, of general application3%
F28DHeat-exchange apparatus, not provided for in another subclass, in which the heat-exchange media do not come into direct contact3%
PatentTitleYear
10,821,415Methods and tools for installing reactor components202010,099,198Expandable center arrangement20189,901,905'Monolith with catalytic or sorbent beads'20189,901,898'Expanding centers for stackable structural reactors'20189,751,073'Stackable structural reactors'20179,643,150'Tools for installing reactor components'20179,573,106'Installation tools for structured catalysts'20179,457,336'Seals for use with foil supported and catalyst structures'20169,403,138'Wire standoffs for stackable structural reactors'20169,216,394'Stackable structural reactors'20158,863,385'Stackable structural reactor'20148,763,249'Method of installing reactor units'20148,721,973'Stackable structural reactors'20148,495,814'Reactor installation and removal tools'20138,047,272'High-temperature heat exchanger'20117,906,079'Stackable structural reactor'20117,682,580'Catalytic reactor having radial leaves'20107,594,326'Method for making a low-cost high-temperature heat exchanger'20097,591,301'Low-cost high-temperature heat exchanger'20097,565,743'Method for insertion and removal of a catalytic reactor cartridge'20097,524,572'Fuel cell system with thermally integrated combustor and corrugated foil reformer'20097,501,102'Reactor having improved heat transfer'20097,497,253'Downhole steam generator'20097,472,936'Tool for insertion and removal of a catalytic reactor cartridge'2009D0579101'Heat exchanger'2008D0560276'Heat exchanger'20087,320,778'High-performance catalyst support'20087,306,781'Hydrogen generator'20077,179,313'Regenerative autothermal catalytic steam reformer'20077,150,099'Heat exchanger for high-temperature applications'20067,090,487'Catalytic combustor having high cell density'20067,077,999'Monolith for imparting swirl to a gas stream'20066,948,928'Catalytic combustor for a gas turbine'20056,920,920'Heat exchanger'20056,817,860'Catalytic combustor with improved light-off characteristics'20045,846,495'Structure for converter body'19985,820,835'Assembly and method for making catalytic converter structure'19985,791,044'Assembly and method for catalytic converter structures'19985,737,839'Assembly and method for making catalytic converter structures'19985,651,906'Electrically heatable converter body having plural thin metal core elements attached only at outer ends'19975,546,746'Core element useful in a combined electrically heatable and light-off converter'19965,512,251'Combined electrically heatable converter body'19965,456,890'Combined electrically heatable and light-off converter'19955,441,706'Combined electrically heatable converter body'19955,319,929'Catalytic converter system'19945,308,591'Core body for catalytic converter'19945,240,682'Reinforced corrugated thin metal foil strip useful in a catalytic converter core, a catalytic converter core containing said strip and an electrically heatable catalytic converter containing said core'19935,177,961'Upstream collimator for electrically heatable catalytic converter'19935,174,968'Structure for electrically heatable catalytic core'19925,170,624'Composite catalytic converter'19925,146,744'Electrically heatable catalytic converter insert'19925,140,813'Composite catalytic converter'19925,070,694'Structure for electrically heatable catalytic core'19914,985,388'Catalytic exhaust pipe insert'19914,976,929'Electrically heated catalytic converter'19904,942,020'Converter for removing pollutants from a gas stream'19904,928,485'Metallic core member for catalytic converter and catalytic converter containing same'19904,916,001'Unitized catalyst panel'19904,869,738'Particulate trap'19894,823,583'Particulate trap'19894,810,588'Nonnesting, straight corrugation metal foil and method for making same'19894,793,136'Reinforced metallic honeycomb structure'19884,753,919'Method for optimizing stacking characteristics of corrugated metal foil'1988

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988–1997Patents assigned to GRACE W R & CO (23)· patent assignee history
1988–1992Based in Garrettsville, OH, US· patent location history
1988Based in Garretsville, OH, US· patent location history
1992–2018Patents assigned to WHITTENBERGER WILLIAM A (6)· patent assignee history
1992–2020Based in Ravenna, OH, US· patent location history
1994–1995Based in Hiram, OH, US· patent location history
1995–2018Based in Leavittsburg, OH, US· patent location history
1998Patents assigned to ENGELHARD CORP (4)· patent assignee history
2004–2018Patents assigned to CATACEL CORP (25)· patent assignee history
2014–2020Patents assigned to JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC (11)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
CATACEL CORP252004–2018
GRACE W R & CO231988–1997
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC112014–2020
WHITTENBERGER WILLIAM Aself61992–2018
ENGELHARD CORP41998
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Leavittsburg, OH, US411995–2018
Garrettsville, OH, US131988–1992
Ravenna, OH, US51992–2020
Hiram, OH, US31994–1995
Garretsville, OH, US11988