US Patent Issued to NEXCERIS INNOVATION HOLDINGS on March 17 for "Catalyst support materials, catalyst supports, catalysts and reaction methods using catalysts" (Ohio, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,391, issued on March 17, was assigned to NEXCERIS INNOVATION HOLDINGS LLC (Lewis Center, Ohio).

"Catalyst support materials, catalyst supports, catalysts and reaction methods using catalysts" was invented by Matthew Seabaugh (Columbus, Ohio), Naftali Opembe (Powell, Ohio) and Douglas Mitchell (Monrovia, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catalyst having a core comprising a composite (A) of SiC grains and a protective matrix of one or more metal oxides, such as alumina, in voids between the SiC grains, said core having a density less than60% of theoretical density, and a catalytically active layer (C) containing, e.g., Ni adhered ...