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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100186373 | Exhaust Heating for Gensets An electric power system includes a genset with an electric power generator, an internal combustion engine driving the electric power generator, and an electric heating device. This device may be used to selectively regenerate an exhaust treatment subsystem and/or to ot... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100186371 | Method for Operating an Exhaust-Gas Catalytic Converter of an Internal Combustion Engine Method and apparatus for operating an exhaust-gas catalytic converter (21) of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder (Z1-Z4) and one exhaust-gas section (4), in which the exhaust-gas catalytic converter (21) and a l... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180591 | SUPERCHARGED DIESEL ENGINES A diesel engine comprises a plurality of cylinders (2), an inlet duct (4), an exhaust duct (6), a turbocharger (8, 10) and a supercharger (14), the turbocharger being of variable output type and including a turbine (8) in the ex... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100180577 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ONBOARD PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF EXHAUST GAS PARTICULATE FILTER The present invention is directed to a gas particulate treatment system and may include a gas filter and a gas filter performance monitor downstream of the gas filter. The gas filter performance monitor includes a particulate trap operable to collect particulates passin... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100175369 | System for supplying a liquid for a vehicle and integrated pump/filter module Supply system for a liquid comprising a liquid tank, a supply line, a pump, a filter and a device that makes it possible to purge the line, pump and filter and that comprises a non-return device preventing liquid from entering into these elements once they have been pur... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100162686 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME A hybrid vehicle including an engine, a generator capable of generating power by being driven by the engine, an electric motor capable of running on power supplied from the generator, a power split device that transmits output from the engine to a driving wheel and the ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100154385 | THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR REDUCING AGENT INJECTOR An engine control system includes a temperature determination module, a reducing agent control module, and a control module. The temperature determination module determines a temperature of a reducing agent injector heated by an exhaust gas. The reducing agent control m... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100154392 | Adjusting nitrogen oxide ratios in exhaust gas A method of adjusting a ratio of NO to NO2 in a flow of exhaust gas is disclosed. The method includes directing a first portion of the exhaust flow through at least one first channel, wherein the at least one first channel is a wall-flow channel, and directin... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100146948 | Exhaust system promoting decomposition of reductants into gaseous products An engine exhaust treatment system. The treatment system includes and a reductant injector adapted to deliver a reductant composition into an exhaust stream moving along an exhaust flow path. A selective catalytic reduction device is disposed downstream from the reducta... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100132341 | Power system The present disclose is directed to a power system. The power system may include a power source that creates a flow of exhaust. The power system may further include a particulate collection device that receives the flow of exhaust. The power system may also include an a... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100126155 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING AN EXHAUST GAS An exhaust gas cooling apparatus and method for cooling an exhaust gas is provided. The exhaust cooling apparatus having a first fluid conduit having a variable nozzle opening disposed at one end of the first fluid conduit, the variable nozzle opening being defined by a... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100122520 | System for Controlling Urea Injection Quantity of Vehicle and Method Thereof In a vehicle that is equipped with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device, the ammonia consumption amount is accurately predicted in the SCR catalytic convertor based on the ammonia amount consumed by NOx, and the absorbed ammonia amount is controlled to improve t... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100107606 | PASSIVE AMMONIA-SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FOR NOx CONTROL IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Engine exhaust gas feedstream NOx emissions aftertreatment includes a catalytic device and first and second ammonia selective catalytic reduction devices. The first and second ammonia-selective catalytic reduction devices each includes a base metal. Engine operation can... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100107604 | AMMONIA GENERATOR, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AMMONIA The invention relates to an ammonia generator (2, 66, 68), in particular for mobile applications, a vehicle (62) with such an ammonia generator (2, 66, 68) and a method for generating ammonia from a waste gas of a combustion process. It is proposed ... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100107605 | PASSIVE AMMONIA-SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FOR NOx CONTROL IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Engine exhaust gas feedstream NOx emissions aftertreatment includes a catalytic device connected upstream of an ammonia-selective catalytic reduction device including a base metal. Engine operation can be modulated to generate an engine-out exhaust gas feedstream that c... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100107607 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA FOR THE EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES IN A MOTOR VEHICLE A method for producing ammonia for treating exhaust gas in internal combustion engines in a motor vehicle proposes that the internal combustion engine is operated with an air/fuel ratio λ<1.0, and water is added to the air/fuel mixture supplied to the internal combu... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100111779 | Exhaust treatment device An exhaust treatment device is provided, including an exhaust treatment material and a housing in which the exhaust treatment material is contained. The housing may include a double wall substantially surrounding the exhaust treatment material. In addition, the double w... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100101221 | CATALYSTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NOx IN AN EXHAUST GAS Catalysts, systems, and methods disclosed herein provide for reduced NOx emissions in the exhaust stream of a lean burning engine. The catalysts include two different types of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts (i.e., two different types of catalys... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101212 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING METHOD A method of purifying an exhaust gas, includes: disposing a NOx trapping catalyst in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, the NOx trapping catalyst including: a metal substrate including cells, a corner portion of each of cells having an acute angle; and a ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101211 | Method of Supplying Iron to the Particulate Trap of a Diesel Engine Exhaust The invention concerns a method for supplying iron, via the fuel, to the particulate trap of a diesel engine exhaust in a form suitable for promoting trap regeneration. The method involves the addition to the fuel of a defined colloid of iron oxide. Combustion of this c... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101210 | Method for Regenerating Soot Filters in the Exhaust Gas System of a Lean Mix Engine, and Exhaust Gas System Therefor To adhere to legal exhaust-gas regulations, the exhaust gases of a lean-burn engine must be freed from soot particles and nitrogen oxides. It is proposed that the cylinders of the lean-burn engine be divided into two groups which discharge their exhaust gases into two a... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100089032 | EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFICATION METHOD AND EXHAUST EMISSION PURIFICATION SYSTEM In case of emergency regeneration, i.e. any one of forced regeneration after a judgment is made that purification is insufficient in purification judgment after ending forced regeneration, forced regeneration after time has expired before completing of forced regenerati... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100077737 | System for Reducing NOx in Exhaust Systems and methods are provided for reducing NOx emissions from a vehicle including an engine having an exhaust. One example system comprises a NOx reducing system coupled to the engine exhaust, said NOx reducing system including a catalytic unit, said catalytic unit i... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077738 | System for Reducing NOx in Exhaust Systems and methods are provided for reducing NOx emissions from a vehicle including an engine having an exhaust. In one example, the system comprises a NOx reducing system coupled to the engine exhaust including a base metal zeolite, said NOx reducing system including ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077727 | CONTINUOUS DIESEL SOOT CONTROL WITH MINIMAL BACK PRESSURE PENATLY USING CONVENTIONAL FLOW SUBSTRATES AND ACTIVE DIRECT SOOT OXIDATION CATALYST DISPOSED THEREON There is disclosed high cell density or tortuous/turbulent flow through monolithic catalyst devices for the direct catalytic, and (semi) continuous oxidation of diesel particulate matter. The catalysts relate to OIC/OS materials having a stable cubic crystal structure, ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100071346 | HYDROLYSIS CATALYST WITH LARGER DUCT CROSS-SECTIONS IN THE PERIPHERAL PORTION THAN IN THE CENTRAL PORTION, AND METHOD FOR HYDROLYSIS OF A URIC SUBSTANCE A hydrolysis catalyst forming part of an exhaust system for a combustion engine for catalytically converting a uric substance to ammonia which can be used in a downstream SCR catalyst. The hydrolysis catalyst includes an active catalyst element with a central portion an... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100064662 | DIESEL CATALYST SYSTEM A selective catalytic reduction system for reducing nitric oxides emission levels from a compression ignition engine includes a first reductant injector located upstream a first catalyst including a selective catalytic reduction coating. A second reductant injector is l... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100050598 | Catalytic Converter Apparatus A catalytic converter apparatus for use in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a housing having a gas inlet and a gas outlet, and at least one catalytic substrate element disposed in the housing. The at least one substrate element is divided into... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050634 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR LOCOMOTIVE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLING AND CATALYST HEATING A method of heating an engine exhaust gas of an engine, including flowing a first exhaust gas at a first temperature within and along internal flow channels of a catalyst brick, and flowing a second exhaust gas at a second, different, temperature around an exterior of t... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050614 | System and method for selective catalytic reduction control A selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst control system and method for an engine is disclosed. Urea injection to an SCR catalyst is determined based on an SCR catalyst model, which determines a value of stored NH3 in the SCR catalyst based on the NO 03/04/2010 | |
| 20100050613 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING NOX EMISSIONS FROM ENGINE EXHAUST USING LNT AND SCR COMPONENTS A method of reducing NOx in a vehicle exhaust operating by alternating exhaust flow between two lean NOx traps and directing the emerging exhaust to a downstream SCR catalyst system. While exhaust predominantly flows through one of the lean NOx traps, a reductant is pro... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050607 | System and method for controlling exhaust stream temperature Systems and methods are provided for controlling an exhaust stream temperature at a point along an exhaust system. The exhaust system can include an oxidation catalyst, a particulate filter having an outlet, and a fuel injector for injecting fuel into an exhaust stream ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050599 | Method and Device for Addition of a Reducing Agent in an Exhaust Gas Line of an Internal Combustion Engine of a Motor Vehicle The invention relates to a method and a device for the addition of a reducing agent in an exhaust gas line of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, with at least one NOx storage catalyst that is arranged in the exhaust gas line of the internal com... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050597 | LOW TEMPERATURE UREA INJECTION METHOD The invention relates to a method for injecting urea in an exhaust line of an engine (1), the urea containing ammonia which is used for chemically reducing, during a selective catalytic reduction reaction, or SCR reaction, the nitrogen oxides produced by the engi... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100043404 | USING GPS/MAP/TRAFFIC INFO TO CONTROL PERFORMANCE OF AFTERTREATMENT (AT) DEVICES A method for managing an exhaust aftertreatment system within a vehicle including a catalyst device includes monitoring a digital map device providing a predicted vehicle operating condition through a travel route, and determining a predicted exhaust gas temperature pro... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100043399 | REDUCTANT INJECTION RATE SHAPING METHOD FOR REGENERATION OF AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEMS The invention provides methods for regenerating pollutant storage and catalytic components of an internal combustion engine's exhaust gas aftertreatment system. These methods include introducing reductant in to catalytic components requiring regeneration in series of di... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100037860 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROLLING APPARATUS In a predetermined low-temperature startup state (in a rich atmosphere), in principle, over-advanced ignition control for advancing ignition timing beyond MBT and intake-synchronized injection control for causing the entire amount of to-be-injected fuel to undergo intak... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100037591 | Method and Device for Purifying an Exhaust Gas Flow of a Lean-Burning Internal Combustion Engine A method and device for purifying an exhaust gas flow of a lean-burning internal combustion engine, with a particle filter which stores particles both in rich and lean operation of the internal combustion engine and which has at least one catalytically active component ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100031645 | TRAP FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM A system for trapping liquid exhaust during a cold start of an internal combustion engine is provided. As one example, a system includes, an exhaust inlet, an exchange area fluidly coupled downstream of said exhaust inlet, a trap coupled to said exchange area having a l... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100036586 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING THE OPERATION PARAMETERS OF AN INJECTION THERMAL ENGINE WHILE REDUCING EFFLUENTS The invention relates to a method for adjusting the operation parameters of an injection internal combustion engine (10), that comprises the following steps: setting a stability setpoint Ss, calculating an engine stability index Is, calculating the stability devi... | 02/11/2010 |
