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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120102928 | ENCAPSULATED EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT UNIT An exhaust gas aftertreatment unit (1) having an encapsulated design is constructed in a modular manner from disk-shaped components (2), which each receive exhaust gas aftertreatment units (3) and which are connected to supply connections (24, 25... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102919 | METHOD OF MIXING EXHAUST GAS EXITING AN EXHAUST STACK OUTLET WITH COOLING AIR EXITING A COOLING PACKAGE OUTLET INCLUDING A REGENERATION CONTROL ALGORITHM AND MACHINE USING SAME A machine includes an internal combustion engine disposed within an engine compartment and supported on a machine frame. An exhaust stack has an inlet fluidly connected to an exhaust manifold of the internal combustion engine and an outlet in fluid communication with am... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120102918 | METHOD OF MIXING EXHAUST GAS EXITING AN EXHAUST STACK OUTLET WITH COOLING AIR EXITING A COOLING PACKAGE OUTLET AND MACHINE USING SAME A machine includes an internal combustion engine disposed within an engine compartment and supported on a machine frame. An exhaust stack has an inlet fluidly connected to an exhaust manifold of the internal combustion engine and an outlet in fluid communication with am... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120079813 | OPERATING METHODS FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NOx Where oxygenated hydrocarbons, such as ethanol, may be considered for use as a reductant to be added to diesel or gasoline engine exhaust for promoting the catalyzed reduction of NOx to N2, there is a need to continually adjust the amount of the reductant to ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067032 | PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION A power system, including a multi-cylinder air breathing, fuel consuming diesel engine having a manifold with a common inlet for distributing combustion air to a plurality of cylinders. A valve is positioned in the intake manifold to at least restrict air flow to a grou... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120047876 | EXHAUST GAS POST PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM An exhaust gas post processing method may include regenerating a diesel particulate filter, reducing a part remaining in the diesel particulate filter by raising the concentration of a reducing agent included in the exhaust gas after the regeneration, oxidizing a part r... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047880 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR STORING AN ADDITIVE AND INJECTING IT INTO THE EXHAUST GASES OF AN ENGINE A system and a process for storing an additive solution and injecting it into the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The system comprises at least one tank for storing the additive, one pump equipped with an inlet and an outlet and that is capable of genera... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120031080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING PEAK TEMPERATURE IN A VEHICLE PARTICULATE FILTER A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine having an exhaust port, a regenerable particulate filter in fluid communication with the exhaust port, and a host machine which calculates a predicted peak temperature in the particulate filter. The host machine automatic... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031073 | Supply arrangement for supplying an exhaust gas system with a solution including a reduction agent, an internal combustion engine, a generator uint and a method as well as a control arrangement therefor In a supply arrangement for supplying a solution containing a reducing agent, in particular urea, to an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine wherein a supply line extending from a storage tank to an injector which is connected to the exhaust gas system in... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031072 | Target Particulate Matter Filter Regeneration and Temperature Control System A regeneration system includes a particulate matter (PM) filter loading module that determines a current soot loading level of a PM filter. A PM filter temperature module determines a temperature of the PM filter. An exhaust flow rate module determines an exhaust flow r... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031081 | Method and apparatus for reducing harmful emissions from combustion The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a combustion engine that combines unburned fuel elements in a pulsating engine exhaust stream into a catalytic converter resulting in reduced nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide emissions over an extended life of... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031082 | INTEGRATED HEATER ASSEMBLY FOR A TANK, METHODS FOR INSTALLING AND MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ASSEMBLYAND A VEHICLE INLUDING SUCH A HEATER ASSEMBLY An integrated heater assembly (190) is operable to provide a supply of solution from a tank (200). The assembly (190) includes a head arrangement (290) for mounting onto a hole of the tank (200), and a heating element (210) for ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120031076 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGENERATING A PARTICLE FILTER A method for the targeted initiation of a regeneration of a particle filter in an exhaust-gas duct of an internal combustion engine which has a catalytic converter downstream of the particle filter in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, the regeneration of the partic... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120023903 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING REGENERATION FREQUENCY OF A VEHICLE PARTICULATE FILTER A vehicle includes an engine, a regenerable exhaust stream particulate filter, and a host machine. The host machine has a pair of soot models providing respective actual and modeled soot mass values for the soot contained in the particulate filter, calculates a ratio of... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023914 | Exhaust Purification Apparatus Disclosed is an exhaust purification apparatus which comprises: a first processing unit (10) for removing particulate matter; a second processing unit (20) for mainly reducing nitrogen oxide from the exhaust that has passed through the first processing uni... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING NH3 SLIPPAGE OF A SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION SYSTEM Systems and methods for storing NH3 that has slipped through a first SCR are described. In one example, NH3 is stored in a second SCR and released to the first SCR via desorption. The systems and method may reduce NH3 consumption and inc... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120017573 | EXHAUST TREATMENT DEVICE OF DIESEL ENGINE An object of the present invention is to provide the exhaust treatment device of a diesel engine which is capable of prohibiting the execution of DPF regenerating processing in a situation in which the DPF regenerating processing is inappropriate. | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020857 | DOSING SYSTEM HAVING RECIRCULATION HEATING AND VACUUM DRAINING A reductant dosing system is disclosed. The reductant dosing system may have a supply of reductant, a reductant nozzle, and a pump with an inlet and an outlet. The reductant dosing system may also have a first passage connecting the supply with the inlet of the pump, an... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120000187 | PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION INTERRUPTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS A regeneration control system for a vehicle includes a regeneration control module and a regeneration interrupt module. The regeneration control module selectively provides fuel to an oxidation catalyst for a regeneration event of a particulate filter that occurs during... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER REGENERATION USING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER AS A COMBUSTOR A control system for an engine includes an exhaust module and a combustion module. The exhaust module supplies a first MAF to exhaust produced by the engine upstream of a catalytic converter during regeneration of a PM filter located downstream of the catalytic converte... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000182 | HYDROCARBON ADSORBER REGENERATION SYSTEM A regeneration system includes a first module, a mode selection module and an adsorber regeneration control (ARC) module. The first module monitors at least one of (i) a temperature of a first catalyst of a catalyst assembly in an exhaust system of an engine and (ii) an... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110314793 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN AGE OF AND CONTROLLING A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION CATALYST An exhaust treatment system for exhaust gas produced by an engine includes a condition control module, a load determination module, and an age determination module. The condition control module decreases a load on a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst below a p... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308234 | DOSING AND MIXING ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT A dosing and mixing arrangement is disclosed herein. The arrangement includes a mixing tube having a constant diameter along its length. At least a first portion of the mixing tube includes a plurality of apertures. The arrangement also includes a swirl structure for ca... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110308233 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) CATALYST DEPLETION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS A dosing control system for a vehicle includes an adaption triggering module, a dosing management module, and an adaption ending module. The adaptation triggering module triggers performance of an adaptation event when a first amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) measured by... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110302909 | Selective Catalytic Reduction Via Electrolysis of Urea A method for producing ammonia suitable for use as a reductant in a combustion exhaust gas treatment system is provided that includes the electrolytic hydrolysis of urea under mild conditions. The ammonia generator, which includes an electrolysis apparatus including an ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110289903 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING A PARTICULATE FILTER ARRANGED IN THE EXHAUST SECTION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A device and a method for regenerating a particulate filter that is arranged in the exhaust tract of an internal combustion engine. There is disposed at least one NO oxidation catalytic converter upstream of the particulate filter for the oxidation of NO, and in particu... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110289914 | UPSTREAM EGR RESTRICTION A power system comprising an engine that produces exhaust and includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The EGR system includes an EGR conduit routing an exhaust flow back to the engine, a restriction valve disposed in the EGR conduit, and a control valve disp... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110283678 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INJECTION OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID INTO AN EXHAUST PIPE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A method is provided for controlling injection of Diesel Exhaust Fluid into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine equipped with a Selective Reduction Catalyst. The method includes, but is not limited to monitoring a value of a control parameter influencing an... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110283686 | MIXER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM A static mixer for the through-mixing of a flow in a line conducting the flow, more preferably of an exhaust system of a combustion engine with several guide vanes. To create adequate through-mixing at low flow velocity and a through-flow resistance that is not too high... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110283677 | EXHAUST GAS POSTTREATMENT DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE The invention relates to an exhaust gas after-treatment device and a method, having a storage container and a buffer reservoir, both of which can be heated. In this manner it is possible to significantly reduce the energy requirement for providing gaseous ammonia for an... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110271657 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OF PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER REGENERATION An engine control system includes an injection determination module and an injection distribution module. The injection determination module determines a desired amount of hydrocarbons (HC) to inject into exhaust gas produced by an engine for regeneration of a particula... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271661 | HEAT EXCHANGER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENGINE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM A method for operating an internal combustion engine configured to operate lean of stoichiometry includes reducing temperature of a portion of an exhaust gas feedstream recirculated to an intake system of the engine, and reducing mass flowrate of particulate matter and ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271663 | EXHAUST PURIFYING DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES An exhaust purifying device for an internal combustion engine which can restrict an influence of a measurement error in a NOx sensor provided at the downstream side of a catalyst and can optimally maintain a NOx purifying rate. The device includes a catalytic converter ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110271662 | COMPACT REDUCTION AGENT DOSER FOR USE IN AN SCR SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE An SCR system for use with an IC engine includes a reduction agent doser and a catalytic reactor. The reduction agent doser includes a tubular housing with an inside diameter. A target plate is positioned crosswise in the housing and terminates at a distance from the in... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110265452 | AMMONIA SENSOR CONTROL OF AN SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM A system includes an engine, an exhaust conduit for the engine, a first SCR catalyst fluidly coupled to the exhaust conduit, and a second SCR catalyst fluidly coupled to the exhaust conduit at a position downstream of the first SCR catalyst. The system further includes ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110265462 | DIESEL ENGINE An object is to provide a diesel engine (2) capable of reliably preventing an excessive rise in temperature inside a particulate filter (10) and capable of rapidly enabling driving in a low-rotation and low-load area when there is no possibility of excessi... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110258983 | RECONFIGURABLE MIXER FOR AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME A mixer for an exhaust aftertreatment system, such as a diesel engine exhaust aftertreatment system, is disclosed. The mixer includes a body portion that is configured to be disposed in an exhaust conduit upstream of an exhaust aftertreatment device and an airfoil porti... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110258991 | SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION SYSTEM WITH BYPASS SYSTEM Disclosed herein is an SCR system of a vessel for discharging exhaust gas from an exhaust gas source in the vessel to an outside after performing purification of the exhaust gas. The SCR system includes an SCR reactor connected at a leading end thereof to the exhaust ga... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110257821 | METHOD FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A HYBRID ENGINE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The method for regeneration of a diesel particulate filter of a vehicle equipped with a hybrid engine, wherein the temperature of the exhaust exiting the diesel engine is increased above a predetermined level by increasing load thereon, through optimization of interacti... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110252765 | EXHAUST THROTTLE VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION An exhaust gas aftertreatment system (10) for a vehicle having an engine (14) includes a fluid passageway (20) extending from the engine to an ambient (18) for fluidly communicating exhaust gas (F). A diesel particulate filter (24) is ... | 10/20/2011 |
