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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7247185 | Device for treatment of a gas flow Device for treatment of a gas flow having at least one body (3) that is adapted to cause a conversion in the composition of the gas. The device is characterized in that the body (3) has a modular construction comprising a plurality of sections (26, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246487 | Exhaust-heat recovery system for engine An exhaust-heat recovery system includes a catalytic converter, an exhaust heat exchanger, an air conditioner and an engine controller. The catalytic converter is such that exhaust discharged from an engine passes therethrough and combustible components in the exhau... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248960 | Air-fuel ratio sensor monitor, air-fuel ratio detector, and air-fuel ratio control An air-fuel ratio sensor monitor is provided which is designed to monitor reactive characteristics or response rates of an air-fuel ratio sensor when an air-fuel ratio of a mixture to an internal combustion engine is changing to a rich side and to a lean side. The m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243488 | Method and apparatus for controlling regeneration temperature in a diesel particulate trap A diesel exhaust gas system includes a diesel particulate filter (DPF), a trap for nitrogen oxides (LNT), a hydrocarbon catalytic reformer for generating reformate, and an air supply. A method for controlling the rate of burn of soot in a DPF limits the oxygen perce... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243491 | Exhaust gas purification system of internal combustion engine A diesel oxidation catalyst is disposed upstream of a diesel particulate filter (a DPF) disposed in an exhaust passage of a diesel engine. An electronic control unit (an ECU) operates a temperature increasing circuit, which performs post-injection, to eliminate part... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243487 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for the internal combustion engine includes a fuel cut post-return fuel increasing correction unit for performing a fuel increasing correction during a specified period when a fuel supply stop state by an fuel cut control unit is returned to a fu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244281 | Method and apparatus for trapping and purging soot from a fuel reformer A plasma fuel reformer assembly for producing reformate gas includes a fuel reformer having an air/fuel input assembly, an electrode assembly, and a soot trap positioned downstream of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode and a se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241329 | Method for cleaning and regenerating a particle filter in a filter assembly, assembly therefor and elements for said assembly The invention concerns a method which consists in using a single-piece casing (1), without break; then for a first cleaning process, in cutting the casing (1) between the zone (4) containing the filter and the zone (6) containing the othe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240484 | Exhaust treatment systems and methods for using the same In one embodiment, an exhaust treatment system comprises a selective catalytic reduction device, an off-line reformer disposed in selective fluid communication with and upstream of the selective catalytic reduction device, and a plasma reactor disposed downstream of... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243019 | EGR fuzzy logic pintle positioning system An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve positioning system that positions an EGR valve pintle includes a predicted temperature fuzzy logic module, an under heat fuzzy logic module, an over heat fuzzy logic module, and a multiplication module. The predicted temperat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243048 | Fault detection system and method using multiway principal component analysis A fault detection system and method is provided that facilitates detection of faults that are manifest over a plurality of different operational phases. The fault detection system and method use multiway principal component analysis (MPCA) to detect fault from turbi... | 07/10/2007 |
| RE39720 | Catalytic reduction of emissions from internal combustion engines An apparatus for treating an exhaust gas stream from cold startup through continuous operating conditions of an internal combustion engine includes an oxidizing catalyst bed disposed in an exhaust pipe and a reducing catalyst bed disposed in the exhaust pipe downstr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240481 | Engine load control for reduced cold start emissions A control system for an engine that drives an alternator includes a first module that reduces an alternator load when the engine is cranked. A second module determines a desired exhaust energy rate (EER) of the engine. The first module regulates the alternator load ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240483 | Pre-combustors for internal combustion engines and systems and methods therefor Described here are systems and methods for treating fuel injected exhaust streams. In general, the systems comprise a fuel injector, a pre-combustor, and a fuel combustor. The methods described herein include methods for regenerating a NOx trap or a DPF, ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236876 | Use of transient data to derive steady state calibrations for dynamic systems A method of identifying target outputs, such as emissions levels, for a dynamic system, such as an engine. The engine is run at numerous combinations of input parameters, such as actual settings. At each combination of input parameters, the system is driven to a “... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234455 | Robust maximum engine torque estimation A system for a vehicle comprising of an engine including a first cylinder group and a second cylinder group; a linear exhaust gas sensor coupled exclusively to the first cylinder group; a switching exhaust gas sensor coupled exclusively to the second cylinder group;... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234296 | Exhaust gas cleanup apparatus An exhaust gas purifier filters exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine to collect particulates in the exhaust gas. The exhaust gas purifier includes an outer casing and an inner casing, which is located in the outer casing and accommodates a filter. The inner ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234440 | Fuel injection strategy for reduced cold start emission from direct injection gasoline engines A system, comprising of an engine having a cylinder therein, a fuel injector coupled to said cylinder and configured to directly inject fuel into said cylinder, a fuel system coupled to said injector, and a controller configured to control engine starting operation,... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234295 | Emission reduction apparatus An emission reduction apparatus includes first and second exhaust paths carrying respective first and second Nox traps. One trap has a smaller capacity than the other and is operative while the larger trap regenerates, allowing symmetric operation. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231807 | Gas measuring device and method with compensation of disturbances Disclosed is a gas measuring device which comprises compensation of disturbances and offers high accuracy of measurement immediately after being activated. Said gas measuring device is provided with a gas sensor (1) for generating a measuring signal (S1 | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231760 | Internal combustion engine with exhaust-gas turbocharger and secondary air injection The invention relates to an internal combustion engine which has charge-air supercharging by means of an exhaust-gas turbocharger and secondary air injection, the flow path of which is selected in such a way that the quantity of secondary air injected has an influen... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231290 | Method and apparatus for controlling a gas-emitting process and related devices Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for controlling a process, such as a chemical reaction, that emits a multi-component mixture of gases; and for controlling a device to which is transmitted a product of a chemical reaction that emits a multi-component mixtu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231323 | Environmental monitoring and reporting system for EPA cluster rule 010094 A system and method are provided for tracking and documenting environmental compliance in a pulp mill, related primarily to the bypassing of liquid hazardous pollutants from a capture and treatment system. The method and system provide continuous information regardi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226679 | Fuel cell system with degradation protected anode A method of operating a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode, a first passage, and a second passage, wherein the anode is disposed in the first passage and the cathode in the second passage including producing a non-explosive gaseous feed consisting of (i) at lea... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225608 | System for purging sulfate from a NOx trap located in an exhaust line of a motor vehicle diesel engine A NOx trap is associated with oxidation catalyst-forming structure integrated in a common medium, and is located in an exhaust line of a motor vehicle diesel engine. The engine can be controlled at least with a rich mixture control strategy and with lean mixture con... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225609 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which makes it possible to ensure quick recovery of a storage amount of oxygen saturated due to a fuel cut, to restore the capacity of a catalytic converter to absorb air-fuel ratio disturbances, and to suppress... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225610 | Process for operating a combustion engine A method of operating an internal-combustion engine (1) which has at least one cylinder (10,20,30,40,50,60) with a combustion chamber (17,27,37,47,57,67) assigned to it, in the cylinder (10,20,30,40,50,60), a piston (11,21,31,41,51,61 | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225611 | Process and device for the decontamination of the exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine Process for the decontamination of the emissions from an internal combustion engine (1), the exhaust line (5) of which is equipped with a particle filter (7), characterized in that an NOx trap additive is added to the fuel, so that th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225613 | Diesel engine after treatment device for conversion of nitrogen oxide and particulate matter An automobile exhaust filter that both traps particulates while altering the concentration of one or more gaseous species is provided. This dual functionality is combined in a single device by utilizing a reactive material that simultaneously alters gaseous componen... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225612 | Method and apparatus for conversion of NO The invention refers to a method and apparatus for converting NOx and comprises the step of controlling a temperature in a NOx-LNT by adsorbing NOx in the LNT at a temperature below a predetermined temperature value to a predetermine... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223372 | NOx removal system for boilers A NOx removal system for boilers in which the need for any special heat retainer or any warming mechanism is eliminated. Ammonia jet nozzles are disposed on a gas passage of a boiler or flue, and an ammonia generator connected to the jet nozzles is disposed within t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222482 | Air-fuel ratio control apparatus of internal combustion engine An air-fuel ratio control apparatus of an internal combustion engine includes: an exhaust gas purifying catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; fuel cutting means for cutting fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine at... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222483 | Device for supplying secondary air There is provided a device for supplying secondary air, which comprises a secondary air passage for supplying secondary air, to an exhaust passage of an engine, upstream of an exhaust purification device provided in the exhaust passage, a pump provided in the second... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219491 | Exhaust emission control apparatus of internal combustion engine and method thereof An exhaust emission control apparatus includes a NOX catalyst provided within an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where fuel combustion is continuously performed at a lean air/fuel ratio, and a reducing agent supply valve within the exhaus... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219492 | System for assisting regeneration of a storage/releasing Notrap for vehicle diesel engine This system for assisting regeneration of a storage/release NOx trap integrated into an exhaust system (5) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4) is characterized in that it includes means (11) for injecting fuel into the cylinders of t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221061 | Power generation system having an external process module A power generation system includes a power module and an external process module. The external process module may include at least one engine support element. The power module has at least one connection zone, and the external process module has at least one connect... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219493 | Filter regeneration in engine exhaust gas purification device A regeneration control device which regenerates a filter (13) by increasing an exhaust gas temperature to burn exhaust gas particulates trapped in the filter, is disclosed. The filter (13) traps particulate matter in exhaust gas from an engine (1 | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219008 | Method and device for estimating a nitrogen oxide mass stored in a catalytic trapping device of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method of estimating a nitrogen oxide mass stored in a catalytic nitrogen oxide trapping device (1) which comprises a catalytic phase and which is traversed by the exhaust gases (2) from the internal combustion engine (3 | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216638 | Control of exhaust gas stoichiometry with inducted secondary air flow A method for operating a marine engine uses four valves to control the flow of secondary air that is inducted into each of the cylinders of an engine. An oxygen sensor is disposed in an exhaust passage downstream from the cylinders and upstream from a catalytic conv... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216478 | Exhaust treatment diagnostic using a temperature sensor A method of monitoring operation of a dosing system for treating exhaust of an engine includes monitoring a downstream temperature of an exhaust downstream of the dosing system and injecting a dosing agent. A control module determines a temperature differential thre... | 05/15/2007 |
