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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161794 | Sulfur component detecting device A metal or metal compound able to trap a sulfur component in exhaust gas is arranged in a flow passage of exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine. When the amount of sulfur component trapped in the metal or metal compound increases over the passage of time, a p... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8141413 | Particulate matter concentration measuring apparatus A particulate matter concentration measuring apparatus is configured to measure a concentration of particulate matter in exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust line of a diesel engine. The apparatus includes an exhaust gas extraction line diverging from the exhaust ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8117906 | Gas sensor shield without perforations Various embodiments of a heated gas sensor with a porous metal shield without perforations are disclosed. In one example, the gas sensor is used in an intake manifold of an engine. In another embodiment, the gas sensor is used in an exhaust passage of an engine. The... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8091408 | Procedure for operating a collecting particle sensor and device for implementing this procedure A procedure for operating a collecting particle sensor, which is provided with measuring phases, during which particles that are contained in an off-gas stream accumulate on a measuring route, and a device for implementing this procedure are submitted. Protection ph... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8061183 | Protective cap for a gas sensor, and a gas sensor A protective cap is provided for a sensor having a sensor element, which is disposed in a housing and includes a connection side and a measuring side, for determining gases in gas mixtures. The protective cap delimits a sensor element chamber having at least one flo... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051700 | Exhaust gas sensor and method for determining concentrations of exhaust gas constituents An exhaust gas sensor and a method for determining concentrations of exhaust gas constituents are provided. The exhaust gas sensor includes a NO2 Nernst cell that generates a first voltage indicative of a NO2 concentration in the exhaust gases ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047052 | Automatic determination of an emission value for a motor vehicle The invention concerns the automatic determination of an emission value for a motor vehicle. For this purpose, a system for the automatic determination of an emission value for a motor vehicle 4 is described that comprises the following: a fuel quantity senso... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047051 | Gas sensor A gas sensor with a high temperature electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector incorporates a ceramic connector body having a pair of opposing ceramic body portions which each house a plurality of conductive terminals. The body portions are in pivot... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037737 | Estimation of exhaust gas temperature at the output of the EGR circuit of a combustion engine A method for estimating the temperature of exhaust gases of a combustion engine at an output of an EGR circuit fitted on the engine, based on a model that takes into account thermal energy losses of the exhaust gases at an EGR cooler or EGR circuit, the model also t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8001827 | Gas sensor with sheath tube wherein the sheath tube or the sensor element is thermally decoupled from the sensor housing A sensor is provided, in particular a gas sensor for determining the concentration of a gas component in a measuring gas, which has a sensor element that projects from a housing by a measuring-gas-side end section exposed to the measuring gas, and a sheath tube havi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7963145 | Apparatus and method for detecting combustible gas within atmosphere to be detected In apparatus and method for detecting a combustible gas within an atmosphere to be detected, a calculated humidity deviation corresponding to a past gas concentration stored in a memory unit of a microcomputer is calculated on the basis of a correlation between a pr... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7946160 | Portable emissions measurement adapter device A portable emissions measurement adapter device (PEMAD) for a vehicle exhaust system having an first exhaust pipe coupled to a second exhaust pipe defining an air inlet opening therebetween, includes an elongated tube having a first and a second end and adapted to f... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7930922 | Soot generation amount estimation apparatus for internal combustion engine A soot generation amount estimation apparatus obtains a generation speed of a precursor of soot (accordingly, the concentration of the precursor) in consideration of formation of the precursor from fuel, thermal decomposition of the formed precursor, and formation o... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926332 | Exhaust gas analyzer and exhaust gas analyzing method An exhaust gas analyzer and an exhaust gas analyzing method capable of analyzing the concentration of particulate matter contained in exhaust gas from an internal combustion in real time are provided. The exhaust gas analyzer includes: an exhaust gas passage hole | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921704 | Virtual flex fuel sensor for spark ignition engines using ionization signal Alcohol concentration level of flex fuel is estimated based upon in-cylinder ionization signals. The in-cylinder ionization signals are integrated and the rotational completion point of a chosen percentage of the integration total is identified as the integration lo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921692 | Sensor A sensor of the present invention includes a sensor element; a metallic shell; an outer tube member fixed to a rear end portion of the metallic shell; and a protective outer tube member covering an outer surface of the outer tube member. The outer tube member has a ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921706 | NOx sensor diagnostic device and exhaust gas purifying system using the device A NOx sensor diagnostic device includes a NOx sensor disposed in an exhaust passage of an engine, an output value obtaining device for obtaining an output value of the NOx sensor, a spray characteristics changing device for changing spray characteristics for a speci... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905137 | Engine oil consumption measurement device and engine oil consumption measurement method A measurement device measures engine oil consumption of an engine lubricated by engine oil. The measurement device includes a sensing pipe housing in which a sulfur dioxide sensing pipe arranged to sense the sulfur dioxide is disposed, an exhaust gas introduction pa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7882724 | Method and configuration for testing a particle filter for an internal combustion engine A particle filter for an internal combustion engine, in particular a soot particle filter, can be tested. The filter is subjected at the inlet side to a hot gas flow which is laden with particles. The particles are supplied to the hot gas flow from a particle storag... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7827848 | Oxygen sensor and method for manufacturing the oxygen sensor An oxygen sensor and a method for manufacturing the oxygen sensor are provided. The oxygen sensor includes a zirconia layer having first and second sides. The second side is opposite the first side. The oxygen sensor further includes a first electrode disposed on th... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827849 | Gas sensor A gas sensor (1) including a protector (100) for protecting a detection portion (11) of a sensor element (10). The protector (100) has an inner protector (120) and an outer protector (110). A diameter r of an exhaust ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810376 | Mitigation of gas memory effects in gas analysis The gas absorption/adsorption memory effect in gas analysis can be reduced by controlling gas flow conditions such that the partial pressure of the analyte of interest is held constant, if the measured analyte concentration is within a predetermined range. Keeping t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810375 | Sensor A sensor, in particular a gas sensor for determining a physical characteristic of a measuring gas, in particular the temperature of the concentration of a gas component, in particular in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, includes a sensor element whi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7793537 | Method of engine oil consumption The disclosure is directed to a method to determine oil consumption in an internal combustion engine that does not require extended operation of the engine in the files and is adaptable to be useful at production facilities for testing of sample engines from the lin... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7762121 | Method and apparatus for sensing hydrogen gas A hydrogen sensor and/or switch fabricated from an array of nanowires or a nanoparticle thick film composed of metal or metal alloys. The sensor and/or switch demonstrates a wide operating temperature range and shortened response time due to fabrication materials an... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7665344 | Test device for internal combustion engine A device for testing exhaust emissions of an internal combustion engine utilizing wireless real time data transfer to permit outdoor testing via an indoor base station. A hand portable display device provides instructions to an operator, and a gas sensor/analyzer de... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7650780 | Time-resolved exhaust emissions sensor A sensor may be used to measure particulate mass concentration in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. The sensor may include a signal electrode and a detector electrode at least partially enclosed within a sensor body. The sensor may continuously measure t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7647810 | Solid particle counting system with flow meter upstream of evaporation unit A solid particle counting system for measuring solid particle number concentrations from engine or vehicle exhausts in real-time includes an evaporation unit, a diluter arrangement, and a particle counter. The diluter arrangement mixes the dilution gas with the gase... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647811 | Solid particle counting system with valve to allow reduction of pressure pulse at particle counter when vacuum pump is started A solid particle counting system for measuring solid particle number concentrations from engine or vehicle exhausts in real-time includes a diluter arrangement, a particle counter, and a flow splitter. The diluter arrangement mixes the dilution gas with flowing samp... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7637144 | Measuring device, preferably a test stand for engines and vehicles for analyzing exhaust gases of a combustion engine The invention relates to a measuring device (1), preferably a test stand for engines and vehicles for analyzing exhaust gases of a combustion engine (2), comprising at least one exhaust gas supply line (3, 4), which can be connected to the exhau... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7596993 | Diagnostic method and apparatus for gas sensor A gas sensor diagnostic method includes the steps of counting the reversal number of times that a target air-fuel ratio for an air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal combustion engine reverses from a rich side to a lean side or from the lean side to the rich... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7562556 | Cleaning system and method for continuous emissions monitoring equipment An apparatus for cleaning a continuous emissions monitor system that is in fluid communication with a flue stack conducting exhaust gas from a combustion source. The apparatus comprises a housing and a probe mounted in the housing. The probe is tubular and in fluid ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549317 | Particle-based flow sensor A fluid conveyance apparatus having more than one particulate matter sensing probe situated at two or more locations on the apparatus. Signals from the probes from at least two locations may indicate particulate matter flowing within a fluid through the conveyance a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7493796 | Sensor for determining a physical property of a test gas A sensor is described for determining a physical property of a gas that is to be measured, especially the pressure, the temperature or the concentration of a gas component in the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, which has a sensor element supported in a s... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490505 | Methods and systems for predicting emissions A method of predicting emissions that may include the steps of: determining a first capacity for emissions during a sliding window of time; determining a used capacity for emissions during the sliding window of time; and determining an available capacity for emissio... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7472578 | Gas sensor A gas sensor is disclosed having an element holder body with which a sensor element is fixedly supported, and an atmosphere-side insulator covering a base portion of the sensor element and providing electrical connection between lead wires and terminal electrodes of... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7461538 | Sensor and method of producing sensor The present invention provides a sensor capable of maintaining an electrical connection between the lead frame and an electrode terminal section of the detection element even when an inadequate external force is applied to a lead frame and a sensor production method... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7454951 | Gas sensor A sealing device encloses a range of a base area and/or a cover area of a sensor element, which is accessible through an opening developed in a housing. Because of this, a seal may be achieved between the measured gas region and the reference gas region of the gas s... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454949 | Gas sensor and method for production thereof A gas sensor, whose purpose is to determine a physical property of a measuring gas, e.g., to determine the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of an exhaust gas. The gas sensor includes a sensor element arranged in a metal housing which is sealed by ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454950 | Vehicle exhaust gas analyzer An exhaust gas analyzer includes a main flow path and at least one sub-flow path. Exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine is introduced to the main flow path; sub-flow paths are parallel to the main flow path. Plural kinds of analyzers are mounted on the main... | 11/25/2008 |
