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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091345 | Apparatus, system, and method for efficiently increasing exhaust flow temperature for an internal combustion engine An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for efficiently increasing exhaust flow temperature for an internal combustion engine. The method includes excepting a user input to disable an exhaust valve opening mechanism. The method further includes monitoring exh... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7441402 | Exhaust gas control apparatus and exhaust gas control method for internal combustion engine In an exhaust gas control apparatus and exhaust gas control method for an internal combustion engine, in which fuel is supplied to a purification mechanism provided in an exhaust passage so that a function of the purification mechanism is recovered. A flow rate of e... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7361320 | Exhaust gas purification unit with reducing agent supply The invention proposes an exhaust-gas purification unit for purifying the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine which is preferably operated in lean-burn mode, in particular a diesel engine used in motor vehicles, in which a particulate filter and a SCR cat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7314501 | Methods and device for filtration of exhaust gases for a diesel engine with a filtration surface which is variable by means of controlled obstruction A method in which all or some of the particles contained in the exhaust gases of a diesel engine are retained on particle filters and burnt due to the action of a combustion catalyst. At least a part of the particle filters are obstructed when the temperature θg of... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7055315 | Heat exchangers of multiple cylinder internal combustion engine First heat exchangers (H4, H3, H2) are disposed within an exhaust port (18), within a pre-catalytic device (34), and on the downstream of a main catalytic device (35); the exhaust port (18), the pre-catalytic device (... | 06/06/2006 |
| 5218818 | Device for controlling a by-pass valve A device for regenerating a soot burn-off filter in an exhaust gas conduit of a diesel engine by means of a fuel/air mixture, part of which at least is ignited in the combustion space of at least one cylinder. The fuel/air mixture is guided out of the com... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5207058 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes fuel injectors which directly inject high pressure fuel into combustion chambers of the engine. Spark plugs are provided in the combustion chambers, a catalytic converter is provided in the middle of the exhaust pipe... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4969329 | Two cycle engine with exhaust emission control A two-stroke cycle spark ignition cylinder fuel injection engine is provided with an exhaust emission control system that separately treats hot blowdown gases and uses the hot treated gases to warm the scavenging gases for further treatment. Various exhau... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4510749 | Exhaust gas purifier for a diesel engine An exhaust gas purifier suitable for use in a diesel engine of the type in which the intake air is throttle by a throttle valve provided in an intake passage during engine idling to reduce engine vibration and noise. Unburned combustibles produced by inta... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4452040 | Soot catcher purgative diesel engine fuel supply method and apparatus A diesel engine is provided with a soot particle catcher. When the soot particle catcher is heavy with accumulation of soot, while the engine is operating a combustion chamber thereof is supplied with a purging supply of diesel fuel at a timing point at w... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4403473 | Ammonia/fuel ratio control system for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions A method and apparatus is disclosed for efficiently reducing the amounts of nitrogen oxides contained in a combusted gas stream from an engine combustion chamber (14). Ammonia is reliably and instantaneously metered to the combusted gas stream conduit (24... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4380149 | Method and means for diesel exhaust particulate emission control A method and means for controlling diesel particulate emissions involves providing an exhaust trap filter to collect exhaust particulates at a point near the engine exhaust ports and providing means to periodically vent burning combustion chamber gases to... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4215542 | Exhaust gas purifying apparatus for automobile multi-cylinder engine An exhuast gas purifying apparatus for use in an automobile multi-cylinder engine of the type which has exhaust ports communicating with engine cylinders and through which exhaust gases are emitted subsequent to combustion of an air-fuel mixture. The exha... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4169352 | Exhaust gas cleaning apparatus of an internal combustion engine Disclosed are an exhaust gas cleaning apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which is provided with a three-way catalytic converter, and an air injection system responsive to the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas in the exhaust pipe for increasing or... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4138844 | System for reducing pollutants in engine exhaust gas An engine having an even number of cylinders is caused to produce two differently composed exhaust gases, one rich in air and the other in unburned fuel and CO, from the two groups of cylinders each consisting of half the number of cylinders being fired i... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4134262 | Exhaust gas catalytic converter system An additional oxidation catalyst containing section is disposed in engine exhaust gas passageway upstream of a reduction catalyst containing section in said exhaust gas passageway at a location downstream of which an oxidation catalyst containing section ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4083183 | Internal combustion engine for a vehicle An internal combustion engine provided with an EFI (electronic fuel injection) system, in which the ratio of the amount of air introduced into the engine intake system to the amount of fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is controlled to a predetermin... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4077208 | Secondary air supply control device A valve regulates the pressure of secondary air discharged from a pump to a constant value. A second valve then meters the flow in accordance with the amount of air taken into the engine.... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4070829 | Apparatus for controlling secondary air for cleaning exhaust gases An apparatus cleans the exhaust gases of a motorcycle by feeding secondary air to the exhaust path of the engine. The amount of secondary air fed is controlled in proportion to the speed of the motorcycle. The apparatus includes a control valve which is o... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3992879 | Exhaust gas cleaner Exhaust gas is passed through a thermal reactor at high exhaust gas temperature and flow rate, and through a catalytic converter at low values of these parameters. Alternatively, exhaust gas may be passed through the thermal reactor at high values of the ... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3986351 | Method and apparatus for controlling the air flow in an internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for controlling the air flow in an internal-combustion engine that comprises an unthrottled variable-timing third valve engine modification. An unthrottled full charge of air is drawn into the cylinders during the standard intake st... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3986352 | Closed loop fuel control using air injection in open loop modes A fuel control for an engine is normally operated closed loop with a feedback signal from an air-fuel ratio sensor in the engine exhaust. However, during idle, wide open throttle and engine warm up operating modes, the closed loop control is cut out and t... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3975904 | Controlled exhaust gas recirculation Means to divert engine exhaust gases around a catalytic converter when the xhaust gases are too cool to support catalytic combustion or treatment of objectionable pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons. The diverted ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3938482 | Internal combustion engine with a plurality of exhaust valves An internal combustion engine comprising a first exhaust valve arranged in an exhaust port in the exhaust system of said internal combustion engine, and a second exhaust valve arranged in the exhaust port downstream from said first exhaust valve, the timi... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3938330 | Exhaust manifold with sluice valve A valve disposed in the central space of the manifold normally divides the space into two halves to avoid mutual interference of exhaust gas flows. At low engine speeds, the valve causes the exhaust gas flows from all branches to be disturbed and to mix w... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3937015 | Pleated filter in the exhaust manifold This specification discloses an exhaust gas cleaning device which is intended for removing harmful substances from exhaust gases of internal combustion engine, especially for removing carbon particles or the like. The device has a body accomodating a filter el... | 02/10/1976 |
