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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127538 | Liquid injector assembly with a flanged connector connection A system for injecting from an injector into a duct of an engine system is provided. The system may include a first flange on a duct connection side, a second flange on an injector connection side, a stand-off separating the first flange from the second flange to fo... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8091352 | Ignition system An ignition system includes an electrical energy delivery device having a first electrode terminating at a first end portion and a second electrode positioned in the ignition system separately from the electrical energy delivery device. The second electrode terminat... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091353 | Exhaust device for a diesel engine The present invention has an object to provide an exhaust device for a diesel engine capable of surely burning flammable gas in an exhaust route. In the exhaust device for the diesel engine, liquid fuel (6) is supplied from a liquid-fuel supply source ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082733 | Air handling system with after-treatment The present invention is a turbocharger (18) and control system based strategy to control exhaust gas filters (30) for aftertreatment regeneration. The air handling system (10) uses the variable turbine geometry (VTG) of the turbine (20) ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8006487 | Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, in particular in a motor vehicle, comprising an exhaust line in which an exhaust treatment device, in particular an oxidation catalyst or a particulate filter is arranged for treat... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7849682 | Exhaust treatment device having a fuel powered burner An aftertreatment burner for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The aftertreatment burner may have a mounting member, and a canister connected to the mounting member to form a combustion chamber. The aftertreatment burner may also have a fuel injector dispose... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7797932 | Apparatus and system for enhancing aftertreatment regeneration An apparatus and system are disclosed for enhancing aftertreatment regeneration. The system includes an internal combustion engine and an exhaust manifold directing the engine exhaust to an aftertreatment system. The system may further include an exhaust gas recycle... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7735315 | Device and method for producing an operating medium for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device and a method for producing an operating medium for a motor vehicle, especially for use in the exhaust gas post-treatment of the motor vehicle. According to said method, an operating medium is produced from an initial product and air... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7481048 | Regeneration assembly A regeneration assembly includes a first portion including a combustion chamber connected to a combustor head. The regeneration assembly also includes a second portion including a housing. The first portion is removably connectable to the second portion. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7442218 | Exhaust gas treatment apparatus The present invention is characterized in that a casing 2 connected to an exhaust system 8, a honeycomb filter 3 placed in the inside of the casing 2, the honeycomb filter having a plurality of cells partitioned by partition walls, and pl... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434389 | Engine system and method of providing power therein An engine system includes an internal combustion engine having an exhaust system, and an air supply passage connecting therewith. The engine system includes an auxiliary regeneration device coupled with the exhaust system, and an auxiliary power turbine coupled with... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430855 | Muffling apparatus having exhaust emission purifying function A muffling apparatus 1 of the present invention having an exhaust emission purifying function, including a turning portion 8 in an inside of an exhaust gas flow passage, and having an injection nozzle 12 disposed in an upstream side exhaust gas ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428810 | System for increasing efficiency of an SCR catalyst A power source has at least one combustion chamber, an exhaust system fluidly connected to the at least one combustion chamber and configured to receive an exhaust-gas stream, and a fuel source configured to supply fuel to the at least one combustion chamber. The po... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426825 | Method and apparatus for urea injection in an exhaust aftertreatment system An exhaust aftertreatment system and control system is provided, including a urea injecting device, a selective catalyst reduction device, and, a sensing device operative to monitor a forward portion of the selective catalyst reduction device. The sensing device can... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415819 | Method and system to automatically drain and dispose of accumulated water from water/fuel separators in diesel A method and system are provided for removing water/fuel mixture from a water/fuel separator. The method injects the water/fuel mixture is injected into an exhaust aftertreatment device where the fuel portion of such mixture is burned and converted into water and ca... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412821 | Control apparatus for internal combustion engine An engine ECU executes a program including the step of performing an operation for rapid catalyst warm-up, under the conditions that an engine is started and rapid catalyst warm-up is necessary, by setting the ratio of fuel injection by an in-cylinder injector to be... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412822 | Regeneration control for diesel particulate filter for treating diesel engine exhaust A method and system for controlling exhaust gas temperature at a diesel particulate filter during regeneration. The temperature rise is controlled at a rate that will prevent harm to the filter caused by high temperatures and rapid increases. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409823 | Method and apparatus for delivery of supplemental material to an exhaust gas feedstream with supplemental air assistance A method and system for introducing supplemental material to an exhaust aftertreatment device, including: a delivery system, an air pump operable to input pressurized air to the delivery system, and a turbosupercharger of an internal combustion engine operable to de... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398771 | Device for heating A device for heating a first medium which is in liquid state and/or frozen state includes a reservoir disposed on an engine-driven vehicle and an element for heating the first medium present in the reservoir. The heating element is disposed inside the reservoir for ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7386977 | Method and apparatus for regenerating NOx adsorbers In a method of regenerating a NOx adsorber, the NOx adsorber is used to treat exhaust gases created during the combustion of gaseous fuels in general. Methane is introduced into a reformer or exhaust line in which hydrogen generated during reforming is used to regen... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380395 | Exhaust gas system An exhaust gas system for converting harmful substances of an exhaust gas of a mobile internal combustion engine includes at least one reducing agent feed, a catalytic converter, a filter element and an exhaust pipe. The reducing agent feed opens into the exhaust pi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377102 | Device and method for heating exhaust gas A device and method for heating exhaust gas from the combustion of fossil fuel upstream of an emissions control device, especially a diesel particulate filter. A conduit receives an exhaust gas flow, and is in fluid communication with the emissions control device fo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367182 | Exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine A forced regeneration device which performs regeneration of a particulate filter includes oxidation catalysts (23, 24a) disposed upstream from the particulate filter or in said particulate filter and a burner (30) located upstream from the oxida... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367183 | Internal combustion engine with a fuel reformer and ammonia generator The present invention relates to an internal combustion engine which is used in particular in motor vehicle having a reformer for generating hydrogen, whereby the reformer has a single operating mode in which it generates as much reformate as needed or even more for... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367179 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter are described making it possible to heat the catalytic converter more quickly. An additional load of the internal combustion engine is applied to heat the catalytic conver... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360356 | Exhaust gas purifying apparatus for internal combustion engine A main control computer commands a second sub-control computer to perform a reduced-cylinder operation when the coolant temperature detected by a coolant temperature sensor is greater than or equal to a reference temperature, and the exhaust temperature detected by ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347086 | System and method for burner-based accelerated aging of emissions control device, with engine cycle having cold start and warm up modes A method for accelerated aging of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions incorporating cold start simulations. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347043 | Exhaust gas purifier for internal combustion engine The exhaust gas purifier includes a fuel addition valve, an NOx catalytic converter, and a catalyst loaded PM filter. The catalyst temperature of catalyst loaded PM filter is increased to a target temperature by adding fuel to the exhaust gas from fuel addition valv... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334401 | Apparatus for sensing particulates in a gas flow stream A particulate sensor for sensing the presence of particulates in a gas flow stream is disclosed. The particulate sensor includes a housing having a flow divider to provide a first flow path and a second flow path. A heater is disposed and configured to provide unifo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331170 | Exhaust emission control device Provided is an exhaust emission control device which can properly burn off soot and soluble organic fraction attached to and accumulated on electrodes of a plasma generator. The exhaust emission control device with a post-processing device (catalyst regenerative par... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329298 | Filter A filter for exhaust gases produced by an internal combustion engine, and a method of using such a mat on a vehicle. The filter is a mat of fibers enclosed within a metal gauze. Preferably, the mats are corrugated and spaced apart within a housing such that exhaust ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328572 | Exhaust aftertreatment device with star-plugged turbulator An exhaust aftertreatment device has a turbulator provided by a tube having a perforated star-plugged downstream end. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325392 | Control system for catalytic processes The present invention provides methods and systems for controlling a catalytic process. The control system includes: an electroconductive support having a layer of a catalyst thereon; a first electrode in contact with said electroconductive support; a second electro... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322193 | Exhaust gas recirculation system An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided for an internal combustion engine having a combustion air intake circuit, an exhaust manifold, and an exhaust circuit for communicating engine exhaust to the environment. The EGR system includes an air-to-gas EGR... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323030 | Apparatus and method for an exhaust aftertreatment device An internally insulated exhaust aftertreatment device with a converter body, an end cone assembly and a sealing device inserted in an annular area between the external shell and the substrate of the converter body. The sealing device is sealingly engaged between an ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320214 | Exhaust gas purifier for internal combustion engine Whether discharge of high-concentration, unburned fuel is indicated or not is determined based on air-fuel ratio AF, calculated air-fuel ratio AFc and exhaust temperature thco (S110, S112, S114). If it is determined that high-concentration, unbu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318338 | Measuring device for measuring aerosol The invention relates to a measuring device for measuring aerosols, which measuring device comprises detection means (13), means (41) for conveying a signal from the detection means (13), a first insulation (43), a second insulation (4... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7313911 | Method of removing nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of a lean-burn internal combustion engine and exhaust-gas purification system therefor The present invention relates to a method of removing nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of a lean-burn internal combustion engine by selective catalytic reduction (SCR) using ammonia. The exhaust gas is routed first over a platinum-containing pre-catalyst and the... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303603 | Diesel particulate filter system with meta-surface cavity A diesel particulate filter including a microwave-absorbing target housed within a waveguide cavity lined along the walls with a hard-electromagnetic surface (HES). The HES modifies specific electromagnetic boundary conditions for a given design frequency so as to e... | 12/04/2007 |
