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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176732 | Exhaust aftertreatment system An apparatus for treating engine exhaust gas includes comprising an exhaust conduit for leading exhaust gases from an engine to an outlet, a particulate filter connected in the exhaust conduit to receive exhaust gas, a heat source connected in the exhaust conduit up... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8099953 | Method and apparatus for controlling exhaust temperature of a diesel engine An apparatus and method for cooling an exhaust gas flow of an internal combustion engine of a truck or other vehicle includes a conduit connected to an air source, for example, a turbo driven compressor to deliver air to the exhaust stack or tail pipe. The conduit i... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069660 | System for recovering waste heat from exhaust One or more systems for silencing and extracting waste heat from exhaust of a combustion system for performing an operation and using the waste heat to perform an additional operation are provided herein. The system can include a heat recovery silencer. An inner hou... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7946112 | Exhaust heat recovery device An exhaust heat recovery device includes an accommodating portion extending continuously without shrinking a section therein and adapted to allow exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine to pass therethrough, a catalyst disposed in the accommodating portion for ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7930882 | Cogeneration system A cogeneration system that allows an engine to be continuously operated even when there is no demand for hot feedwater. The system comprises a hot water tank for storing hot water heated from cold water by heat released by an engine that drives a generator. When the... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921640 | Exhaust gas waste heat recovery An exhaust heat recovery heat exchanger assembly for use along a main exhaust flow path of an exhaust system for an engine, and a method of operation, is disclosed. The exhaust heat recovery heat exchanger includes a sealed vacuum chamber, including a hydride pellet... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7877990 | Metering device and internal combustion engine having a metering device A metering device for introducing an operating medium into an exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine, the device comprising a cooling system for cooling an injector module of the metering device. The cooling system is provided with a cooling circuit encom... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877991 | Exhaust heat recovery device An exhaust heat recovery device includes an evaporator for evaporating working medium sealed thereinto by exhaust heat from an internal combustion engine, a condenser for cooling the working medium evaporated at the evaporator, and a communication portion for commun... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845167 | Exhaust heat recovery system In an exhaust heat recovery system for an internal combustion engine, a heat pipe includes an evaporation portion in which a working fluid is heated and evaporated by heat exchange with exhaust heat from the internal combustion engine, a plurality of condensing port... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832204 | Engine system including heat pipe An engine system for a vehicle includes a first heat pipe in contact with the exhaust and a first fluid of the engine system; a second heat pipe in contact with the exhaust and a second fluid of the engine system. In one example, the first heat pipe provides increas... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7779626 | Estimating device for exhaust temperature in internal combustion engine An intake pipe of an engine has an injector, while an exhaust pipe has an A/F (air/fuel) sensor that contains a heater. An ECU detects an element impedance of the air/fuel sensor, and computes an emitted heat quantity of the A/F sensor based on the detected element ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7765802 | Device and method for the thermal treatment of an exhaust gas flow, vehicle having the device and method of operating an exhaust gas system A device for the treatment of an exhaust gas flow includes at least one inflow channel with a front region and a rear region and at least one return flow channel. A first coating is provided in the rear region of the at least one inflow channel. The coating assists ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7752840 | Engine exhaust heat exchanger A heat transfer system in an engine for transferring heat from the recirculated exhaust gas to an output of an engine exhaust system. The heat transfer may cool the recirculated exhaust for reduced emissions from engine combustion and, at the same time, increase the... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7650953 | Hydrogen hybrid power electric vehicle The present invention relates to the vehicle field, more particularly, to a hydrogen hybrid power electric vehicle which combusts hydrogen instead of gasoline or diesel, characterized in that an alcohol cracking hydrogen generator is in serial connection in the line... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7574858 | Method of and system for heat recovery for an internal combustion engine Heat recovery for internal combustion engine, includes introducing a first fluid into heat exchanging element, and withdrawing the heated first fluid from the heat exchanger elements; and supplying at least one second fluid which is used during the operation of the ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7523607 | System and method for reducing vehicle emissions and/or generating hydrogen Emissions from systems that use a catalytic converter are substantially reduced by introducing hydrogen, or a hydrogen containing fluid or fuel component, into the exhaust stream being scrubbed by the catalytic converter, resulting in instant lightoff and a signific... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7467513 | Exhaust emission control system An exhaust emission control system. A generator has a thermoelectric conversion element for achieving thermoelectric conversion by making use of heat of exhaust gas. An exhaust purifying catalyst disposed in the generator or on the exhaust downstream side of ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7461506 | Exhaust gas cooler The invention concerns an exhaust gas cooler employed with a tailpipe of a vehicle exhaust system and a method of cooling exhaust gasses before being emitted from the exhaust system into the atmosphere. The exhaust gas cooler may include a cooler housing having a su... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7430875 | Exhaust heat recovery system The exhaust heat recovery system of the invention includes: a thermoelectric conversion element that generates electric energy by thermoelectric conversion using heat of exhaust gas discharged from an engine; and a heat pump including a heat recovery unit that absor... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430858 | System to generate inert gas from exhaust gas An inert gas production and compression system for extracting and compressing an inert gas from an exhaust gas of an engine includes a power and inert gas generator, an inert gas processing system, and an inert gas compressor. The inert gas processing system include... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7401463 | Heat shield for internal combustion engine exhaust system A heat shield for an internal combustion engine exhaust system for supporting a first heat shield plate and a second heat shield plate on a U-shaped exhaust pipe extending from an exhaust port of an engine, via a support member such as band members, and heat shield ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398643 | Combined EGR cooler and plasma reactor A combined EGR cooler and non-thermal plasma device has first and second fluid passageways which are in heat exchange communication with one another. One or more electrodes are located in the second fluid passageway. The electrodes are connected to a voltage source.... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389852 | Integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit An integrated heat exchanger and muffler unit (50,120,140) is provided for transferring heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, and for muffling the noise of the first fluid. The unit includes a housing (52) including a first inlet (60) f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7373917 | Method for operating a hybrid vehicle The invention relates to a method for operating a hybrid vehicle with a drive train which comprises an internal combustion engine driven by diesel fuel and at least one electric driving machine. In order to reduce the nitrogen oxide and exhaust particulate emissions... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367327 | Device and process for overfeeding compressed gas to an intake pipe of a turbocharged engine Method and device (1) for boosting an intake pipe (4) of a turbocharged engine (5) with compressed gas. The method includes storing gases in a vessel (12) at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and, afterwards in injecting the ga... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363919 | Integrated exhaust gas recirculation valve and cooler system An exhaust gas recirculation system for an engine positioned in an engine compartment of a vehicle is provided. The system comprises an exhaust gas recirculation cooler positioned in an exhaust gas path of the engine; and an exhaust gas recirculation valve positione... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340889 | Method and apparatus for treating exhaust gases from combustion sources A method and apparatus for removing contaminant emissions from the exhaust stream of a combustion device, comprising increasing the dew point of the exhaust gases; reducing the velocity of the exhaust stream; reducing the temperature of the exhaust stream such that ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337835 | Baffle and tube for a heat exchanger The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for transferring heat from one fluid to another fluid, comprising a plurality of metallic tube continuously formed into four discrete helically wound coils, each coil having at least four turns, the coils being spati... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328586 | Repositionable attenuator A repositionable attenuator for a terminal unit in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system is disclosed. The attenuator is positionable between at least a first and a second position. This enables the attenuator to be attached to and shipped with the ter... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316109 | Lobed exhaust diffuser apparatus, system, and method A lobed exhaust diffuser apparatus, system, and method configured to cool exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine comprises a diffuser having a proximal end, configured to receive exhaust gases from the engine, and a distal end, configured to expel the exha... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314397 | Standby generator An exhaust system for an engine that produces an exhaust gas during operation. The exhaust system includes a manifold in fluid communication with the engine to receive the exhaust gas and a conduit extending from the manifold in a first direction. An outlet manifold... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302795 | Internal combustion engine/water source system An internal combustion engine system for automotive vehicle wherein liquid water is produced by cooling a portion of exhaust gases at elevated pressure to induce condensation. The use of elevated pressure allows condensation to occur at a higher dew point which is e... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296399 | Method to generate inert gas from exhaust gas on-site Methods for extracting and compressing an inert gas from an exhaust gas of an engine relate to providing an inert gas processing system including a multi-stage gas compressor to receive the exhaust gas from an exhaust gas processing system, a cooling and extraction ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293405 | Multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and method for operation thereof In a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and a method for operating a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, cylinders are assigned an exhaust line and, in each case, a gas inlet valve and a gas outlet valve which are used for the charge cycle. At least on... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287373 | Exhaust pipe collecting structure of multiple cylinder engine and personal watercraft An exhaust pipe collecting structure for a multi-cylinder engine unit having multiple cylinders including a first exhaust pipe group and a second exhaust pipe group, each of which has two exhaust pipes selected from four exhaust pipes respectively connected to the f... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275366 | High thermal efficiency Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system An emissions control system utilizes otherwise wasted heat to efficiently reduce emissions in a main exhaust flow. Heat stored in exhaust from an auxiliary generator (i.e., auxiliary exhaust) may be used to convert urea to ammonia used by a Selective Catalytic Reduc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263827 | Exhaust pipe insulator attaching structure for saddle-riding vehicle An air cleaner and an exhaust pipe insulator attaching structure for a vehicle engine. The air cleaner on a rear side of the engine includes an air cleaner element disposed in an upper portion inside an air cleaner case. An air cleaner intake-air duct is inserted in... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255836 | Analytical sensitivity enhancement by catalytic transformation A device and method for quantifying an impurity in an input gas stream. The device and method employ a catalyst to convert the impurity to a detectable species in an output gas stream, and the concentration of the detectable species is then measured by means of a de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255095 | Dual combustion mode engine In an engine in which a first portion of engine cylinders operate in HCCI combustion mode only and a second portion of engine cylinders operate in SI combustion mode only, two EGR ducts and valves are provided: a first EGR duct adapted to provide flow from an exhaus... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253353 | Thermoelectric augmented hybrid electric propulsion system A thermoelectric augmented hybrid electric propulsion system for a hybrid electric vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a combustion engine and an electric motor for rotating wheels of the vehicle. A thermoelectric device having a hot side provided in thermal c... | 08/07/2007 |
