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7314044 Marine emissions control  
A marine engine has an exhaust system including a catalyst cooled by a flow of coolant, a coolant injector that injects coolant into the flow of exhaust at a point downstream of the catalyst, and a...
7310940 Method of operating a system comprising a diesel engine and catalyst for exhaust gas purification  
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus of operating a drive system comprising an engine and an exhaust gas purification unit containing a catalyst, where the engine emits an exhaust gas...
7305825 Engine turbine temperature control system  
A turbine temperature control (TTC) system for regulating operation of an engine to control a temperature of a forced air induction device. The system includes a sensor that is responsive to an...
7305820 Exhaust gas control apparatus for internal combustion engine  
A converter ( 70 ) which houses a NOx storage/reduction catalyst is provided in an exhaust passage ( 2 ) of an engine ( 1 ). At a front half portion (inlet side portion) ( 7 a ) of a carrier of the...
7305818 Method for actuating an accumulator catalyst for nitrogen dioxide on an internal combustion engine for a vehicle, in particular a car  
A first range of operation for an accumulator catalyst in a vehicle is carried out in a poor operating mode when the engine is supplied with a lean mixture and nitrogen oxide contained in the...
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...
7299626 DPF regeneration monitoring method  
A method for operating an internal combustion engine ( 100 ) and exhaust system therefor includes the step of initiating a regeneration event in a diesel particulate filter (DPF 109 ) ( 401 ). A...
7299623 Method for controlling exhaust gas temperature and space velocity during regeneration to protect temperature sensitive diesel engine components and aftertreatment devices  
A method for controlling the temperature and/or space velocity of exhaust gas provides control of the maximum temperature of the exhaust gas to prevent thermal damage to the Diesel engine...
7296402 Diesel particulate filter service method  
A diesel particulate filter of a motor vehicle is cleaned of ash, typically using equipment already available in a service shop. The filter apparatus is disconnected from the exhaust system of a...
7293406 Engine control for low emission vehicle starting  
A method for rapidly heating an emission control device in an engine exhaust uses excess air added to the exhaust via an air introduction device. After an engine cold start, the engine is operated...
7293410 Internal combustion engine having an exhaust particulate filter  
A control unit prevents overheating of a particulate filter in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine during regeneration of the particulate filter if the regeneration deviates from...
7293404 Control device for internal combustion engine  
A device includes: downstream air-fuel ratio feedback control unit that performs feedback control of an upstream target air-fuel ratio so that a downstream air-fuel ratio detected by a downstream...
7293409 Process and system for improving combustion and exhaust aftertreatment of motor vehicle engines  
A diesel combustion engine system providing improved fuel combustion and exhaust aftertreatment includes: a diesel combustion engine having a liquid fuel intake, an air intake, a reformate intake,...
7293407 Method for operating a diesel engine  
The invention relates to a method for operating a diesel engine in which an air ratio (λ) of the fuel which is to be burnt and of the combustion air supplied is set by a control unit ( 14 )...
7294313 Device and method for producing ammonia from solid urea pellets  
A device for producing ammonia from urea pellets includes a pellet dispensing device, a pellet accelerator, a pellet shooting channel, and an ammonia reactor having a chamber or zone for shooting...
7292930 Attenuation of engine harshness during lean-to-rich transitions  
Engine systems and methods for accomplishing regeneration of a NOx adsorber ( 28 ) using in-cylinder post-injection in a way that creates a lean-rich transition (FIG. 3 ) for regenerating the NOx...
7287370 NOx-trap  
A NOx-trap composition comprises: (a) at least one first NOx storage component comprising at least one alkali metal supported on at least one first support material; and (b) a platinum oxidation...
7284368 Computer device to control operation during catalyst desulfurization to preserve catalytic function  
A system is described for improving engine and vehicle performance by considering the effects of exhaust conditions on catalyst particle growth. Specifically, engine operation is adjusted to reduce...
7284366 System and method for operating an engine having an exhaust gas recirculation system  
In an apparatus having an internal combustion engine, a compressor for compressing engine intake gases, a particulate filter for filtering particulate matter from engine exhaust, an exhaust gas...
7281368 Nox discharge quantity estimation method for internal combustion engine  
In an NO x discharge quantity estimation method for an internal combustion engine equipped with an EGR apparatus, the gas components (e.g., oxygen molecules and NO x ) of intake gas taken into a...
7278259 Apparatus for emissions control, system, and methods  
Methods, constructions, and systems for treating engine emissions. An engine includes a crankcase, an air intake, a blow-by vent, and an exhaust port; the crankcase emits blow-by gases through the...
7278260 Method for controlling an internal combustion engine for regenerating exhaust gas purifying means and device therefor  
A method for controlling an internal combustion engine for regenerating an exhaust gas purifying mechanism arranged on an exhaust line of the engine during a phase of regeneration of the purifying...
7275365 Method for controlling temperature in a diesel particulate filter during regeneration  
Uncontrolled regeneration in a Diesel particulate filter is prevented by controlling the concentration and mass flowrate of oxygen passing through the Diesel particulate filter during regeneration.
7276212 Exhaust articles for internal combustion engines  
Provided is a base metal undercoat containing catalyst and an exhaust article containing the catalyst. The catalyst contains a base metal undercoat with an oxygen storage component, and at least...
7273592 Combination exhaust gas post treatment/muffler device in the exhaust gas section of an internal combustion engine  
A combination exhaust gas post treatment/muffler device in the exhaust gas section of an internal combustion engine is provided. The exhaust gas post treatment within the muffler, which forms...
7273514 Apparatus and method for filtering particulate and NOx emissions  
An apparatus and method for filtering particulate from an internal combustion engine by use of monolithic particulate trap systems having porous walls ( 2 c , 24 c ). The porous walls ( 2 c , 24 c...
7272925 NOx reduction in lean burn engine exhaust  
The nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) content of lean-burn engine exhaust is beneficially prepared for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of these oxides to nitrogen by two sidestream...
7269941 Fuel injection control apparatus and fuel injection control method for internal combustion engine  
An internal combustion engine includes an in-cylinder injection valve and an intake passage injection valve. A control apparatus of the engine determines whether the temperature of a component...
7263825 Apparatus, system, and method for detecting and labeling a filter regeneration event  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting and evaluating a filter regeneration event. The apparatus, in one embodiment, is configured to determine whether an oxidation rate of...
7263822 Catalytic conversion of fuel and converter therefor  
For a process for the catalytic conversion of furl for removing oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, in which fuel and a part-stream of the exhaust gas or of the...
7263823 System for measuring NOx content of exhaust gas  
A system for measuring NOx content of an exhaust gas produced includes at least one controllable valve operable to direct exhaust gas to a NOx sensor only when measurement of the NOx content is...
7260930 Radio frequency-based particulate loading monitoring system  
A particulate trap regeneration system is provided, which may include a particulate trap having a filter medium configured to remove one or more types of particulate matter from an exhaust flow of...
7257944 System and method for controlling catalyst storage capacity  
The invention relates to a new method and system for optimizing the efficiency of an automotive catalytic converter by adjusting the engine air/fuel ratio based on estimates of the actual amount of...
7257945 Stripping ethanol from ethanol-blended fuels for use in NOx SCR  
A method to use diesel fuel alchohol micro emulsions (E-diesel) to provide a source of reductant to lower NO x emissions using selective catalytic reduction. Ethanol is stripped from the micro...
7257941 Model based diagnostics of an aftertreatment fuel dosing system  
The invention relates to systems and methods of detecting faults in an exhaust line fuel injection system. An expected relationship between a temperature within the exhaust system and a commanded...
7257942 Apparatus for emissions control, systems, and methods  
Methods, constructions, and systems for treating engine emissions. An engine having a crankcase includes air intake, blow-by vent, and exhaust port; the crankcase emits blow-by gases through the...
7254938 Power supply and transformer  
A circuit for providing a potential difference across a gap between two electrodes of a fuel reformer, oxides of nitrogen trap or soot filter regenerator for an internal combustion engine or the...
7251931 Accumulating amount estimating device detecting differential pressure of filter  
A filter is arranged in an exhaust passage of an engine. The filter supports a catalyst. An accumulating amount estimating means detects differential pressure of the filter to estimate an amount of...
7251932 Exhaust system and method for controlling exhaust gas flow and temperature through regenerable exhaust gas treatment devices  
A reconfigurable exhaust system provides selective positioning of exhaust gas treatment devices either near, or spaced from, the exhaust gas outlet port of a turbine of a turbocharged Diesel...
7249589 Hybrid vehicle and method for controlling hybrid vehicle  
In hybrid vehicle, when the shift position SP is set to the S position at which a driver is allowed to select any one of the shift positions SP 1 to SP 6 , and it is determined that warm-up of a...
7247190 Engine exhaust gas cleaning apparatus  
An engine exhaust gas cleaning apparatus is provided to minimize torque shock as during regeneration of an exhaust gas cleaning device. The engine exhaust gas cleaning apparatus comprises a fuel...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
7225612 Method and apparatus for conversion of NOx  
The invention refers to a method and apparatus for converting NO x and comprises the step of controlling a temperature in a NO x -LNT by adsorbing NO x in the LNT at a temperature below a...