Patents by Inventor Anders Tuomivaara

Anders Tuomivaara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8640443
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after treatment system includes a diesel particulate filter unit arranged downstream of a diesel engine, a NO2 reduction catalyst arranged downstream of said diesel particulate filter, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) arrangement arranged downstream of said NO2 reduction catalyst, a first injector for feeding reducing agent into the exhaust gas arranged downstream said particulate filter and upstream said NO2 reduction catalyst, a second injector for feeding reducing agent into the exhaust gas arranged downstream said NO2 reduction catalyst and upstream said selective catalytic reduction (SCR) arrangement. An exhaust gas after treatment method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Lucas Megas, Jonas Edvardsson, Carl-Johan Karlsson, Anders Tuomivaara, Jonas Jansson
  • Patent number: 8596045
    Abstract: A system and an on-board-diagnosis method is provided for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine including a diesel particulate filter unit which encompasses a particulate filter in which soot can be oxidized by NO2 and constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized in a nitrogen-oxides reduction unit arranged downstream of the diesel particulate filter unit, wherein the exhaust gas flows from the diesel particulate filter unit to the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit. The on-board-diagnosis method includes estimating an NO2 content upstream of the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit, measuring at least one of an NOx or NO2 content upstream of the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit, performing a comparison between the estimated and the measured contents, and, based on the result of the comparison deciding on at least one conditioning step of the diesel particulate filter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Anders Tuomivaara, Jonas Jansson, Lucas Megas, Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Carl-Johan Karlsson
  • Patent number: 8468806
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for operating an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine in which one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are oxidized in an oxidation catalyst and one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized by means of a group of possible chemical reactions of different type between the one or more constituents of the exhaust gas and catalytic material arranged in a selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst, wherein the exhaust gas flows from the oxidation catalyst to the selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst, wherein the steps are performed: (a) adjusting at least one desired ratio among one or more pairs of the one or more constituents by varying a space velocity of the exhaust gas in at least the oxidation catalyst; (b) varying the space velocity of the exhaust gas by varying one or more operation parameters of the engine; and (c) establishing the ratio to a value at least approaching the desired ratio among the one or more pairs of the one or more constituents at th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Jonas Jansson, Carl-Johan Karlsson, Lucas Megas, Anders Tuomivaara
  • Publication number: 20100139250
    Abstract: A system and a method are provided for operating an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine in which one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are oxidized in an oxidation catalyst and one or more constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized by means of a group of possible chemical reactions of different type between the one or more constituents of the exhaust gas and catalytic material arranged in a selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst, wherein the exhaust gas flows from the oxidation catalyst to the selective-catalytic-reduction catalyst, wherein the steps are performed: (a) adjusting at least one desired ratio among one or more pairs of the one or more constituents by varying a space velocity of the exhaust gas in at least the oxidation catalyst; (b) varying the space velocity of the exhaust gas by varying one or more operation parameters of the engine; and (c) establishing the ratio to a value at least approaching the desired ratio among the one or more pairs of the one or more constituents at th
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Jonas Jansson, Carl-Johan Karlsson, Lucas Megas, Anders Tuomivaara
  • Publication number: 20100126151
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after treatment system includes a diesel particulate filter unit arranged downstream of a diesel engine, a NO2 reduction catalyst arranged downstream of said diesel particulate filter, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) arrangement arranged downstream of said NO2 reduction catalyst, a first injector for feeding reducing agent into the exhaust gas arranged downstream said particulate filter and upstream said NO2 reduction catalyst, a second injector for feeding reducing agent into the exhaust gas arranged downstream said NO2 reduction catalyst and upstream said selective catalytic reduction (SCR) arrangement. An exhaust gas after treatment method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Lucas Megas, Jonas Edvardsson, Carl-Johan Karlsson, Anders Tuomivaara, Jonas Jansson
  • Publication number: 20100101213
    Abstract: A system and an on-board-diagnosis method is provided for an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine including a diesel particulate filter unit which encompasses a particulate filter in which soot can be oxidized by NO2 and constituents of the exhaust gas are deoxidized in a nitrogen-oxides reduction unit arranged downstream of the diesel particulate filter unit, wherein the exhaust gas flows from the diesel particulate filter unit to the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit. The on-board-diagnosis method includes estimating an NO2 content upstream of the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit, measuring at least one of an NOx or NO2 content upstream of the nitrogen-oxides reduction unit, performing a comparison between the estimated and the measured contents, and, based on the result of the comparison deciding on at least one conditioning step of the diesel particulate filter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB
    Inventors: Anders Tuomivaara, Jonas Jansson, Lucas Megas, Lennart Andersson, Jonas Edvardsson, Carl-Johan Karlsson