Patents by Inventor Djamal Medioun

Djamal Medioun 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: 7500357
    Abstract: A system for assisting regeneration of a storage/release NOx trap integrated in an exhaust line (5) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4) is characterized in that it comprises gas admission means for admitting gas into the engine, means for injecting fuel (11) into the cylinders thereof in the form of at least pilot and main injections, and means for controlling (12) said gas admission and/or fuel injection means for periodically switching the engine (4) between a lean-mixture standard operating mode in which NOx is stored in the trap (6) and a rich-mixture regeneration operating mode, with at least two pilot injections (1, 2) and one main injection (3), in which NOx is released from the trap (6) and the trap is regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Peugeot Citron Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Ali Chaouche, Djamal Medioun, Yvon Beauge, Piet Ameloot, Mickael Gascoin
  • Patent number: 7219492
    Abstract: This system for assisting regeneration of a storage/release NOx trap integrated into an exhaust system (5) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4) is characterized in that it includes means (11) for injecting fuel into the cylinders of the engine (4) in the form of pilot injections and main injections and means (12) for controlling the injection means (11) to switch the engine (4) periodically from a standard mode of operation using a lean mixture and pilot injection and main injection, in which NOx are stored in the trap (6), to a regeneration mode of operation using a rich mixture, with at least two pilot or main injections depending on the engine load, in which NOx, are released from the trap (6) and the trap is regenerated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Yvon Beauge, Ali Chaouche, Djamal Medioun, Piet Ameloot, Mickael Gascoin
  • Publication number: 20060107652
    Abstract: A system for assisting regeneration of a storage/release NOx trap integrated in an exhaust line (5) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4) is characterized in that it comprises gas admission means for admitting gas into the engine, means for injecting fuel (11) into the cylinders thereof in the form of at least pilot and main injections, and means for controlling (12) said gas admission and/or fuel injection means for periodically switching the engine (4) between a lean-mixture standard operating mode in which NOx is stored in the trap (6) and a rich-mixture regeneration operating mode, with at least two pilot injections (1, 2) and one main injection (3), in which NOx is released from the trap (6) and the trap is regenerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Ali Chaouche, Djamal Medioun, Yvon Beauge, Piet Ameloot, Mickael Gascoin
  • Publication number: 20060042231
    Abstract: This system for assisting regeneration of a storage/release NOx trap integrated into an exhaust system (5) of a motor vehicle diesel engine (4) is characterized in that it includes means (11) for injecting fuel into the cylinders of the engine (4) in the form of pilot injections and main injections and means (12) for controlling the injection means (11) to switch the engine (4) periodically from a standard mode of operation using a lean mixture and pilot injection and main injection, in which NOx are stored in the trap (6), to a regeneration mode of operation using a rich mixture, with at least two pilot or main injections depending on the engine load, in which NOx, are released from the trap (6) and the trap is regenerated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Yvon Beauge, Ali Chaouche, Djamal Medioun, Piet Ameloot, Mickael Gascoin