Patents by Inventor Emiliano SANTILLO

Emiliano SANTILLO 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).

  • Method for controlling injection of diesel exhaust fluid into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8726641
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling injection of Diesel Exhaust Fluid into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine equipped with a Selective Reduction Catalyst. The method includes, but is not limited to monitoring a value of a control parameter influencing an operation of the Selective Reduction Catalyst, injecting a quantity of Diesel Exhaust Fluid, controlling the quantity of Diesel Exhaust Fluid to be injected employing a closed loop procedure or an open loop procedure, switching between the closed loop procedure and the open loop procedure, when value of the control parameter crosses a first threshold value of the control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Igor Zanetti, Emiliano Santillo
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INJECTION OF DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID INTO AN EXHAUST PIPE OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110283678
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling injection of Diesel Exhaust Fluid into an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine equipped with a Selective Reduction Catalyst. The method includes, but is not limited to monitoring a value of a control parameter influencing an operation of the Selective Reduction Catalyst, injecting a quantity of Diesel Exhaust Fluid, controlling the quantity of Diesel Exhaust Fluid to be injected employing a closed loop procedure or an open loop procedure, switching between the closed loop procedure and the open loop procedure, when value of the control parameter crosses a first threshold value of the control parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Igor ZANETTI, Emiliano SANTILLO