Patents by Inventor Kurt Reichelderfer

Kurt Reichelderfer 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ABATING CARBON MONOXIDE IN AN EXHAUST STREAM
    Publication number: 20110283676
    Abstract: A method for abating carbon monoxide in an exhaust stream may include injecting an amount of air into the exhaust stream to produce an air/exhaust mixture; measuring an air/fuel ratio of the air/exhaust mixture; reacting carbon monoxide in the air/exhaust mixture with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst to produce carbon dioxide to abate carbon monoxide in the air/exhaust mixture; measuring a temperature of the catalyst; and adjusting the amount of air injected into the exhaust stream based on the air/fuel ratio or the temperature of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Reichelderfer, David Euler