Patents by Inventor Michele Reichenbach

Michele Reichenbach 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).

  • Active lean NOx catalyst diagnostics
    Patent number: 6990854
    Abstract: An accurate thermodynamic model of an Active Lean NOx (ALNC) Catalyst is presented. The model takes into account hydrocarbon storage and release mechanisms of the ALNC, as well as the degradation in the ALNC hydrocarbon conversion efficiency due to ageing, and thus provides a more accurate estimate of an exotherm generated by hydrocarbon combustion in the ALNC. The estimated exotherm can them be used to detect system degradation and identify components responsible for the degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michiel van Nieuwstadt, Michele Reichenbach, Fumin Yuan
  • Diesel aftertreatment systems
    Patent number: 6990800
    Abstract: An accurate thermodynamic model of an Active Lean NOx (ALNC) Catalyst is presented. The model takes into account hydrocarbon storage and release mechanisms of the ALNC, as well as the degradation in the ALNC hydrocarbon conversion efficiency due to ageing, and thus provides a more accurate estimate of an exotherm generated by hydrocarbon combustion in the ALNC. The estimated exotherm can them be used to detect system degradation and identify components responsible for the degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michiel van Nieuwstadt, Michele Reichenbach, Fumin Yuan
  • Diesel aftertreatment systems
    Publication number: 20050252197
    Abstract: An accurate thermodynamic model of an Active Lean NOx (ALNC) Catalyst is presented. The model takes into account hydrocarbon storage and release mechanisms of the ALNC, as well as the degradation in the ALNC hydrocarbon conversion efficiency due to ageing, and thus provides a more accurate estimate of an exotherm generated by hydrocarbon combustion in the ALNC. The estimated exotherm can them be used to detect system degradation and identify components responsible for the degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Michiel Nieuwstadt, Michele Reichenbach, Fumin Yuan
  • Diesel aftertreatment systems
    Publication number: 20050103099
    Abstract: An accurate thermodynamic model of an Active Lean NOx (ALNC) Catalyst is presented. The model takes into account hydrocarbon storage and release mechanisms of the ALNC, as well as the degradation in the ALNC hydrocarbon conversion efficiency due to ageing, and thus provides a more accurate estimate of an exotherm generated by hydrocarbon combustion in the ALNC. The estimated exotherm can them be used to detect system degradation and identify components responsible for the degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Michiel van Nieuwstadt, Michele Reichenbach, Fumin Yuan
  • Diesel aftertreatment systems
    Publication number: 20050102998
    Abstract: An accurate thermodynamic model of an Active Lean NOx (ALNC) Catalyst is presented. The model takes into account hydrocarbon storage and release mechanisms of the ALNC, as well as the degradation in the ALNC hydrocarbon conversion efficiency due to ageing, and thus provides a more accurate estimate of an exotherm generated by hydrocarbon combustion in the ALNC. The estimated exotherm can them be used to detect system degradation and identify components responsible for the degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Michiel van Nieuwstadt, Michele Reichenbach, Fumin Yuan