Patents by Inventor Philippe Nappez

Philippe Nappez 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).

  • Doser and mixer for a vehicle exhaust system
    Patent number: 9266075
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer and a doser that sprays a reducing agent into the mixer to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component. The doser is mounted in a tangential orientation relative to a point defined at an intersection of a doser axis with a theoretical cylinder that surrounds a center axis of the mixer and is defined by a variable radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Chapman, Eduardo Alano, Philippe Nappez, Eric Ottaviani
  • DOSER AND MIXER FOR A VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150273411
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer and a doser that sprays a reducing agent into the mixer to be thoroughly mixed with engine exhaust gases prior to introduction of the mixture into a downstream exhaust component. The doser is mounted in a tangential orientation relative to a point defined at an intersection of a doser axis with a theoretical cylinder that surrounds a center axis of the mixer and is defined by a variable radius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Chapman, Eduardo Alano, Philippe Nappez, Eric Ottaviani