Patents by Inventor Piet Ameloot

Piet Ameloot 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: 7367181
    Abstract: The system for assisting the regeneration of depollution means (1) integrated in an exhaust line (2) of a heat engine (3) of a motor vehicle, by switching the engine between operation in lean mode and operation in rich mode in accordance with various parameters (7, 8) for controlling the operation of the engine, is characterized in that it comprises means (9) for measuring the temperature of the gases for supplying the engine and means (8) for correcting at least one parameter for controlling the operation of the engine in rich mode as a function of the measured temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Piet Ameloot, Pascal Folliot
  • Patent number: 7356989
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for providing assistance in regenerating depollution means included in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle engine, the system comprising means for controlling the operation of the engine in order to switch the engine between operation in a standard lean mode and operation in a nominal rich mode for regeneration by using post-injection of fuel into the cylinders of the engine and by modifying at least one engine operation control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Pascal Folliot, Piet Ameloot
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7182078
    Abstract: A system for assisting regeneration of depollution included in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle engine by switching the engine between operation in lean mode and operation in rich mode, depending on various parameters for controlling the operation of the engine, which includes a lambda probe placed in the exhaust gas outlet from the engine, and which corrects at least one of the operating parameters of the engine in order to provide closed-loop regulation of the richness of the exhaust gas about a target value while the engine is operating in rich mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Piet Ameloot, Pascal Folliot
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20050188685
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for providing assistance in regenerating depollution means included in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle engine, the system comprising means for controlling the operation of the engine in order to switch the engine between operation in a standard lean mode and operation in a nominal rich mode for regeneration by using post-injection of fuel into the cylinders of the engine and by modifying at least one engine operation control parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Pascal Folliot, Piet Ameloot
  • Publication number: 20050166903
    Abstract: A system for assisting regeneration of depollution means (1) included in an exhaust system (2) of a motor vehicle engine (3) by switching the engine between operation in lean mode and operation in rich mode, depending on various parameters for controlling the operation of the engine, the system being characterized in that it comprises a lambda probe (9) placed in the exhaust gas outlet from the engine, and means for correcting at least one of the operating parameters of the engine (3) in order to provide closed-loop regulation of the richness of said exhaust gas about a target value while the engine is operating in rich mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Piet Ameloot, Pascal Folliot
  • Publication number: 20050166591
    Abstract: The system for assisting the regeneration of depollution means (1) integrated in an exhaust line (2) of a heat engine (3) of a motor vehicle, by switching the engine between operation in lean mode and operation in rich mode in accordance with various parameters (7, 8) for controlling the operation of the engine, is characterized in that it comprises means (9) for measuring the temperature of the gases for supplying the engine and means (8) for correcting at least one parameter for controlling the operation of the engine in rich mode as a function of the measured temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Piet Ameloot, Pascal Folliot