Patents by Inventor Robert Walter McCabe
Robert Walter McCabe 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).
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Patent number: 9863348Abstract: A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Carolyn Parks Hubbard, Robert Walter McCabe, Eva Thanasiu, David Karl Bidner, James Michael Kerns, Nian Xiao, Helmut Hans Ruhland, Moritz Klaus Springer, Thomas Lorenz, Georg Louven, Jeffrey Scott Hepburn
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Patent number: 9446395Abstract: A low-temperature catalyst is provided for reducing cold-start hydrocarbon emissions. The catalyst comprises a platinum group metal impregnated onto an oxygen storage material. The catalyst may be used alone or may be included in a hydrocarbon trap containing a hydrocarbon adsorption material therein. The catalyst/hydrocarbon trap is positioned in the exhaust system of a vehicle downstream from a close-coupled catalyst such that the exhaust temperature at the catalyst location does not exceed 850° C. during normal vehicle operation and when combined with a hydrocarbon adsorption material in a trap, the exhaust temperature does not exceed 700° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Lifeng Xu, Robert Walter McCabe, Jason Aaron Lupescu
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Patent number: 9394844Abstract: A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Carolyn Parks Hubbard, Robert Walter McCabe, Eva Thanasiu, Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, Helmut Hans Ruhland, Moritz Klaus Springer, Thomas Lorenz, Georg Louven, David Karl Bidner
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Patent number: 9376949Abstract: Embodiments are described to improve the durability of a lean NOx aftertreatment system. According to one embodiment of the present invention an air injection system is used to inject air continuously into the exhaust system between the upstream three-way catalyst and the downstream selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst when the engine is operating at stoichiometric or rich air/fuel ratios and the exhaust temperatures are above a calibratable level (e.g., 700° C.). In another embodiment, an oxidation catalyst is positioned downstream of the air injection point to prevent exothermic reactions from occurring on the SCR. In another embodiment, the reductant for the SCR is generated in-situ. In yet another embodiment, a diverter valve with a reduction catalyst in a bypass arm is utilized to bypass the SCR during high load conditions.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Harendra S. Gandhi, Robert Walter McCabe, Joseph Robert Theis
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Publication number: 20150231566Abstract: A low-temperature catalyst is provided for reducing cold-start hydrocarbon emissions. The catalyst comprises a platinum group metal impregnated onto an oxygen storage material. The catalyst may be used alone or may be included in a hydrocarbon trap containing a hydrocarbon adsorption material therein. The catalyst/hydrocarbon trap is positioned in the exhaust system of a vehicle downstream from a close-coupled catalyst such that the exhaust temperature at the catalyst location does not exceed 850° C. during normal vehicle operation and when combined with a hydrocarbon adsorption material in a trap, the exhaust temperature does not exceed 700° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2014Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Lifeng Xu, Robert Walter McCabe, Jason Aaron Lupescu
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Publication number: 20150053190Abstract: A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventors: Carolyn Parks Hubbard, Robert Walter McCabe, Eva Thanasiu, Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, Helmut Hans Ruhland, Moritz Klaus Springer, Thomas Lorenz, Georg Louven, David Karl Bidner
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Patent number: 8875494Abstract: A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Carolyn Parks Hubbard, Robert Walter McCabe, Eva Thanasiu, Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, Helmut Hans Ruhland, Moritz Klaus Springer, Thomas Lorenz, Georg Louven, David Karl Bidner
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Publication number: 20140311126Abstract: Embodiments are described to improve the durability of a lean NOx aftertreatment system. According to one embodiment of the present invention an air injection system is used to inject air continuously into the exhaust system between the upstream three-way catalyst and the downstream selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst when the engine is operating at stoichiometric or rich air/fuel ratios and the exhaust temperatures are above a calibratable level (e.g., 700° C.). In another embodiment, an oxidation catalyst is positioned downstream of the air injection point to prevent exothermic reactions from occurring on the SCR. In another embodiment, the reductant for the SCR is generated in-situ. In yet another embodiment, a diverter valve with a reduction catalyst in a bypass arm is utilized to bypass the SCR during high load conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Harendra S. Gandhi, Robert Walter McCabe, Joseph Robert` Theis
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Patent number: 8776498Abstract: Embodiments are described to improve the durability of a lean NOx aftertreatment system. According to one embodiment of the present invention an air injection system is used to inject air continuously into the exhaust system between the upstream three-way catalyst and the downstream selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst when the engine is operating at stoichiometric or rich air/fuel ratios and the exhaust temperatures are above a calibratible level (e.g., 700° C.). In another embodiment, an oxidation catalyst is positioned downstream of the air injection point to prevent exothermic reactions from occurring on the SCR. In another embodiment, the reductant for the SCR is generated in-situ. In yet another embodiment, a diverter valve with a reduction catalyst in a bypass arm is utilized to bypass the SCR during high load conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Harendra S Gandhi, Robert Walter McCabe, Joseph Robert Theis
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Patent number: 8726638Abstract: The reduction of a NOx trap upon engine shutdown is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises adjusting a timing of creating a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap based upon the determined engine stop position. The creation of a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap may help to at least partially reactivate the lean NOx trap during engine shutoff.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John William Hoard, Lifeng Xu, Robert Walter McCabe, Karen Marie Adams
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Patent number: 8516980Abstract: A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a method for operating an engine by injecting a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel to at least an engine cylinder is presented. The method may prioritize the injection of the gaseous fuel in response to an amount of gaseous fuel stored in a fuel storage tank.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Leone, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Michael H. Shelby, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Robert Walter McCabe
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Patent number: 8371253Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for a controlling a flow of reformate fuel in a fuel system which includes a reformer and a storage tank coupled to an engine in a vehicle. The system includes a pump located between the reformer and the storage tank that is selectively operated in order to reduce parasitic losses on the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Leone, Robert Walter McCabe
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Publication number: 20130000570Abstract: A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a method for operating an engine by injecting a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel to at least an engine cylinder is presented. The method may prioritize the injection of the gaseous fuel in response to an amount of gaseous fuel stored in a fuel storage tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Leone, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Michael H. Shelby, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Robert Walter McCabe
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Patent number: 8341947Abstract: A system for filtering and oxidizing particulate matter produced by a gasoline direct injection engine is disclosed. In one embodiment, engine cylinder air-fuel is adjusted to allow soot to oxidize at an upstream particulate filter while exhaust gases are efficiently processed in a downstream catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, David Karl Bidner, Helmut Hans Ruhland, Moritz Klaus Springer, Thomas Lorenz, Georg Louven, Carolyn Parks Hubbard, Robert Walter McCabe, Eva Thanasiu, James Michael Kerns, Nian Xiao
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Patent number: 8307790Abstract: A method for operating an engine with a fuel reformer is presented. In one embodiment a method for operating an engine by injecting a gaseous fuel and a liquid fuel to at least an engine cylinder is presented. The method may prioritize the injection of the gaseous fuel in response to an amount of gaseous fuel stored in a fuel storage tank.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Leone, Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Gopichandra Surnilla, Michael H. Shelby, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Robert Walter McCabe
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Publication number: 20120110981Abstract: The reduction of a NOx trap upon engine shutdown is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises adjusting a timing of creating a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap based upon the determined engine stop position. The creation of a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap may help to at least partially reactivate the lean NOx trap during engine shutoff.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: John William Hoard, Lifeng Xu, Robert Walter McCabe, Karen Marie Adams
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Patent number: 8096111Abstract: The reduction of a NOx trap upon engine shutdown is disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises adjusting a timing of creating a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap based upon the determined engine stop position. The creation of a reductive environment in the exhaust conduit upstream of the lean NOx trap may help to at least partially reactivate the lean NOx trap during engine shutoff.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John William Hoard, Lifeng Xu, Robert Walter McCabe, Karen Marie Adams
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Patent number: 8062618Abstract: A diesel exhaust aftertreatment system and method are provided. The system includes a lean NOx trap for reducing NOx and a transition metal-exchanged zeolite booster catalyst positioned downstream from the lean NOx trap for further reducing NOx. The lean NOx trap includes a NOx adsorbent material and one or more platinum group metals, and has a platinum group metal loading of less than about 90 g/ft3. The aftertreatment system provides high NOx conversion over a broad temperature range without the use of ammonia as a major reductant.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Lifeng Xu, Harendra S Gandhi, Robert Walter McCabe, Clifford Norman Montreuil
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Publication number: 20110253072Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for a controlling a flow of reformate fuel in a fuel system which includes a reformer and a storage tank coupled to an engine in a vehicle. The system includes a pump located between the reformer and the storage tank that is selectively operated in order to reduce parasitic losses on the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Leone, Robert Walter McCabe
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Patent number: 8001934Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for a controlling a flow of reformate fuel in a fuel system which includes a reformer and a storage tank coupled to an engine in a vehicle. The system includes a pump located between the reformer and the storage tank that is selectively operated in order to reduce parasitic losses on the system.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas G. Leone, Robert Walter McCabe