Having Means For Regenerating, Replacing, Or Feeding Liquid Or Solid Reagent Or Catalyst Patents (Class 60/295)
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Patent number: 9200793Abstract: A heat dissipation device for lamps comprises an AC electromagnet coil, a rotor, a support, a filmcoated sheet and a heat sink, the rotor being assembled together with the support via a rotating shaft, the AC electromagnet coil and the support being assembled together, the filmcoated sheet and the heat sink being connected together to form an airbag, the support being provided thereon with a lifting mechanism that is connected with the filmcoated sheet, the lower surface of the rotor being designed with a lug for intermittently pressing the lifting mechanism during the rotation; and, the lifting mechanism comprises an expansion link, a spring, a spring pressing member and a membrane connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignees: DONG GUAN AMC LIGHTING CO., LTD., WAC LIGHTING CO.Inventors: Changyao Wang, Greg Tayco
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Patent number: 9194268Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for performing diagnostics of a selective catalytic reduction (“SCR”) device in an exhaust gas treatment system of an internal combustion engine. The method includes monitoring an amount of sulfur in the SCR device of the exhaust treatment system and monitoring, by an SCR diagnostics module, an efficiency of the SCR device and indicating when the efficiency of the SCR device falls below an efficiency diagnostics threshold. Based on determining that the amount of sulfur in the SCR device is above a first threshold, the method includes disabling an operation of the SCR diagnostics module.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Janean E. Kowalkowski, Amr Radwan, Sarah Funk
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Patent number: 9186664Abstract: An intelligent post-treatment and regeneration control method for an engineering machinery engine, comprising an automatic and manual regenerated auxiliary load loading control method.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignees: SHANGHAI HUAXING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHANGHAI SANY HEAVY MACHINERY LIMITEDInventors: Qinghua Dai, Donghui Cao, Xiangxing Shi
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Patent number: 9169766Abstract: An exhaust treatment system to treat exhaust gas includes a particulate filter configured to trap soot contained in the exhaust gas, and a pressure sensor that outputs a pressure signal indicative of a pressure differential of the particulate filter. A soot mass module is configured to determine a soot mass indicative of an amount of soot stored in the particulate filter based on the pressure differential. The soot mass is selectively determined according to a first soot model or a second soot model. An adaptation soot load module corrects the first soot model based on the second soot model such that the first soot model is adapted to the second soot model. A frequency regeneration module determines an actual rate at which the first soot model is corrected. The frequency regeneration module further determines the particulate filter is excessively regenerated based on the actual rate and a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Min Sun, Michelangelo Ardanese, Raffaello Ardanese, Vincent J. Tylutki, Giuseppe Schiavone
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Patent number: 9163537Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system includes a particulate filter to collect particulate matter from exhaust gas flowing therethrough. The particulate filter realizes a pressure thereacross in response to the exhaust gas flow. A delta pressure sensor determines a first pressure upstream from the particulate filter and a second pressure downstream from the particulate filter. A delta pressure module is in electrical communication with the delta pressure sensor. The delta pressure module determines a pressure differential value based on a difference between the first pressure and the second pressure and generates a diagnostic signal based on a plurality of the pressure differential values and a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Janean E. Kowalkowski, Vincent J. Tylutki, Benjamin Radke, Manoharan Thiagarajan
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Patent number: 9140169Abstract: A method for controlling regeneration within an after-treatment component of a compression-ignition engine comprises calculating an initial estimate of accumulated particulate matter based on a pressure-based soot accumulation model and a pressure drop index indicative of a decrease in pressure across the component. An adjusted estimate of accumulated particulate matter in the component is calculated based on the initial estimate and a soot prediction error inherent in the soot model. The adjusted estimate is compared to a predetermined threshold associated with the after-treatment component, and a remedial action is initiated when the adjusted estimate of accumulated particulate matter in the after-treatment component exceeds the predetermined threshold. The pressure-based soot accumulation model may be configured to predict soot accumulation in the absence of passive regeneration, and an adjusted kinetic burn model may be used to estimate a quantity of soot disposed through passive regeneration.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Michelangelo Ardanese, Rebecca J Darr, Raffaello Ardanese, Paul Jasinkiewicz, Min Sun
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Patent number: 9133744Abstract: A vehicle exhaust gas treatment apparatus includes a DPF with SCR coating. An inlet piping fluidly communicates with the DPF and is positioned generally parallel to the DPF. An outlet pipe fluidly communicates with the DPF and is positioned generally parallel to the DPF. The apparatus is arranged such that exhaust gas flows through the inlet pipe in a first direction from a first inlet pipe end to a second inlet pipe end. The exhaust gas flows through the DPF in a second direction, generally parallel to and opposite to the first direction. The gas flows through the outlet pipe generally in the first direction from a first outlet pipe end to a second outlet pipe end.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLCInventors: Nicholas Birkby, Geoff Morgan
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Patent number: 9133752Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a urea injection amount of a vehicle provides precision improvement of urea injection by determining a urea injection amount according to a collection amount of soot that is collected at an SCR integral diesel particulate filter and an accumulation amount of ash. The method includes: detecting a collection amount of soot that is collected at the SCR integral diesel particulate filter and calculating an effective volume of the SCR integral diesel particulate filter according to enlargement of an accumulation amount of ash; calculating an NH3 target storage amount by reflecting the soot collection amount and an effective volume decrement according to ash accumulation; and providing urea injection by determining an NH3 storage control amount and determining a urea necessary injection amount according to the NH3 target storage amount.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Daesu Jun
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Patent number: 9132386Abstract: An exhaust system includes a first SCR catalyst and a second SCR catalyst positioned downstream of the first SCR catalyst. A first injector is provided upstream of the first SCR catalyst, and a second injector is provided upstream of the second SCR catalyst. The exhaust system further includes a gaseous ammonia supply device fluidly connected to the first injector for supplying gaseous ammonia to the exhaust gas by the first injector, and an ammonia-containing reductant reservoir fluidly connected to the second injector for supplying a fluid ammonia-containing reductant, such as urea, to the exhaust gas by the second injector. The first SCR catalyst has a smaller volume than the second SCR catalyst for a fast warm-up of the first SCR catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar ABInventors: Sören Udd, John Korsgren
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Patent number: 9127602Abstract: A control device is applied to an engine having a supercharger and a control value. The supercharger contains an opening-area control member that changes an opening-area of an approach zone to a turbine of the supercharger so as to change an amount of energy of the exhaust gas entering into the supercharger. The control valve changes a valve-opening degree so as to change an amount of energy of the exhaust gas entering into the supercharger. At a certain instruction time point, the control device gives an instruction to the control valve so as to change the valve-opening degree by a target difference. At this time point, the control device gives an instruction to the opening-area control member, based on the target difference and a parameter relating to a response-time length of the control valve, so as to change the opening-area of the approach zone.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Taku Ibuki
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Patent number: 9121159Abstract: A construction machine provided with an exhaust gas purifying device for an internal combustion engine includes an energy-wasting operation judging unit that judges whether or not an operation of the construction machine is an energy-wasting operation, a judgment result notifier that notifies a judgment result of the energy-wasting operation judging unit to an outside, a regeneration treatment judging unit that judges whether or not a regeneration treatment of the exhaust gas purifying device is to be conducted, and a notification restricting unit that restricts the judgment result notifier from notifying the judgment result of the energy-wasting operation judging unit when the regeneration treatment judging unit judges that the regeneration treatment of the exhaust gas purifying device is to be conducted.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Yamashita, Masaaki Okamoto
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Patent number: 9121314Abstract: The invention relates to a method for protecting a DPF in the exhaust section of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle from unintentional combustion of soot in the DPF. According to the invention, the motor vehicle is a hybrid vehicle having at least one electric machine and is able to be driven exclusively by one or more electric machine(s) for some time. The vehicle is operated in a DPF protection mode if the system detects that unintentional combustion of soot is taking place or threatening to take place in the DPF, initiating an automatic decoupling of the combustion engine from the wheel drive train, forward propulsion demands by the driver are met exclusively with the aid of the one or more electric machine(s), and the combustion engine is switched off completely or is operated with stable stoichiometric combustion.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Yasser Mohamed sayed Yacoub
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Patent number: 9109496Abstract: The present application relates to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device and to a method for exhaust-gas aftertreatment. According to one aspect of the present application, the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device has, in the exhaust manifold of the internal combustion engine, a filter passage with, for the exhaust-gas stream, a through-path that is variably adjustable over time during the operation of the exhaust-gas aftertreatment device.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Yasser Mohamed sayed Yacoub
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Patent number: 9097150Abstract: A method of estimating a variation of a quantity of soot accumulated in a diesel particulate filter coupled to an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes a passive-regeneration check for checking whether a passive regeneration of the diesel particulate filter is occurring and, if this check yields that a passive regeneration is actually occurring, the method includes determining an initial quantity of soot that was accumulated in the diesel particulate filter when the passive regeneration began and determining a rough variation of the quantity of soot accumulated in the diesel particulate filter. An engine speed and an engine load are determined and, using the engine speed, the engine load, and the initial quantity of soot, a correction is determined. The variation of the quantity of soot accumulated in the diesel particulate filter is calculated as a function of the rough variation and the correction.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Giuseppe Schiavone, Giacomo Latrofa, Markus Hemm
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Patent number: 9091190Abstract: A method of correcting a soot mass estimate in a vehicle exhaust aftertreatment device includes monitoring an exhaust gas pressure drop across a particulate filter included with the vehicle exhaust aftertreatment device. Following the detection of a pressure drop, a controller may determine a soot mass estimate from the monitored pressure drop; determine an ash volume estimate representative of an amount of ash within the particulate filter; determine an ash correction factor from the soot mass estimate and the ash volume estimate; and calculate a corrected soot mass value by multiplying the ash correction factor with the soot mass estimate. If the corrected soot mass value exceeds a threshold, the controller may generate a corresponding particulate filter regeneration request.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Douglas Christopher Sarsen, Christopher Whitt, Christopher C. Swoish, Rebecca J. Darr
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Patent number: 9086000Abstract: A diesel particulate filter (“DPF”) system that suppresses clogging of a DPF and enhances convenience including accumulated particulate matter (“PM”) quantity estimator for estimating an accumulated PM quantity in an idle state; and a long low idle forced regeneration unit 5 that if the accumulated PM quantity estimated by the accumulated PM quantity estimation estimator exceeds a predetermined quantity, performs long low idle forced regeneration that automatically performs regeneration of the DPF, and the long low idle forced regeneration unit, when a vehicle starts moving during long low idle forced regeneration, performs automatic regeneration of the diesel particulate filter while the vehicle is moving.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITEDInventors: Hitoshi Satou, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Takashi Haseyama
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Patent number: 9086004Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a system for active regeneration of a DPF of a diesel engine, and more particularly, to a system and a method for active regeneration of a DPF including an electro-hydraulic pump, in which a non-work load is arbitrarily provided to the diesel engine to quickly perform active regeneration of the DPF even in a state in which substantial work of the construction machine having an electro-hydraulic pump is stopped, and to this end, provides a system and a method for active regeneration of a DPF of a construction machine in that, when performing the active regeneration of the DPF, a center bypass cut valve is driven to convert a hydraulic system of the construction machine to an open state, a predetermined flow rate of working fluid is discharged from the electro-hydraulic pump using an adjustor such as an electromagnetic proportional control valve (EPPR), and the working fluid is collected in to a tank through an opened center bypass line, thus allowingType: GrantFiled: December 26, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bong Jin Lee, Yong Ho Tho, Ho Sung Kim
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Patent number: 9080481Abstract: A construction machine hydraulic drive system that performs load sensing control is capable of efficiently burning and removing deposits on a filter in an exhaust gas purifying device through pump output increasing control and to be free from faults in the pump output increasing control even when an actuator is operated during the pump output increasing control. A solenoid switching valve is switched so that output pressure of an engine speed detecting valve is guided to a pressure receiving portion of an LS control valve and a pressure receiving portion of an unloading valve when a start of regeneration is not directed, and delivery pressure of a pilot pump is guided to the pressure receiving portion and the pressure receiving portion when the start of the regeneration is directed, to thereby disable load sensing control to increase capacity of a main pump and increase set pressure of the unloading valve.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshifumi Takebayashi, Kiwamu Takahashi, Kazushige Mori, Natsuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 9080311Abstract: A control pressure switching valve is disposed between a displacement regulator and a pressure control valve. The control pressure switching valve is switched between a control position (j), in which a load sensing control pressure (PLS) is permitted to be outputted from the pressure control valve to the displacement regulator, and a control release position (k), in which the load sensing control pressure (PLS) to be outputted to the displacement regulator is reduced to a prescribed low pressure value. When the regeneration of a filter is determined to be necessary, the controller switches the control pressure switching valve to the control release position (k). When the load sensing control pressure (PLS) is reduced to the low pressure value with the control pressure switching valve switched to the control release position (k), the displacement regulator increases a delivery displacement of a hydraulic pump, thereby increasing rotational load of an engine.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii, Yoshifumi Takebayashi, Shuuhei Noguchi, Hajime Kurikuma
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Patent number: 9080494Abstract: A method of monitoring regeneration of a particulate filter is provided. The method includes evaluating whether a regeneration event is based on a fixed threshold condition; selectively setting a pass or fail status based on the evaluating; and generating a message indicating the pass or fail status.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Janean E Kowalkowski, Cheryl J Stark
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Patent number: 9074559Abstract: The engine emissions control system using an ion transport membrane incorporates an ion transport membrane unit into a closed, recirculating intake and exhaust system in the engine. The unit has a housing defining an air intake channel separated from an exhaust gas recirculation channel by an ion transport membrane. The membrane is permeable to oxygen, but is impermeable to nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide. Oxygen drawn from ambient air in the air intake channel is transported through the membrane to enrich the flow of exhaust gases in the exhaust gas recirculation channel, which is transported through a conduit to the engine intake for combustion of hydrocarbon fuel. The oxygenated exhaust gases may include uncombusted fuel or incomplete combustion products. Exhaust and intake accumulators may smooth the gas pulses. The accumulated or excess carbon dioxide and water in the exhaust is recovered from the system into onboard storage tanks or containers.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Medhat Ahmed Nemitallah, Mohamed Abdel-Aziz Habib
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Patent number: 9074522Abstract: A four-way exhaust gas valve has a permanent inlet, a permanent outlet, a selectable inlet, a selectable outlet and a pivotable valve flap. The pivotable valve flap is arranged for switching between a first mode of operation, in which exhaust gas entering through the permanent inlet is guided directly to the permanent outlet, and a second mode of operation, in which exhaust gas entering through the permanent inlet is discharged through the selectable outlet and exhaust gas re-entering through the selectable inlet is discharged through the permanent outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: EBERSPAECHER EXHAUST TECHNOLOGY GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Denis Scholt, Christoph Illi, Rolf Duerrstein, Georg Wirth
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Patent number: 9057306Abstract: A device for delivering reducing agent from a tank to a metering unit includes a pulsating delivery pump for delivering reducing agent in a delivery direction through a delivery line from the tank to the metering unit. The delivery line includes at least two separate ducts in regions downstream of the delivery pump in the delivery direction. The ducts form flow paths having different propagation times for the reducing agent. This leads, in particular, to cost-effective noise reduction for such delivery systems. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Wolfgang Maus, Ludwig Wieres, Rolf Brueck, Peter Hirth, Jan Hodgson
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Patent number: 9051858Abstract: An engine system includes an electronically controlled compression ignition engine configured to burn diesel fuel to produce an exhaust with a temperature and NOx to soot ratio. An aftertreatment system is fluidly connected to the engine and includes a diesel oxidation catalyst, a reductant supply, and a diesel particulate filter coated with a NOx reduction catalyst but not the diesel oxidation catalyst. A soot load density in the diesel particulate filter is stabilized by oxidizing soot at about a same rate as the compression ignition engine is supplying soot to the aftertreatment system without active regeneration. A NOx reduction reaction is catalyzed by the NOx reduction catalyst on the diesel particulate filter.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ronald Graham Silver, David Mark Heaton, James Joshua Driscoll, Anibal Villatoro Prats, Lyn McWilliam
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Patent number: 9046016Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling regeneration for an exhaust system including a particulate filter is provided, where the method includes determining a mass flow rate of oxygen, determining a particulate mass, providing information describing desired set point temperatures corresponding to oxygen mass flow rates and particulate mass values and determining a temperature set point for exhaust gas entering the particulate filter based on the mass flow rate of oxygen, the particulate mass and the information describing desired set point temperatures corresponding to oxygen mass flow rates and particulate mass values. The method further includes communicating a signal to control a parameter for at least one selected from the group consisting of: a hydrocarbon injector, a heating device and a fuel injector configured to provide hydrocarbon post-injection to a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, the controlling based on the determined temperature set point.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Thomas Larose, Jr., John A. Catalogna, Jianwen Li
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Patent number: 9046017Abstract: A regeneration control device of a diesel particulate filter, includes: a regeneration control unit configured to combust particulate matter accumulated in a diesel particulate filter that removes the particulate matter from exhaust gas of an engine and regenerate the diesel particulate filter when an accumulation amount of the particulate matter accumulated in the diesel particulate filter exceeds a predetermined value, wherein the regeneration control unit is configured to perform lower limit control in which a lower limit of an engine speed is set to a value greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value during the regeneration.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuro Nakazato, Shuhei Kawaoka
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Publication number: 20150143799Abstract: A system of dusulfurizing an LNT may control desulfurization of the LNT provided in an apparatus of purifying exhaust gas, in which the LNT may be adapted to absorb nitrogen oxide (NOx) contained in the exhaust gas at a lean air/fuel ratio and to release the absorbed nitrogen oxide and reduce the nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas or the released nitrogen oxide at a rich air/fuel ratio and the apparatus of purifying exhaust gas may further include a particulate filter trapping particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas as soot and regenerated by burning the trapped soot when a regeneration condition is satisfied, and a controller controlling desulfurization of the LNT and regeneration of the particulate filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Jin Ha Lee
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Patent number: 9038374Abstract: A delivery device for a reducing agent includes a metallic housing, at least one externally mounted metal suction pipe and an external pressure port. A metallic base plate, at which at least one pump and ducts are provided, is disposed inside the housing. The suction pipe, the housing, the metallic base plate, and the pump are in heat-conducting contact with each other. An elongate heating element is disposed next to the suction pipe. A tank configuration for a reducing agent and a motor vehicle having a tank configuration, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Rolf Brück, Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers
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Patent number: 9038375Abstract: An exhaust gas temperature raising processing system, which increases a load acting on an engine to raise the exhaust gas temperature, includes an electric assist motor connected to the engine and an inverter for adjusting a torque of the electric assist motor. It also includes a main controller having a first determination unit for determining whether or not an actuator control valve is in a non-feed state and a second determination unit for determining whether or not clogging has occurred on a filter of an exhaust gas purification system. When the non-feed state is determined by the first determination unit and clogging is determined to have occurred on the filter by the second determination unit, the main controller drives the electric assist motor to generate electric power such that a load acting on the engine is increased.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Iwasaki, Kouji Ishikawa, Takatoshi Ooki, Shinji Nishikawa, Takato Satake
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Patent number: 9038369Abstract: Methods and systems for diagnosing inadequate performance and/or degradation of one or more components of an aftertreatment system are disclosed, the components including at least an oxidation catalyst that is positioned upstream from an SCR catalyst. A performance degradation analysis of the oxidation catalyst is based on a comparison of measurements received from a first nitrous oxide (NOx) sensor located upstream of the oxidation catalyst and a second NOx sensor located downstream from the oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Nassim Khaled, Richard A. Booth
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Patent number: 9038373Abstract: A system includes an engine, an exhaust conduit for the engine, a first SCR catalyst fluidly coupled to the exhaust conduit, and a second SCR catalyst fluidly coupled to the exhaust conduit at a position downstream of the first SCR catalyst. The system further includes an ammonia sensor positioned between the first and second SCR catalysts. A reductant doser is positioned upstream of the first SCR catalyst. The system includes a controller that determines an amount of NH3 present from the NH3 sensor, and computes an actuator response function from at least one operating condition of the first SCR catalyst. The actuator response function includes a reductant injector response as a function of the amount of NH3, and the actuator response function includes a response discontinuity. The controller further determines a reductant injection amount from the amount of NH3 and the actuator response function, and provides a reductant injector command.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Mert Geveci, Andrew W. Osburn, Donald W. Stanton
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Publication number: 20150135680Abstract: A system and method for regeneration of an aftertreatment component are described. The disclosed method can employ any one or combination of operating modes that obtain a target condition of the exhaust gas to support or initiate regeneration of the aftertreatment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Ancimer, Axel Otto zur Loye, Arvind Suresh, Colin L. Norris
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Patent number: 9032714Abstract: An exhaust purification system is provided that can decrease the load acting on a device treating PM, even when switched to stoich operation. The exhaust purification system includes: a PM treatment device, a three-way purification catalyst, an LAF sensor, and an ECU (3) that performs feedback control so that an LAF sensor output (Vex) becomes a target value (Vop) determined so that the three-way purification reaction is optimized during stoich operation. The ECU (3) includes a fuel controller (32) that determines a fuel injection amount (Gfuel) so that a state in which an air/fuel ratio of the air/fuel mixture is leaner than stoich and a state richer than stoich are alternately realized by modulating a fuel correction amount (dGfuel) determined so as to cause the LAF sensor output (Vex) to converge to the target value (Vop) by employing a predetermined modulation algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.Inventors: Yuji Yasui, Hideki Matsunaga, Naohiro Sato, Masafumi Sakota
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Patent number: 9032718Abstract: In an engine device provided with an engine which serves as a power source, an exhaust gas purifying filter device which is arranged in an exhaust gas path of the engine, and control means which executes a low rotation control for lowering an engine speed to a predetermined first low rotating speed at a time when a previously set low rotation condition is established, the control means is structured such as to maintain the engine speed at a second low rotating speed which is higher than the first low rotating speed, for suppressing a reduction of an exhaust gas temperature at a time when both of the low rotation condition and a previously set forced regeneration condition are established.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Yanmar Co., LtdInventor: Yasuo Noma
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Patent number: 9032709Abstract: Provided is an emission treatment system and method for simultaneously remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams. The emission treatment system has an oxidation catalyst upstream of a soot filter coated with a material effective in the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx by a reductant, e.g., ammonia. Also provided is a method for disposing an SCR catalyst composition on a wall flow monolith that provides adequate catalyst loading, but does not result in unsuitable back pressures in the exhaust.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Joseph Allan Patchett, Joseph Charles Dettling, Elizabeth Alina Przybylski
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Patent number: 9032716Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a tank for storing a liquid reducing agent suppliable to the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine, and an air delivery device, by which an excess pressure can be built-up in a cushion of air situated in the tank above the reducing agent level. Via the air delivery device, alternatively, a vacuum is generatable in the air cushion, which vacuum supports feeding of the agent into the tank. Via the vacuum in the air cushion, reducing agent can also be returned from a pipe, which leads the reducing agent to the exhaust system, back into the tank, and/or additional liquid reducing agent can be transferred from a storage tank by way of a supply duct.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Joerg Hennecke, Andreas Bruhn
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Patent number: 9032708Abstract: In situations where the demand for syngas is prolonged, a fuel processor is operated continuously to provide a syngas stream for a prolonged period. The equivalence ratio of reactants supplied to the fuel processor is controlled so that a high fuel-conversion efficiency to hydrogen and carbon monoxide is obtained at temperatures correspondent to carbon production balance, where carbon is formed and gasified at approximately the same rate in the fuel processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Westport Power Inc.Inventors: Xuantian Li, Andre Boutel, Jacobus Neels, William Allison Logan
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Patent number: 9032717Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an active diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration system of an engine, and more particularly, to an active DPF regeneration system and method, in which a non-work load is arbitrarily provided to the engine to quickly perform an active DPF regeneration even in a state where substantial work of a construction machine is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyu Sun Kwak, Wan Ho Kim, Suk Won Lee
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Patent number: 9032711Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve and an exhaust purification catalyst are arranged. On the exhaust purification catalyst, platinum Pt is carried and a basic layer is formed. The concentration of hydrocarbons which flows into the exhaust purification catalyst is made to vibrate by within a predetermined range of amplitude and a predetermined range of period due to which the NOx which is contained in exhaust gas is reduced at the exhaust purification catalyst. At this time, the greater the oxidizing strength of the exhaust purification catalyst, the greater the injection pressure of hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon feed valve.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuki Bisaiji, Kohei Yoshida, Mikio Inoue
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Patent number: 9032712Abstract: A method for heating a delivery system providing reducing agent to an exhaust gas treatment device of an internal combustion engine having electrical components, includes determining a temperature in the delivery system, determining thermal energy required for error-free operation of the delivery system in a time interval, and introducing the required thermal energy into the delivery system by operating the electrical components within the time interval. The electrical components are activated at a time offset of at least 30 seconds. The required energy is determined so that the quantity of reducing agent to be delivered hourly is provided in liquid form at least four times after the time interval. The method prevents overloading of an electrical system of a motor vehicle when heating the delivery system and prevents ice cavity formation in a reducing agent in a tank. A motor vehicle having a delivery system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Jan Hodgson, Sven Schepers
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Patent number: 9032710Abstract: A diesel dosing module utilizes a diesel fuel shut-off valve, a diesel fuel dosing valve to provide dosing fuel to the inlet of a diesel oxidation catalyst and an air purge valve to purge fuel from a dosing line attached to the diesel dosing module and from a nozzle attached to a distal end of the dosing line. The valves are attached to a housing manifold which is remotely positionable from the nozzle and the high heat areas of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Peter M. White, Michael Robert Valenches, Robert W. Zeiner, Andrew Jozef Brzoska
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Patent number: 9027331Abstract: A burner for an exhaust aftertreatment system may include a housing assembly and an ignition device. The housing assembly may include an inner shell surrounded by intermediate and outer shells. The inner shell may at least partially define a combustion chamber. The housing assembly may include an airflow passage having an opening extending through the outer shell. The airflow passage may extend between the outer shell and the intermediate shell as well as between the intermediate shell and the inner shell. The airflow passage may provide fluid communication between the opening and the combustion chamber. The ignition device may be at least partially disposed within the housing assembly and may ignite fuel received from a fuel source and air received from the airflow passage to produce a flame in the combustion chamber. The airflow passage may be in a heat transfer relationship with the flame in the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.Inventor: Keith G. Olivier
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Patent number: 9027328Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system and a regeneration control method thereof is configured to determine whether a regeneration condition of particulate filter is satisfied through vehicle information to regenerate the particulate filter until particulate matter has reached a predetermined reference amount by increasing temperature of exhaust gas when a regeneration condition is satisfied, to maintain temperature of lean NOx trap in a range of a predetermined reference temperature when regeneration of the particulate filter has reached the predetermined reference amount, to provide desulfurization performed to the lean NOx trap during rich burn, and regeneration where the particulate matter during lean burn is removed according to engine being controlled to drive such that lean burn and rich burn are repeatedly and alternately performed, and to control engine to drive by a normal burn when the desulfurization of the lean NOx trap and the regeneration of the particulate filter are completed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Jun Sung Park
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Patent number: 9027329Abstract: A particulate filter is monitored for a particulate matter load when fluidly coupled to an internal combustion engine. Monitoring of the particulate filter is achieved by determining a rate of production of particulate matter from the internal combustion engine, a rate of capture of the particulate matter within the particulate filter, a regeneration rate for the particulate filter, and an amount of particulate matter collected in the particulate filter.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Min Sun
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Patent number: 9027327Abstract: A method for regenerating an exhaust gas purification unit arranged in an internal combustion engine system includes setting a predefined minimum engine speed such that the exhaust gas mass flow exceeds a predefined flow value during the regeneration process. An internal combustion engine system including an exhaust gas purification unit adapted to be operated according to the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Volvo Lasivagnar ABInventors: Niclas Johnson, Marcus Steen, Frank Dennis Langervik, Paulina Ramfelt
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Patent number: 9027332Abstract: An exhaust treatment system may include a burner, a flame sensor assembly and a control module. The flame sensor assembly may be at least partially disposed within the burner and may include an insulator and an electric heating element in heat transfer relation with the insulator. The control module may be in communication with the flame sensor assembly. The control module may determine whether a flame is present in a combustion chamber based on feedback from the flame sensor assembly. The control module may detect contamination on the insulator based on feedback from the flame sensor assembly. The control module may operate the heating element in a first mode in response to detection of a contamination in which the control module causes electrical power to be applied to the heating element to raise a temperature of the heating element to burn contamination off of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.Inventor: Keith G. Olivier
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Patent number: 9027325Abstract: An ambient NOx adsorption catalyst that can adsorb NOx contained in an exhaust gas in the presence of CO under standard conditions is placed in an engine exhaust gas passage, in an internal combustion engine. Until an engine post-initiation catalyst is activated, the amounts of a high-boiling-point hydrocarbon and an unsaturated hydrocarbon that are contained in the exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst are reduced so that the NOx-adsorbing activity cannot be deteriorated by the adhesion activity of the hydrocarbons while maintaining the CO concentration in the exhaust gas flowing into the catalyst at a level higher than the concentration required for the adsorption of NOx.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yusuke Nakayama, Yukihiro Sonoda, Takaaki Itou, Takaaki Kanazawa
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Publication number: 20150121855Abstract: Systems and devices for delivering a fluid to an exhaust system. An inlet is configured for receiving the fluid, and a conduit includes openings for expelling the fluid into the exhaust system. A compact gaseous delivery system may include a first conduit in fluid communication with a fluid source, a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, and a plurality of additional conduits in fluid communication with the second conduit and including a plurality of openings for expelling the fluid into the exhaust system. The first conduit, second conduit, and plurality of additional conduits may have axes that are substantially coplanar to form the compact gaseous delivery system that may be disposed within the exhaust system. Implementations may include openings with varying diameters. Other implementations may include a volute conduit with openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Achuth Munnannur, Vinay Kumar Joshi, Douglas A. Mitchell
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Publication number: 20150121850Abstract: A fluid injector includes a valve assembly constructed and arranged to control flow of fluid from an inlet to an outlet of the injector. A metal housing surrounds at least a portion of the valve assembly. A plastic body is molded over at least a portion of the housing. A distal end of the body defines an integral stepped portion extending from the body. A carrier surrounds at least the distal end of the body. A seal member is in contact with at least the stepped portion and a surface of the carrier to prevent liquid from entering a space between the housing and the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Robert W. McFarland, Todd M. Detweiler, Keith A. Shaw
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Patent number: 9021787Abstract: A fluid delivery apparatus with a flow sensing means for delivering a first fluid into a second fluid. In a fluid delivery apparatus using a common rail method, which produces a pulsated flow, the flow sensing means generates sensing signals indicative of the flow rate and the temperature of the second fluid, the delivery rate of the first fluid, and the evaporating rate of the first fluid, while in a fluid delivery apparatus using a pump metering method, the flow sensing means is able to provide a sensing signal indicative of the delivery rate of the first fluid. The sensing signals can be used in a feedback control for controlling delivery rate, in limiting delivery rate according to the evaporation capability of the first fluid, and in a diagnostic system detecting failures and abnormalities in the fluid delivery apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Inventors: Mi Yan, Baohua Qi