| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 477100000 | Exhaust emission control | 6 |
| 20090118091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE OF AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM FOR A HYBRID POWERTRAIN - An internal combustion engine is fluidly connected to an exhaust aftertreatment system and operatively connected to an electro-mechanical transmission to transmit tractive power to a driveline. The engine is controlled during an engine operating cycle by determining a temperature of the exhaust aftertreatment system and adjusting power output of the engine based upon the temperature of the exhaust aftertreatment system and a preferred temperature range of the exhaust aftertreatment system. The electro-mechanical transmission is controlled to transmit tractive power to the driveline to meet an operator torque request based upon the adjusted power output of the engine. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090156358 | Transmission shift signal for aftertreatment device control - Discontinuous torque ratio shifts by a transmission can result in complex transient exhaust conditions that can adversely affect exhaust air-fuel ratio control, which can result in ineffective regeneration. In extreme cases, the result can be irreversible damage to exhaust system components. The inventors' concept is to alter either regeneration scheduling or shift scheduling to avoid shifting while regenerating. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20120225752 | FUEL TYPE BASED START-STOP CATALYST HEATING SYSTEMS - A start-stop system includes a fuel type module that determines a fuel type of a fuel supplied to an engine. A threshold module determines a first threshold based on the fuel type. A temperature module estimates a temperature of a catalyst of an exhaust system of the engine. A comparison module compares the temperature to the first threshold and generates a comparison signal. A power module adjusts power to a heating circuit based on the comparison signal. The heating circuit is configured to increase temperature of the catalyst. The power module adjusts the power to the heating circuit to increase the temperature of the catalyst when the engine is shutdown. An engine control module shuts down and restarts the engine to reduce idling time of the engine. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120283067 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING LIGHT-OFF OF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A powertrain system includes a hybrid transmission and an internal combustion engine coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment device. A method for operating the powertrain system includes operating the hybrid transmission to generate tractive torque responsive to an operator torque request with the internal combustion engine in an engine-off state so long as the tractive torque is less than a threshold. The internal combustion engine is operated in an engine-on state at preferred operating conditions to effect light-off of the exhaust aftertreatment device and the hybrid transmission is coincidentally operated to generate tractive torque responsive to the operator torque request when the operator torque request exceeds the threshold. The internal combustion engine is then operated in the engine-on state to generate tractive torque responsive to the operator torque request. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20130324363 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle ( | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140038775 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OPERATE A MULTI-MODE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE LIGHT-OFF OF A CATALYTIC DEVICE - A multi-mode powertrain system employing a power-split configuration to transfer torque to a driveline includes an internal combustion engine fluidly coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment system having a catalytic device. A method for controlling the multi-mode powertrain system includes identifying permitted transition paths between a plurality of engine states. The plurality of engine states includes a default state, a pre-light-off state, a light-off state, and a post-light-off state. A preferred one of the plurality of engine states is selected in response to an output torque request and an operating temperature of the catalytic device. Engine operation is transitioned to the preferred one of the plurality of engine states via the permitted transition paths, and the engine is operated in the preferred one of the plurality of engine states. | 02-06-2014 |
