Power plants – Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of... – By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-13
2011-12-06
Denion, Thomas (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...
By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the...
C060S274000, C060S287000, C060S295000, C060S301000, C137S599120, C137S625110, C137S872000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08069655
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for delivering a dosant with engine exhaust. The apparatus includes a flow-rate regulator disposed downstream from an engine exhaust manifold that operates to control a fraction of exhaust from the engine exhaust manifold. The apparatus also includes a doser disposed downstream of the flow-rate regulator that provisions a supply of dosant to the path of the controlled fraction of exhaust, which atomizes, vaporizes, disperses, mixes with, and/or delivers the dosant.
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PCT/US2008/073008, International Search Report and Written Opinion, Nov. 14, 2008.
Carroll, III John T.
Tikk Laszlo D.
Bogue Jesse
Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
Denion Thomas
Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe
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