Power plants – Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of... – By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-14
2010-10-12
Denion, Thomas E (Department: 3748)
Power plants
Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...
By means producing a chemical reaction of a component of the...
C429S010000, C429S010000, C429S047000, C060S285000, C060S286000, C204S177000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07810319
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus comprising an internal combustion engine, an exhaust system for conducting exhaust emitted by the engine, and a catalytic device associated with the exhaust system is disclosed, wherein the catalytic device comprises a catalytic conversion portion and a fuel cell portion disposed within an interior of the catalytic device, wherein the fuel cell portion comprises a first electrode and a second electrode configured to be in contact with exhaust gases in the interior of the catalytic device, the first electrode being disposed downstream of the second electrode in a direction of exhaust flow.
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Bidner David
Elwart Shane
Kerns James
Surnilla Gopichandra
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
Bogue Jesse
Denion Thomas E
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Lippa Allan J.
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