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2007-11-20

2007-11-20

Denion, Thomas (Department: 3748)

Power plants

Internal combustion engine with treatment or handling of...

Material from exhaust structure fed to engine intake

C060S278000, C060S286000

Reexamination Certificate

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10933434

ABSTRACT:
An internal combustion engine capable of reforming and recycling a portion of fuel included in exhaust gas from a combustion chamber includes an exhaust passage where exhaust gas from the combustion chamber flows; a reformer that has a reforming reaction chamber including a fuel reforming catalyst; a branch passage that branches from the exhaust passage at a branch portion provided upstream from the reformer, and directs exhaust gas to the reforming reaction chamber; and a secondary air supplier and an exhaust purification catalyst serving as fuel removal means, which are provided downstream from the branch portion.

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