Caterpillar Inc.

Mark W Craig

Tony G Kertz

Ronald Dean Shinogle

Stephan Donald Roozenboom

Glenn Brian Cox

Justin Werner McMenamy

Andrew John Kieser

Eric D Hardin

Tana L Utley

Roger A McHugh

Dale E Geyer

Cynthia F Bruch

Lynette M Lipski

A regeneration device is disclosed. The regeneration device has an injector configured to inject pressurized fuel during an injection event. The regeneration device also has a heater configured to ignite the pressurized fuel during the injection event. The heater is also configured to purge the injector between injection events.

Regeneration system having integral purge and ignition device

An embodiment includes an apparatus and method of distributing gases within a catalytic converter assembly. Gases flow through at least one inlet into a housing and out of the housing through at least one outlet. A substrate is disposed at least partially between at least one of the at least one inlet and at least one of the at least one outlet. The mass flow rate of the gases across at least one surface of a deflector are substantially equalized as the gases flow through at least one of the at least one inlet into the housing and out of the housing through at least one of the at least one outlet.

Catalytic converter assembly

A vehicle operates under various ambient conditions and various operating parameters. To compensate for the ambient condition and the operating parameters an engine, an intake air temperature is controlled. One of an ambient air flow restriction system or an intake air flow restriction system is used to vary the flow of a recipient ambient air flow through an air to air or the flow of a donor intake air flow through the aftercooler respectively. A plurality of louvers are operatively moved between a closed position and an open position with the ambient air flow restriction system. And, a flapper valve is operatively moved between a closed position and an open position with the intake air flow restriction system. A controller interprets a respective signal from a plurality of sensors to define the position of the plurality of louvers or to define the position of the flapper valve.

System for controlling the temperature of an intake air

A vehicle operates under various ambient conditions and various operating parameters. To compensate for the ambient condition and the operating parameters an engine, a donor intake air temperature is controlled. A donor intake air flow restriction system is used to vary the flow of the donor intake air through an air to air aftercooler. A valve is operatively moved between a closed position and an open position. A controller interprets a respective signal from a plurality of sensors to define the position of the valve.

Intake air temperature control system

Gasket construction

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Mossville, IL, United States of America

Mark W Craig