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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brad A. Saxman, Brighton, MI (US);

Scott M. Reilly, Southfield, MI (US);

Glenn Pietila, Howell, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/16 (2006.01); F01N 1/18 (2006.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/165 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); F01N 1/163 (2013.01); F01N 1/166 (2013.01); F01N 1/168 (2013.01); F01N 1/18 (2013.01); F01N 13/08 (2013.01); F01N 13/082 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/09 (2013.01); F01N 2240/36 (2013.01); F01N 2470/14 (2013.01); F01N 2470/16 (2013.01); F01N 2900/10 (2013.01); F02D 2200/025 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automotive vehicle includes an internal combustion engine that generates exhaust gas and an exhaust system that expels the exhaust gas from the vehicle via at least one of a first exhaust conduit and a second exhaust conduit. A disturbance sensor is installed within a cabin of the vehicle, and is configured to detect a disturbance within the cabin and to output a disturbance signal indicative of the disturbance. An exhaust valve has a plurality of positions and adjusts an amount of the exhaust gas delivered to the first and second exhaust conduits. The automotive vehicle further includes an electronic hardware controller in signal communication with the at least one disturbance sensor and the exhaust valve. The controller adjusts the position of the exhaust valve based on the disturbance signal to reduce the disturbance within the cabin.


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