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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rachel Alison Snow, Canton, MI (US);
Eva Thanasiu, Trenton, MI (US);
Paul M. Laing, Plymouth, MI (US);
Giovanni Cavataio, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01); F01N 13/10 (2010.01); F01N 3/021 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/206 (2013.01); F01N 3/021 (2013.01); F01N 3/101 (2013.01); F01N 3/106 (2013.01); F01N 3/108 (2013.01); F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); F01N 3/2842 (2013.01); F01N 9/00 (2013.01); F01N 13/107 (2013.01); F01N 2340/06 (2013.01); F01N 2410/06 (2013.01); F01N 2430/02 (2013.01); F01N 2430/06 (2013.01); F01N 2560/05 (2013.01); F01N 2560/06 (2013.01); F01N 2560/07 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2610/03 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1626 (2013.01); Y02T 10/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a steam reforming catalyst. In one example, a method may include flowing exhaust gas from a first cylinder bank directly to a three-way catalyst, flowing exhaust gas from a second cylinder bank directly to a steam reforming catalyst, and flowing exhaust gas from the steam reforming catalyst to the three-way catalyst.