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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Allen Lehmen, Howell, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kenneth John Behr, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Daniel Buckrop, Northville, MI (US);
Ethan D. Sanborn, Saline, MI (US);
Marcus William Fried, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/004 (2013.01); F02D 41/0235 (2013.01); F02D 41/3017 (2013.01); F02M 25/0836 (2013.01); F02M 25/0854 (2013.01); F01N 3/20 (2013.01); F02D 41/123 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0804 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for estimating a temperature of an after treatment device in an exhaust system of an engine are described. In one example, the temperature is estimated during condition when an engine is in a fuel cut-out mode and fuel vapors are being released to the engine via a fuel vapor storage canister.