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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:
Sep. 27, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, MI (US);

Daniel Joseph Styles, Canton, MI (US);

Steven Wooldridge, Manchester, MI (US);

Clayton Mikush, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/15 (2016.01); F02M 26/09 (2016.01); F02M 26/22 (2016.01); F02M 26/04 (2016.01); F02M 26/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 26/15 (2016.02); F02M 26/04 (2016.02); F02M 26/09 (2016.02); F02M 26/22 (2016.02); F02M 2026/004 (2016.02);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for to methods and systems for distributing exhaust gas to a turbine, a turbocharger bypass, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) line via a valve. In one example, a method may include selectively flowing exhaust gas, via a valve coupled to an exhaust passage, to one or more of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage, an exhaust turbine, and an exhaust catalyst via a bypass passage without flowing through the exhaust turbine based on engine operating conditions.


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