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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:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marcus Fried, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Lindsey Rounce, Basildon, GB;
Owen Lineham, Grays, GB;
Paul M Laing, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2033 (2013.01); F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); B60K 15/03519 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust system. In one example, a method includes heating an aftertreatment device during an engine off. The heating includes utilizing one or more of an injector, a heater, and a recirculation fan.