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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:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); B60W 20/16 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2013 (2013.01); B60W 20/16 (2016.01); F01N 2240/16 (2013.01); F01N 2610/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a power converter that receives power, and has first and second outputs, a low voltage battery that receives power from the power converter via the first output, and a heating element that receives power from the power converter via the second output, and provides heat to a catalyst of an exhaust system. The vehicle also includes a controller that commands the converter to provide power to the heating element via the second output according to a temperature of the catalyst.