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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:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventors:

Thomas Zein, Sindelfingen, DE;

Jan Kappa, Ludwigsburg, DE;

Markus Thanner, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/005 (2013.01); F01N 2550/02 (2013.01); F01N 2900/0406 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1602 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining a conversion capability of one or multiple exhaust gas catalytic converters, downstream from an internal combustion engine. The method includes ascertaining a respective local temperature at multiple locations within the one or the multiple catalytic converters, ascertaining a local conversion capability for a section or a partial volume of the one or the multiple catalytic converters based on the local temperature, and ascertaining a global conversion capability of the one or the multiple catalytic converters based on the ascertained local conversion capabilities. A processing unit and a computer program product for carrying out such a method are also described.


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