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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Aed Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/023 (2006.01); B60H 1/22 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/023 (2013.01); B60H 1/2206 (2013.01); F01N 3/2006 (2013.01); F01N 9/002 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1602 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for heating a vehicle via a fuel operated heater are presented. In one example, the fuel operated heater heats a catalyst in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine to reduce engine emissions. In another example, the fuel operated heater heats a particulate filter to purge soot from the particulate filter.