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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
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 5/02 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 5/02 (2013.01); F01N 3/2033 (2013.01); F01N 9/007 (2013.01); F01N 13/002 (2013.01); F01N 2610/146 (2013.01); F01N 2900/04 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1404 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1406 (2013.01); F23N 2241/14 (2020.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a fuel system. In one example, a method may include adjusting operation of a fuel-operated heater (FOH) and an exhaust system to regenerate the FOH. The operation may include flowing gases from the exhaust system to the FOH to return the FOH to a less coked state.