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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2024
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
David T. Montgomery, Edelstein, IL (US);
Jeff A. Howard, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2033 (2013.01); F01N 3/2026 (2013.01); F01N 2560/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aftertreatment temperature management system includes: an engine operative to combust a fuel; an aftertreatment system including an oxidation catalyst and operative to receive exhaust produced by the engine; a heat exchanger coupled to the aftertreatment system and operative to exchange heat between exhaust downstream of the oxidation catalyst and exhaust upstream of the oxidation catalyst; and an insulation at least partially enclosing the heat exchanger and the oxidation catalyst.