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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Xin Yu, Novi, MI (US);
Anqi Zhang, Canton, MI (US);
Andrew Baur, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
James Braun, White Lake, MI (US);
David Cleary, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Kiran Premchand, Bellingham, WA (US);
Luis Del Rio, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan Sturgeon, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ronald A. Reese, II, Goodrich, MI (US);
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for reducing internal combustion engine emissions includes an engine, a catalytic converter fluidly connected to a combustion chamber via an exhaust line, a glow plug positioned along the exhaust line between the catalytic converter and the combustion chamber, and a flame accelerator, without a fluid connection to a separate fuel supply. Methods of using the system include igniting a mixture of air and fuel in the exhaust line using the glow plug, producing an amount of heated combustion gas.