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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert N Miller, Acworth, GA (US);
Robert P Caren, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Jack A Ekchian, Belmont, MA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ; F01N / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60274 ; 60275 ; 60303 ; 60304 ; 42218612 ; 42218621 ; 4221863 ; 423212 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for improving the conversion efficiency of a catalytic converter for treating exhaust gases produced from the combustion of a fuel to at least reduce pollutants from incomplete combustion, wherein the reduction in pollutants is achieved by the introduction of ozone, upstream from the catalytic converter, to improve the efficiency of the catalytic converter.