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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael-Rainer Busch, Ebersbach, DE;
Aleksandar Knezevic, Munich, DE;
Ralf Moos, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Carsten Plog, Markdorf, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method for determining the fullness or the quality of a catalytic converter that stores gases in a storage medium includes the steps of measuring a change in at least one physical property of the storage medium that changes with the storage process, and determining the fullness or the quality of the catalytic converter.