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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolf M. Smaling, Bedford, MA (US);
Michael J. Daniel, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Shawn D. Bauer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Arvin Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 1/908 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 1/908 ;
Abstract
A fuel reforming assembly has a control unit electrically coupled to a temperature sensor to determine the temperature of a catalyst positioned in the reaction chamber of a plasma fuel reformer. Based on the temperature of the catalyst, operation of the reformer's plasma-generating assembly may be selectively actuated and deactuated. A method of operating a plasma fuel reformer is also disclosed