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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Joachim Tachtler, Ismaning, DE;
Franz-josef Wetzel, Gernlinden, DE;
Inventors:
Joachim Tachtler, Ismaning, DE;
Franz-Josef Wetzel, Gernlinden, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a catalyst operatively associated with the internal combustion engine for processing exhaust gases of the internal combustion engine, and a fuel cell thermally coupled with the catalyst in such a manner that heat in waste gases of the fuel cell is supplied at least partially to the catalyst to heat the catalyst.