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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Sebastien Remi Bardon, Lyons, FR;
William Pierre Mustel, Montmorency, FR;
Inventors:
Sebastien Remi Bardon, Lyons, FR;
William Pierre Mustel, Montmorency, FR;
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Europeen, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for backwashing, by heating, a particulate filter to be purified of exhaust gases (G) of an internal combustion engine (M), in particular an internal combustion engine equipping a motor vehicle (V). The method includes controlling the start-up of a device for heating () the filter (F) when the engine (M) delivers an engine torque at a predetermined low threshold (C).