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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
System and method for controlling an operating temperature of a catalyst of a vehicle exhaust system
Applicants:
Shunsuke Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Ming Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Kenneth Frederick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew Smith, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shunsuke Okubo, Belleville, MI (US);
Ming Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Kenneth Frederick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Matthew Smith, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
If a demanded power exceeds a predetermined threshold, where the threshold is based on a catalyst temperature, power from a power storage unit is supplied to a wheel.