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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2007
Applicants:
John T. Carroll, Iii, Columbus, IN (US);
Laszlo D. Tikk, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
John T. Carroll, III, Columbus, IN (US);
Laszlo D. Tikk, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for delivering a dosant with engine exhaust. The apparatus includes a flow-rate regulator disposed downstream from an engine exhaust manifold that operates to control a fraction of exhaust from the engine exhaust manifold. The apparatus also includes a doser disposed downstream of the flow-rate regulator that provisions a supply of dosant to the path of the controlled fraction of exhaust, which atomizes, vaporizes, disperses, mixes with, and/or delivers the dosant.