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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Applicants:
David John Kubinski, Canton, MI (US);
Devesh Upadhyay, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
David John Kubinski, Canton, MI (US);
Devesh Upadhyay, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catalyst supported on a substrate includes a heater embedded in a sub-region of the substrate to heat a local region of the catalyst. The amount of ammonia stored on the catalyst may be determined and controlled through conductivity measurements in the locally heated portion of the system described.