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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Giovanni Mafrici, Turin, IT;
Lorenzo Magro, Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Giovanni Mafrici, Turin, IT;
Lorenzo Magro, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/06 (2006.01); F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 5/00 (2006.01); F02M 25/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/0743 (2013.01); F02M 25/0723 (2013.01); F02M 25/0751 (2013.01); Y02T 10/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to storing exhaust gas while the engine is working, and supplying the stored exhaust gas into at least an engine cylinder during a subsequent start phase of the engine.