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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Applicants:
William Martin Silvis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roland Wanker, Hart bei Graz, AU;
Inventors:
William Martin Silvis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Roland Wanker, Hart bei Graz, AU;
Assignee:
AVL TEST SYSTEMS, INC., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/007 (2013.01); F01N 3/035 (2013.01); F01N 2550/02 (2013.01); F01N 2550/04 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01); Y10T 436/18 (2015.01); Y10T 436/21 (2015.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle emissions monitoring system capable of providing an accurate, real-time estimate of an amount of particulate matter (PM) within a vehicle's exhaust. The system is capable of accurately differentiating the composition of that PM by identifying amounts attributable to soot, SOF, and sulfate.