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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brent Edward Sealy, Plymouth, MI (US);
Michael Casedy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Timothy Robert Gernant, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/0235 (2013.01); F01N 3/20 (2013.01); F01N 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for diagnosing operation of a catalyst are presented. In one example, threshold limits for catalyst variables are adjusted in response to attributes of a catalyst monitor sensor that may vary with sensor age. The catalyst variables may provide insight into whether or not the catalyst is degraded or operating as intended.