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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Daniel R. Harshbarger, Columbus, IN (US);
Ross C. Berryhill, Nashville, IN (US);
James Peyton-jones, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel R. Harshbarger, Columbus, IN (US);
Ross C. Berryhill, Nashville, IN (US);
James Peyton-Jones, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Dieter Bender, Villanova, PA (US);
Assignee:
CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/06 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/14 (2006.01); G01M 15/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/1466 (2013.01); F01N 11/00 (2013.01); G01M 15/102 (2013.01); F01N 2550/04 (2013.01); F01N 2560/05 (2013.01); F01N 2900/0416 (2013.01); F02D 41/222 (2013.01); G01N 15/0656 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system including a channel; a particulate matter sensor disposed in fluid communication with the channel, the particulate matter sensor having a sensitivity that increases in response to exposure to particulate matter; and a controller coupled to the particulate matter sensor and configured to monitor the channel in response to the sensitivity of the particular matter sensor.