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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 02, 2010
Applicants:

Bill C. Bradley, Dallas, TX (US);

Joel Craig Diehl, Austin, TX (US);

Wayne Turnbow, Centennial, CO (US);

Steward B. Nazzaro, Denver, CO (US);

Inventors:

Bill C. Bradley, Dallas, TX (US);

Joel Craig Diehl, Austin, TX (US);

Wayne Turnbow, Centennial, CO (US);

Steward B. Nazzaro, Denver, CO (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2013.01); F01N 9/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reduced emission apparatus is coupled to a vehicle such that the vehicle is enabled to operate in a reduced emission mode by use of the reduced emission apparatus. A data acquisition apparatus is mounted on the vehicle and configured to acquire data relating to operation of the vehicle. Security may be provided for the reduced emission apparatus and vehicle-mounted data acquisition apparatus. The credits from operating the reduced emission apparatus apply to resources for deploying the reduced emission apparatus.


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