Ignition system battery for preheating of automotive catalytic converter

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PATENT NO 5163290
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07849568

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Method and apparatus for initiating electrical preheating of the catalytic converter the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. The latter includes an ignition system having a battery as the engine starting medium, which is provisionally connected to the catalytic converter's heater element to raise the catalytic converter from ambient temperature, to an intermediate temperature, and subsequently to a temperature at which the catalytic converter will most effectively function.

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TEXACO INC6001 BOLLINGER CANYON RD SAN RAMON CA 94583

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Kinnear, James W White Plains, NY 2 98

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