After-treatment de-contamination system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8534045
APP PUB NO 20100005784A1
SERIAL NO

12501625

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In one aspect an internal combustion engine assembly may be provided that may include at least one combustion chamber and an exhaust system with an after-treatment system that may have an oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter. The internal combustion engine assembly may include an electronic controller that may have a de-contamination function that may, responsive to a command be configured to de-contaminate the particulate filter and the oxidation catalyst. To that end, a method may be provided to, and the controller may be configured to increase the exhaust gas temperature at an inlet of the after-treatment system to above a de-contamination temperature during a certain time period.

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  • PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bird, Stephen W Peterborough, GB 2 37
Quinney, Paul J Peterborough, GB 1 19
Raina, Anil Peoria, US 7 55
Rajani, Sanjay K Peterborough, GB 1 19
Reed, James J Yaxley, GB 3 45

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