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Method of operating an internal combustion engine

US7661263B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateAug 27, 2004
Grant dateFeb 16, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/12
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of operating an internal combustion engine includes operating the engine in a first combustion mode. The method also includes switching operation of the engine to a second combustion mode. The method includes directing an exhaust stream of the engine into contact with a NOx adsorber substantially only during the operation in the second combustion mode.

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