Inventor
AMENT FRANK
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GEN MOTORS CORP
28 patentsUS6857264B2Feb 22, 2005
Exhaust emission aftertreatment
GEN MOTORS CORP67 citations98
US6823840B1Nov 30, 2004
Manifold absolute pressure control system and method for a hybrid electric vehicle
GEN MOTORS CORP54 citations96
US6687602B2Feb 3, 2004
Method and apparatus for adaptable control of a variable displacement engine
GEN MOTORS CORP63 citations96
US5216409AJun 1, 1993
Method and apparatus for detecting a contaminated alcohol-gasoline fuel mixture
GEN MOTORS CORP59 citations96
US5179926AJan 19, 1993
Alcohol discriminator and fuel control for an internal combustion engine fueled with alcohol-gasoline fuel mixtures
GEN MOTORS CORP92 citations96
US5492679AFeb 20, 1996
Zeolite/catalyst wall-flow monolith adsorber
GEN MOTORS CORP57 citations95
US6079396AJun 27, 2000
Automotive cold start fuel volatility compensation
GEN MOTORS CORP60 citations94
US7040084B2May 9, 2006
Exhaust emission aftertreatment
GEN MOTORS CORP34 citations93
US5570576ANov 5, 1996
Catalyst heater with staged exhaust exotherm
GEN MOTORS CORP47 citations93
US4351283ASep 28, 1982
Diesel fuel injection pump secondary fuel metering control system
GEN MOTORS CORP33 citations93
US6422003B1Jul 23, 2002
NOX catalyst exhaust feedstream control system
GEN MOTORS CORP35 citations92
US5630571AMay 20, 1997
Exhaust flow control valve
GEN MOTORS CORP115 citations92
US5390488AFeb 21, 1995
Air injection control for preheated catalysts
GEN MOTORS CORP31 citations92
US4596221AJun 24, 1986
Transient injection timing control
GEN MOTORS CORP33 citations92
US4539956ASep 10, 1985
Diesel fuel injection pump with adaptive torque balance control
GEN MOTORS CORP33 citations90
US5284016AFeb 8, 1994
Exhaust gas burner reactor
GEN MOTORS CORP49 citations88
US6293092B1Sep 25, 2001
NOx adsorber system regeneration fuel control
GEN MOTORS CORP29 citations87
US6908498B2Jun 21, 2005
Carbon-concentrated microwave regenerated diesel particulate trap
GEN MOTORS CORP15 citations84
US6769400B1Aug 3, 2004
Method for controlling emissions
GEN MOTORS CORP16 citations84
US5099814AMar 31, 1992
Fuel distributing and injector pump with electronic control
GEN MOTORS CORP21 citations82
US4497298AFeb 5, 1985
Diesel fuel injection pump with solenoid controlled low-bounce valve
GEN MOTORS CORP21 citations82
US6709489B2Mar 23, 2004
Microwave regenerated diesel particulate trap
GEN MOTORS CORP18 citations78
US6868837B2Mar 22, 2005
Cold start fuel vapor enrichment
GEN MOTORS CORP8 citations74
US4597368AJul 1, 1986
Engine idle speed control system
GEN MOTORS CORP11 citations74
US4653315AMar 31, 1987
Engine top dead center locating method
GEN MOTORS CORP12 citations72
US7220386B2May 22, 2007
On-board fuel properties measurement for engine management
GEN MOTORS CORP4 citations63
US7080626B2Jul 25, 2006
Intake mixture motion and cold start fuel vapor enrichment system
GEN MOTORS CORP4 citations61
US4509478AApr 9, 1985
Engine fuel control system
GEN MOTORS CORP6 citations59
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC
12 patentsUS7818960B2Oct 26, 2010
SCR cold start heating system for a diesel exhaust
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC21 citations93
US7778767B2Aug 17, 2010
Cold start emission strategy for hybrid vehicles
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC13 citations84
US7561957B1Jul 14, 2009
Spark-ignition direct-injection cold start strategy using high pressure start
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC13 citations84
US7478528B2Jan 20, 2009
Oxygen based particulate filter regeneration strategy
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC8 citations84
US7240481B2Jul 10, 2007
Engine load control for reduced cold start emissions
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC12 citations84
US7975469B2Jul 12, 2011
Electrically heated particulate filter restart strategy
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations63
US7931715B2Apr 26, 2011
DPF heater attachment mechanisms
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC3 citations63
US7862635B2Jan 4, 2011
Shielded regeneration heating element for a particulate filter
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations63
US7691339B2Apr 6, 2010
Catalyst temperature control via microwave-induced particle oxidation
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC4 citations63
US7958723B2Jun 14, 2011
Electrically heated particulate filter propagation support methods and systems
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC1 citations52
US7877987B2Feb 1, 2011
Electrically heated particulate filter regeneration using hydrocarbon adsorbents
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC1 citations52
US7858052B2Dec 28, 2010
Catalytic converter optimization
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC1 citations52
GONZE EUGENE V
8 patentsUS8209970B2Jul 3, 2012
Hybrid cold start strategy using electrically heated catalyst
GONZE EUGENE V31 citations93
US8783016B2Jul 22, 2014
Hybrid HC absorber/EHC PZEV exhaust architecture
GONZE EUGENE V7 citations84
US8615988B2Dec 31, 2013
Electrical diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration
GONZE EUGENE V2 citations63
US8549846B2Oct 8, 2013
Diesel particulate filter regeneration via resistive surface heating
GONZE EUGENE V4 citations63
US8151557B2Apr 10, 2012
Electrically heated DPF start-up strategy
GONZE EUGENE V4 citations63
US8118908B2Feb 21, 2012
Electrically heated particulate matter filter with recessed inlet end plugs
GONZE EUGENE V2 citations63
US8205441B2Jun 26, 2012
Zone heated inlet ignited diesel particulate filter regeneration
GONZE EUGENE V0 citations52
US8484953B2Jul 16, 2013
Electrically heated particulate filter using catalyst striping
GONZE EUGENE V0 citations42