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20140127100 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AMMONIA FROM AN AMMONIA PRECURSOR SUBSTANCE IN ORDER TO REDUCE NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - The present invention relates to a method for generating ammonia from an ammonia precursor substance and to the use thereof for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust from industrial facilities, from combustion engines, from gas engines, from diesel engines or from petrol engines. | 05-08-2014 |
20140147356 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA IN ORDER TO REDUCE NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - The invention relates to an ammonia gas generator for producing ammonia from an ammonia precursor substance as well as the use thereof in exhaust aftertreatment systems. The invention further relates to a method for producing ammonia gas to reduce nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases, in particular combustion gases from internal combustion engines such as diesel engines. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150410 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA IN ORDER TO REDUCE NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - The present invention relates to an ammonia gas generator for generating ammonia from an ammonia precursor substance and to the use thereof for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust, in particular from industrial facilities, from combustion engines, from gas engines, from diesel engines or from petrol engines. | 06-05-2014 |
20150314238 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR AND USE OF THE SAME FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - Ammonia gas generator for producing ammonia from a solution of an ammonia precursor substance comprising a catalyst unit, which comprises a catalyst for the decomposition and/or hydrolysis of ammonia precursor substances into ammonia and a mixing chamber arranged upstream of the catalyst, an injection device for introducing the solution of the ammonia precursor substance into the mixing chamber, and an outlet for the ammonia gas formed, wherein the injection device comprises a nozzle which produces droplets having a Sauter mean diameter D | 11-05-2015 |
20150315033 | AMMONIA GAS GENERATOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMMONIA AND USE OF THE SAME FOR REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDES IN EXHAUST GASES - An ammonia gas generator for producing ammonia from a solution of an ammonia precursor substance, comprising a catalyst unit that comprises a catalyst for the decomposition and/or hydrolysis of ammonia precursor substances into ammonia and a mixing chamber provided upstream of the catalyst; an injection device for injecting the solution of the ammonia precursor substance into the mixing chamber; at least one inlet for the carrier gas; and an outlet for the formed ammonia gas, said ammonia gas generator also comprising a perforated disc. | 11-05-2015 |
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20090310764 | Remote Computer Diagnostic System and Method - The system enables a call center to manage requests from remote computing clients for service. The system provides a number of software tools that allow technicians to perform routine maintenance and correct problems remotely. At the front-end, the system enables requests to be submitted by customers via various mediums, accesses a calendar to determine technician availability, determines the urgency of the request, and schedules an appropriate technician to address the reported problem. The system further includes tools that enable a technician to access a remote computing client to perform a number computer maintenance and diagnostics. Other tools enable the technician to correct problems that are detected through diagnostics. Calls to the call center are recorded and maintained in order to track pending issues and identify potential areas of improvement. | 12-17-2009 |
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20140304296 | REMOTE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - The system enables a call center to manage requests from remote computing clients for service. The system provides a number of software tools that allow technicians to perform routine maintenance and correct problems remotely. At the front-end, the system enables requests to be submitted by customers via various mediums, accesses a calendar to determine technician availability, determines the urgency of the request, and schedules an appropriate technician to address the reported problem. The system further includes tools that enable a technician to access a remote computing client to perform a number computer maintenance and diagnostics. Other tools enable the technician to correct problems that are detected through diagnostics. Calls to the call center are recorded and maintained in order to track pending issues and identify potential areas of improvement. | 10-09-2014 |
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20090171187 | CATHETER ELECTRODE THAT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY EMIT ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND FACILITATE VISUALIZATION BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An electrode for use on a medical device is disclosed. The electrode may have a main body of electrically conductive material extending along an axis and having a proximal end and a distal end. The body may be configured to emit electrical energy in accordance with a predefined diagnostic or therapeutic function. The body may have a groove disposed over an outermost surface of the body. The electrode may also include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tracking coil disposed in said groove. The MRI tracking coil may comprise electrically insulated wire, for example. A catheter including an electrode, as well as a method for determining the location of an electrode, are also disclosed. | 07-02-2009 |
20100168738 | ABLATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING COOLING EFFECT OF FLUID FLOW - Disclosed herein are various catheter and catheter systems that are useful in ablating tissue that is also subject to surface perfusion, for example blood flow across and/or through tissue. A representative embodiment of a catheter useful with the present invention includes an anemometer located on an exterior surface of the distal portion of the catheter. The anemometer is thermally isolated from the distal tip to permit the anemometer to measure the cooling effect of surface perfusion. The ablation catheter may include thermal insulation to insulate the anemometer from the distal tip. Alternatively, and/or in addition, the anemometer may be positioned proximally of the distal tip. The catheter may include one or more temperature sensors thermally coupled to the distal tip to measure the temperature of the distal tip. The distal tip may include one or more spiral grooves, or one or more holes. It is contemplated that the anemometer may be positioned within any such spiral groove or hole using a thermal insulation material, such as a non-conductive adhesive. The catheter may optionally include a contact sensor on the distal portion to assess a degree of contact between the ablation catheter and tissue being treated. Various ablation systems and methods are described herein that utilize catheters as described above. | 07-01-2010 |
20120226143 | CATHETER ELECTRODE THAT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY EMIT ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND FACILITATE VISUALIZATION BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A catheter comprises an elongate body extending along a first longitudinal axis and having an outermost radial surface; a coil wound in a substantially cylindrical shape and extending along a second longitudinal axis that is coincident with the first longitudinal axis. At least a portion of the coil is proximate to the outermost radial surface of the elongate body. | 09-06-2012 |
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20080211480 | Method for the determination of a voltage limit of a clutch actuating motor - A method for the determination of a motor voltage limit, wherein a clutch actuator of an automated shift transmission remains motionless, including the steps of (a) raising or lowering a withstand voltage by an increment ΔU, starting from a current withstand voltage (U | 09-04-2008 |
20110054754 | CLUTCH ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR THE CONTROL THEREOF - A clutch actuator and to a method for the control thereof. The actuator actuates a multi-disk clutch, and to do so has actuator modules. The number of which corresponds to the number of the friction clutches. The modules have separate control units and electric motors, which are controlled by the control units and act on the friction clutches by a disengaging mechanism. In order to counter block the partial drive trains disposed downstream of the friction clutches, particularly automatically closed friction clutches during a malfunction of an actuator module, the actuator modules are connected among each other to a data line, which allows monitoring of the actuator modules and counter-measures. | 03-03-2011 |
20130024081 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOUBLE CLUTCH - A method of operating a double clutch that is actuated by a hydrostatic actuating system having two clutch actuators assigned to two individual clutches and each clutch actuator including a pressure sensor for sensing the operating pressure of the respective clutch actuator, the method having the step of limiting a total actuating force of the double clutch in the event of a fault using the pressure values sensed by the pressure sensors. | 01-24-2013 |
20130025999 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATED CLUTCH - The invention relates to a method for operating an automated clutch of a motor vehicle, which is operated using a hydrostatic actuator of a hydraulic clutch operating system, which includes a slave cylinder and a master cylinder that contain hydraulic medium, a volume equalization of the hydraulic medium being carried out in a driving operation in order to counteract a detuning of the clutch operating system. The invention is distinguished by the fact that the volume equalization is carried out as needed during operation of the clutch depending on current clutch characteristic values, if the driving comfort is not, or not inappropriately, diminished. | 01-31-2013 |
20130032444 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED CLUTCH - A method for controlling an automated clutch ( | 02-07-2013 |
20140105768 | HYDROSTATIC ACTUATOR AND ARRANGEMENT OF A HYDROSTATIC ACTUATOR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hydrostatic actuator and an arrangement for attaching it to a receiving component are provided. The hydrostatic actuator has a master cylinder containing a housing and a piston movable axially within the housing which acts on a pressure chamber filled with a pressurizing agent. The piston is driven by a rotary-driven electric motor having a stator and a rotor, by a rolling planetary transmission that converts the rotary drive to an axial motion. In order to be able to produce such a hydrostatic actuator with little need for construction space, cost-effectively and with better quality, a supporting of the rolling planetary transmission is simplified, and the cooling and shielding of an electronic controller and the pressure behavior of the hydrostatic actuator is improved. | 04-17-2014 |
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20110045948 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TURBOCHARGER CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine, the engine including a turbocharger and a transmission. One example method comprises, operating the transmission at a first lower gear with a first boost level, increasing the boost from the first boost level before completing a shift from the first lower gear to a second higher gear, and after completing the shift, operating the transmission at the second higher gear with the increased boost. | 02-24-2011 |
20120309589 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TURBOCHARGER CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for controlling a vehicle engine, the engine including a turbocharger and a transmission. One example method comprises, operating the transmission at a first lower gear with a first boost level, increasing the boost from the first boost level before completing a shift from the first lower gear to a second higher gear, and after completing the shift, operating the transmission at the second higher gear with the increased boost. | 12-06-2012 |
20140251285 | INTAKE AIR OXYGEN COMPENSATION FOR EGR - A method may comprise correcting an intake oxygen concentration based on fuel canister vapor purge only during boosted conditions, and adjusting exhaust gas recirculation responsive to the intake oxygen concentration. | 09-11-2014 |
20140316675 | PRESERVING COMBUSTION STABILITY DURING COMPRESSOR-SURGE CONDITIONS - A method to avoid over-dilution of an intake-air charge of an engine includes, during a first condition, applying at least some feedback control to the opening and closure of a valve that adjustably admits exhaust to the intake-air charge. During a second condition predictive of compressor surge, no feedback control is applied to the opening or the closure of the valve. Rather, feedforward control is applied to the closure of the valve so that stability in the engine is maintained even during surge conditions. | 10-23-2014 |
20140352669 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING TRANSIENT TORQUE RESPONSE - A method and system for providing a suitable engine torque response during a transient condition is presented. In one example, when a desired inlet manifold pressure is greater than a throttle inlet pressure of a first throttle, a second throttle positioned upstream from the first throttle is opened to increase the throttle inlet pressure. The method may provide an appropriate torque response while minimizing impact on fuel economy. | 12-04-2014 |
20150051762 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TORQUE CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for improving surge control. When surge conditions are approached, a reference governor reduces engine airflow at a slower rate and to a higher level than the engine airflow required to meet the reduced torque demand. The excess torque resulting from the extra airflow is offset by applying a negative torque on the driveshaft via an electric machine coupled to the engine or via alternate engine actuator adjustments. | 02-19-2015 |
20150101326 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN OXYGEN SENSOR - Methods and systems are provided for accurately learning the zero point of an intake gas oxygen sensor during selected idling conditions. The learned zero point is used to infer EGR flow and accordingly adjust EGR valve control. In addition, EGR valve leakage is diagnosed based on the zero point learned during an idle adaptation relative to a zero point learned during a DFSO adaptation. | 04-16-2015 |
20150101327 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN OXYGEN SENSOR - Methods and systems are provided for accurately learning the zero point of an intake gas oxygen sensor during selected engine no-fueling conditions. The learned zero point is used to infer EGR flow and accordingly adjust EGR valve control. In addition, EGR valve leakage is diagnosed based on the zero point learned during a DFSO adaptation relative to a zero point learned during an idle adaptation. | 04-16-2015 |
20150101564 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN INTAKE OXYGEN SENSOR - Methods and systems are provided for correcting an EGR rate determined based on an intake manifold oxygen sensor based on an air-fuel ratio of EGR. The output of the sensor is corrected to compensate for extra fuel in rich EGR or extra air in lean EGR and used to reliably estimate the EGR rate. One or more engine operating parameters are adjusted based on an uncorrected output of the sensor. | 04-16-2015 |
20150121864 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PCV FLOW ESTIMATION WITH AN INTAKE OXYGEN SENSOR - Methods and systems are provided for estimating a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) flow based on outputs of an intake manifold oxygen sensor. For example, during engine operation when exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and fuel canister purge are disabled, PCV flow may be estimated based on a difference between a first output of the sensor with boost enabled and a second output of the sensor with boost disabled. Then, during subsequent operation wherein EGR is enabled, PCV flow is enabled, and purge is disabled, a third output of the sensor may be adjusted based on the estimated PCV flow. | 05-07-2015 |
20160108800 | WASTEGATE ACTUATOR GAIN ADJUSTMENT - Various methods for controlling a wastegate actuator are provided. In one example, a method comprises adjusting one or more wastegate controller gains responsive to limiting current supplied to a wastegate actuator, the current limited in response to a temperature of the wastegate actuator exceeding a threshold | 04-21-2016 |
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20090215734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH NEBULIZED ANTICHOLINERGIC ADMINISTRATIONS - Inhalation solutions for administration of muscarinic antagonists for the treatment of breathing disorders, such as COPD, are provided. | 08-27-2009 |
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20140018406 | Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Nebulized Beta 2-Agonist or Combined Nebulized Beta 2-Agonist and Anticholinergic Administration - Inhalation solutions for administration of beta 2-agonists or combinations of muscarinic antagonists and beta 2-agonists for the treatment of breathing disorders, such as COPD, are provided. The inhalation solutions are administered by nebulization, particularly with a high efficiency nebulizer. | 01-16-2014 |
20140255491 | Method and System For the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Nebulized Anticholinergic Administrations - Inhalation solutions for administration of muscarinic antagonists for the treatment of breathing disorders, such as COPD, are provided. | 09-11-2014 |
20150141481 | Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Nebulized Beta 2-Agonist or Combined Nebulized Beta 2-Agonist and Anticholinergic Administration - Inhalation solutions for administration of beta 2-agonists or combinations of muscarinic antagonists and beta 2-agonists for the treatment of breathing disorders, such as COPD, are provided. The inhalation solutions are administered by nebulization, particularly with a high efficiency nebulizer. | 05-21-2015 |