ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,387, issued on April 15, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Hybrid system emissions management" was invented by Bijesh M. Shakya (Columbus, Ind.) and Kesavan Ramakrishnan (Columbus, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Emissions management systems for engines in hybrid systems include a sensor assembly and a controller. Sensor assembly is configured to provide an activation signal in response to an engine start event and to detect emissions information, including information indicative of an engine power, a driver demanded power, a catalyst temperature, a battery state of charge, and a battery temperature. Controller commu...