ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,219, issued on April 15, was assigned to FCA Fiat Chrysler Automoveis Brasil Ltda. (Betim, Brazil).
"Integrated automotive reformer and catalytic converter and method for reforming fuel" was invented by Luis Carlos Monteiro Sales (Belo Horizonte, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated catalyst reformer is described, including a housing which surrounds and defines at least two individualized and adjacent chambers. The first chamber is intended for the catalytic conversion of exhaust gases from the MCI and at least one second chamber intended for reforming fuel, ethanol or others, and the heat generated in the first chamber...