ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,329, issued on April 8, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Control of cold light off catalyst" was invented by Jeongyong Choi (Rochester, Mich.), Michael Barkey (Maidstone, Canada), William Attard (Brighton, Mich.) and Filip Vucak (Windsor, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for an engine comprising a turbocharger includes a cold light off catalyst (CLOC), a CLOC valve, and a controller. The CLOC is positioned in a bypass passage around a turbine of the turbocharger. The CLOC valve selectively routes exhaust flow from the engine between the turbine and the CLOC. The controller is configured to dete...