US Patent Issued to FCA US on June 10 for "System and method for determining available engine torque based on cold light off catalyst" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,108, issued on June 10, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"System and method for determining available engine torque based on cold light off catalyst" was invented by Jeongyong Choi (Rochester, Mich.), Michael Barkey (Maidstone, Canada) and William Attard (Brighton, Mich.).

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 contro...