855 patents
Page 33 of 43
Utility
Auto drain plug for a filtration apparatus
19 Jan 21
A filtration apparatus comprises a housing defining an internal volume sized to receive a filter element, an inlet for receiving a fluid and an outlet for expelling the fluid.
Wassem Abdalla
Filed: 10 Dec 15
Utility
Systems and methods of battery management and control for a vehicle
19 Jan 21
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed herein provide for receiving internal hybrid vehicle information, external static information, and external dynamic information; determining a propulsion power for the hybrid vehicle at a particular location at a particular time based on at least one of the internal hybrid vehicle information, the external static information, and the external dynamic information; determining a current state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery is operatively coupled to an electric motor in the hybrid vehicle; and managing a state of charge of the battery at the particular location at the particular time based on the current state of charge and the determined propulsion power.
Kenneth M. Follen, Arun Prakash Thunga Gopal, Vivek A. Sujan, Pinak Jayant Tulpule, Mugdha S. Sane
Filed: 4 Aug 16
Utility
Variable inertial particle separator
12 Jan 21
Inertial particle separators having an axially translating or a deformable poppet component are described.
Peter K. Herman, Matthew Louison
Filed: 7 May 18
Utility
Fuel cell system and operating method thereof
12 Jan 21
A fuel cell system is disclosed, which includes an anode recirculation loop comprising a fuel cell stack for generating power, a flowmeter for measuring a fuel flow rate of a fuel provided into the anode recirculation loop, a current measuring device for measuring a current drawn from the fuel cell stack, a recycle ratio measuring device for measuring a recycle ratio in the anode recirculation loop, and a processor for estimating a fuel utilization of the fuel cell stack based on the measured fuel flow rate, the measured current and the measured recycle ratio.
Honggang Wang, Xiangdong Kong
Filed: 30 Jan 20
Utility
Method for determining a need for changing a spark plug
12 Jan 21
A method for determining a need for changing a spark plug of a combustion engine, comprising the following steps: monitoring a current flowing through the spark plug, analyzing the current and thereby determine a time interval that is indicative for the time between application of a voltage to the spark plug and formation of an arc discharge between electrodes of the spark plug, creating a signal indicative of the need to change the spark plug if the duration of the determined time interval is outside predefined bounds.
Dirk Wüstenhagen, Dejan Kienzle, Douglas Sprunger
Filed: 5 Jun 17
Utility
System and method for on-engine component defect detection
12 Jan 21
A device is disclosed for measuring Barkhausen noise of a crankshaft to identify defects in the crankshaft while the crankshaft is installed on an engine, comprising: a housing configured to attach to a connecting rod; at least one sensor assembly mounted to the housing including at least one Barkhausen noise sensor; and a spring disposed between the housing and the at least one Barkhausen noise sensor to urge the at least one Barkhausen noise sensor into contact with a pin journal of the crankshaft as the crankshaft rotates.
Scott Saum, Marc E. Smith, Jeffrey T. Galarno, Michael T. Stanley, Eric C. Proehl
Filed: 11 Jun 18
Utility
Dosing module having removable dosing tray
12 Jan 21
A dosing module includes a frame assembly, a first manifold, a first dosing tray, and a first rail assembly.
Tony Bowden, Nicholas Blodgett, Taren Dehart, Tyler Lorenz
Filed: 26 Oct 17
Utility
Filter leak path prevention via interference pin
4 Jan 21
A replacement filter element having a removable pin attached to the filter elements is described.
Mark D. Straussberger, Pravin S. Kadam, Wassem Abdalla
Filed: 1 Jun 20
Utility
Filter cartridge endplate with integrated flow structure
4 Jan 21
A filter cartridge endplate (12) is described herein that has an integrated flow structure.
Penghua Hou, Yiyun Zhang, Ping Shen, Kevin C. South, Ismail Bagci, Charles W. Hawkins, Gerard Malgorn, Zemin Jiang
Filed: 28 Feb 18
Utility
Electric engine accessory control
4 Jan 21
A method of controlling a vehicle accessory includes determining a transmission of a vehicle is in a non-park setting; in response to determining the transmission of the vehicle is in the non-park setting, receiving speed data indicative of a speed of the vehicle; determining a speed to operate the vehicle accessory based on the vehicle speed; comparing the determined speed to operate the vehicle accessory to a speed threshold; and in response to determining that the determined speed is below the speed threshold, providing a command to the vehicle accessory to one of deactivate the vehicle accessory or operate the vehicle accessory at a reduced operating state relative to a current operating state of the vehicle accessory.
Martin T. Books, Mahesh Madurai Kumar, Robert Dziuba, Praveen Chitradurga Muralidhar, Jeffrey S. Rauch, Joseph E. Paquette
Filed: 6 Nov 18
Utility
Fluid transfer connection interface design
4 Jan 21
A diesel exhaust fluid transfer circuit providing a fluid transfer connector for securely connecting a port fitting of a diesel exhaust fluid device to a diesel exhaust fluid hose.
Shawn A. Rockey
Filed: 25 Sep 18
Utility
Pre-chamber assembly
4 Jan 21
A pre-chamber assembly of an internal combustion engine comprises a pre-chamber housing and a plurality of nozzles extending through a portion of the pre-chamber housing.
Alan C. Anderson, John R. Andras
Filed: 7 Oct 15
Utility
Uniformity index performance evaluation in an SCR aftertreatment system
4 Jan 21
An exemplary exhaust test tog apparatus includes a housing defining an exhaust flow path extending from an inlet to an outlet.
Douglas A. Mitchell, Tamas Szailer, Alonzo Scott Cole, Newton Crenshaw
Filed: 17 Oct 19
Utility
Filter element with endcap having rigid reinforcing member
28 Dec 20
A filter element comprising a filter media having a first end and a first endcap coupled to the first end of the filter media.
Gérard Malgorn, Joel Coutant, Pierrick Bonzi, Didier Jarno, Benjamin L. Scheckel
Filed: 13 Dec 16
Utility
Modular genset enclosure components
28 Dec 20
A genset enclosure assembly comprises a first enclosure defining a first internal volume.
Peter A. Goleczka, Gordon A. Read
Filed: 10 Apr 17
Utility
HVAC heating of vehicles and during road emergencies
21 Dec 20
Systems and methods for managing an environment comfort system includes a control system.
Jennifer K. Light-Holets
Filed: 7 Feb 19
Utility
NH
21 Dec 20
System and methods for detecting NH3 slip using cross-sensitivity of an NOx sensor may include accessing a temperature value for a catalyst and determining the temperature value for the catalyst exceeds a predetermined value.
Jinqian Gong, Varun R. Rajagopal
Filed: 26 Jun 17
Utility
Substrate shape, geometry, positioning, and/or cell density to improve aftertreatment performance
14 Dec 20
An aftertreatment component's shape, entrance geometry, and/or position within an aftertreatment assembly can be modified for local and/or bulk exhaust flow control.
John G. Buechler, Randolph G. Zoran, Ryan M. Johnson, Stephen M. Holl, Taren DeHart, Jim L. Alonzo, Matthew L. Anderson, Apoorv Kalyankar, George Eugene Mavroudis, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
Filed: 19 Oct 17
Utility
Systems and methods for diagnosis of NOx storage catalyst
14 Dec 20
Systems, apparatuses, and methods include an upstream exhaust analysis circuit structured to determine a characteristic of an exhaust gas stream entering a nitrous oxide (NOx) storage catalyst; a prediction circuit structured to predict a downstream NOx concentration of an exhaust gas stream exiting the NOx storage catalyst based on a model of a NOx storage capacity or a dynamic response of the NOx storage catalyst; a downstream exhaust analysis circuit structured to determine a downstream NOx concentration of the exhaust gas stream exiting the NOx storage catalyst; and a comparison circuit structured to compare the predicted downstream NOx concentration to the determined downstream NOx concentration, and determine a health of the NOx storage catalyst based on the comparison.
Michael Haas, Krishna Kamasamudrum, Ashok Kumar
Filed: 20 Sep 18
Utility
Powertrain optimization
14 Dec 20
A system includes a powertrain system including a transmission, and a controller coupled to the powertrain system.
Vivek A. Sujan
Filed: 18 Jul 18