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Thermal management via exhaust gas recirculation
30 Mar 20
Methods and systems of recirculating exhaust gas in internal combustion engines are disclosed.
Michael J. Ruth
Filed: 27 Oct 15
Utility
Nozzle combustion shield and sealing member with improved heat transfer capabilities
30 Mar 20
An injector combustion shield assembly comprising a bore configured to receive a fuel injector, the bore including a fluid opening in fluid communication with a fluid jacket and a fluid outlet positioned within an annular wall of the bore; and a valve positioned between the fluid jacket and the fluid opening and configured to selectively permit a fluid from the fluid jacket to enter the bore, the valve being movable between an open configuration to permit fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore via the fluid opening and a closed configuration to prevent fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore.
Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan, Timothy P. Lutz, David B. Snyder, Derek G. Weiler, Clayton R. Westerfeld, Julie Anne Colin, Akintomide K. Akinola, Joseph Eric Parlow, Steven J. Kolhouse
Filed: 18 Aug 16
Utility
Generator set integrated gearbox
30 Mar 20
A generator set comprises an engine including a crankshaft rotatable in a first direction about a longitudinal axis of the generator set, and a generator including a generator shaft.
Paul D. Johnson, Kent A. Lobsiger, Sze Kwan Cheah, Tejaskumar Rajendrakumar Amin, Peter Andrew Goleczka
Filed: 25 Apr 19
Utility
Rotating coalescer
23 Mar 20
Assembly to be used to filter a fluid, containing a housing (29) which comprises a housing base (50) and a housing upper part (30) connected removably to the housing base (50).
Anthony Barreteau, Kevin Maguer, Chirag D. Parikh, Lee A. Peck, Benjamin L. Scheckel, Emmanuel Page, Erwan Guyomard, Gérard Malgorn, Stéphane Le Guyader, Gauthier Mestdag, Guy Auffret
Filed: 14 Jun 16
Utility
Charge-fed pre-chamber assembly
23 Mar 20
A method for combustion in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine includes mixing fuel and air to form a charge, flowing a first portion of the charge to the main chamber of an engine and a second portion of the charge to the pre-chamber volume of an engine, igniting the second portion of the charge in the pre-chamber volume, and delivering the ignited second portion of the charge to the main chamber.
Alan C. Anderson
Filed: 10 Apr 16
Utility
Fuel cell system and operating method thereof
16 Mar 20
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: 24 May 17
Utility
Systems and methods for reducing noise in reductant insertion assemblies
16 Mar 20
An aftertreatment system comprises an aftertreatment component structured to decompose constituents of an exhaust gas produced by an engine.
Santosh Kumar Ratan, Bryce R. Larson, Jinqian Gong, Abhijeet Singh Chauhan, Arun Kumar Dasari, Aditi Vedantam, Frederick V. Holt, III
Filed: 17 Feb 19
Utility
System and method for identifying a source of high pressure leakage
16 Mar 20
A method for identifying a source of high pressure leakage of a fuel system of an engine comprising determining pressure decay values at a first pressure and at a second pressure and identifying the source of high pressure leakage based on the pressure decay values at each pressure.
David Michael Carey, Shounak Mishra, Zachary L. Anslinger, Sarah E. Gnau, Srinivas K. Mulukutla, Edward Nathan Linen
Filed: 26 Dec 17
Utility
Hybrid vehicle drive cycle optimization based on route identification
9 Mar 20
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling vehicle operations in response to a route identification reference for a vehicle based on route characteristics associated with the route identified by the route identification reference.
Martin T. Books, Gary L. Parker, Arun Prakash Thunga Gopal, Jennifer Kay Light-Holets
Filed: 14 Nov 17
Utility
Accessory support brackets with airflow passages
2 Mar 20
Methods and systems relating to an internal combustion engine support bracket are disclosed.
Glen R. Alden, Kristopher D. Bunk, Christopher Swearingen, John E. Zellhart, Jonathan Moran, Suhas Subramanya Bhat, Robert D. Rogers, George D'Angelo
Filed: 31 Jan 16
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System and method for predictive engine and aftertreatment system control
2 Mar 20
Systems and apparatuses include a controller structured to: receive information indicative of an operating condition of a vehicle subsystem, receive information indicative of an external static condition, and receive information indicative of an external dynamic condition.
Hoseinali Borhan, Akash S. Desai, Edmund P. Hodzen, Pinak Jayant Tulpule, Bibin N. Pattel
Filed: 5 Dec 17
Utility
Control of multiple reductant insertion assemblies using a single controller
2 Mar 20
An aftertreatment system comprises a first bank to receive a first portion of an exhaust gas and a second bank to receive a second portion of the exhaust gas.
Aditya Mittal, Aditya Hegde, Deepu Chandy, Guinness Shrestha, Venkata SriKiran Bodapati
Filed: 22 Jun 16
Utility
Compressor and turbocharger
2 Mar 20
A compressor comprises a housing having an axial intake and an annular outlet volute.
John R. Horsley
Filed: 8 Jun 16
Utility
System and method of determining freight/load distribution for multiple vehicles
2 Mar 20
Systems and methods of vehicle freight/load distribution are provided to assist in determining optimal freight distribution.
Vivek A. Sujan, Phani Vajapeyazula, Kenneth Follen, An Wu, Barty L. Moffett
Filed: 3 Dec 15
Utility
Interconnect for an internally-manifolded solid oxide fuel cell stack; and related methods and power systems
2 Mar 20
An internally-manifolded solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack is described, including an anode interconnect structure integrated with a cathode interconnect structure.
Keith Garrette Brown
Filed: 29 Sep 16
Utility
Variable geometry turbine
24 Feb 20
A variable geometry turbine having a turbine wheel, an inlet passageway, a movable wall member being moveable axially to vary the width of the inlet passageway, an annular seal being mounted to the movable wall member or an adjacent housing member to provide a seal between adjacent surfaces of the movable wall member and housing member respectively, wherein a bypass passage is provided in the other of said movable wall member or housing member, extending from an inlet bypass port to an outlet bypass port, said ports being spaced from each other and provided in said adjacent surface of said other of the movable wall member or housing member, arranged such that as the movable wall member moves axially, the annular seal moves axially relative to the ports to vary the flow that may pass from a region of the cavity inboard of the seal, through the bypass passage.
Lisa Jane Hill, John F. Parker, John Bywater
Filed: 8 Oct 15
Utility
Supercharging for improved engine braking and transient performance
24 Feb 20
A supercharger device is employed in response to engine braking events and transient events to provide further compression of the intake flow and boost engine braking power and torque response.
Marten H. Dane
Filed: 26 Oct 16
Utility
Regeneration of gasoline particulate filters
24 Feb 20
A internal combustion engine system includes a gasoline internal combustion engine having a set of donor cylinders and a set of non-donor cylinders.
J. Steven Kolhouse, Samuel C. Geckler, David J. Stroh, Ying Yuan
Filed: 26 Jul 18
Utility
Compressor
24 Feb 20
A compressor comprises a compressor housing, a compressor wheel mounted within the housing and having compressor blades, and a bearing housing.
Pierre Bernard French
Filed: 29 Jun 17
Utility
Systems and methods for identifying sensor location
17 Feb 20
Systems and apparatuses include a passive device coupled to a mounting boss arranged on a vehicle system, and a sensor structured to engage the mounting boss.
Ganesh Raghunath, Alok A. Joshi, Shu Li
Filed: 11 Jan 18