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Utility
Systems and methods for idle coasting management of a vehicle having predictive cruise control
18 Nov 19
A system, method, and apparatus includes management of coasting during operation of a vehicle equipped with a predictive cruise control system.
Joseph R. Dynes, Daniel Reed Dempsey, Kenneth M. Follen, Howard Robert Frost, Oruganti Prashanth Sharma, Ian Fredrick Lowry, Nathanael G. Long
Filed: 22 Jul 19
Utility
Techniques for control of an SCR aftertreatment system in response to an ammonia slip condition
18 Nov 19
An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst is disposed in an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine.
Michael Haas
Filed: 19 Jun 16
Utility
System and method to improve aftertreatment in an internal combustion engine
18 Nov 19
A system and method are disclosed for improving the performance of an aftertreatment system by elevating its temperature above an activation temperature.
Paul Douglas Free, Jennifer Kay Light-Holets, Vaibhav Daramwar, David A. Brush
Filed: 13 Feb 17
Utility
System and method for controlling exhaust gas temperature
18 Nov 19
A system and method for controlling a temperature of an exhaust gas at an inlet of a selective catalytic reduction system during at least certain low air density conditions.
John L. Hoehne, Ian W. McGiffen, Chandan Mahato, Paul Daniel Borisuk, Boopathi Singalandapuram Mahadevan
Filed: 17 Jan 18
Utility
System and method for control of volumetric efficiency in a direct injection engine
18 Nov 19
A system and method of inducing an operational response change in an operating direct-injection internal combustion engine is provided such that the engine includes a cylinder into which liquid fuel injection is directly performed.
Anthony Kyle Perfetto, Samuel C. Geckler, David Stroh, Carlos A. Lana
Filed: 25 Jun 14
Utility
Diagnosing cylinder pressure sensor gain and offset
18 Nov 19
An apparatus includes a sensor module, an offset diagnostic module, and a notification module.
Alok A. Joshi, Richard A. Booth, Edmund P. Hodzen
Filed: 15 Dec 15
Utility
Variable geometry turbine assembly
11 Nov 19
A variable geometry turbine assembly comprising an inlet passageway, extending radially inwards towards a turbine wheel, defined between a surface of a movable wall member and a facing wall and an actuation mechanism arranged to move the movable wall member axially and comprising a cam member provided with at least one formation and a carrier member axially coupled to at least one co-operating formation, wherein one of the at least one formation and the at least one co-operating formation is a radially extending formation, the at least one formation or the at least one co-operating formation extending in both the circumferential direction and the axial direction such that as the cam member is rotated relative to the carrier member, the at least one formation and the at least one co-operating formation engage such the movable wall member is moved in the axial direction.
Mohammed Hanif Khan, David Camus, Frederick Carter, David Andrew Luck, Owen Wallbank, Robert L. Holroyd
Filed: 6 May 15
Utility
Natural gas fuel system for an internal combustion engine
11 Nov 19
A natural gas fueling system supplies methane gas to an engine and includes a filter assembly.
Corey W. Trobaugh, Daniel A. Norrick, Randy E. Berg, Brian K. Wagner
Filed: 8 Feb 18
Utility
Method for reducing carbon/coke in fuel injectors in dual fuel applications
4 Nov 19
A method of reducing carbonaceous deposits on a fuel injector is provided in which a first fuel composition is supplied to the fuel injector in a dual fuel engine, the first fuel composition comprising natural gas fuel and a first percentage of diesel fuel; and a second fuel composition is supplied to the fuel injector in a dual fuel engine, the second fuel composition comprising a second percentage of diesel fuel that is greater than the first percentage of diesel fuel to cause cavitation to occur within the fuel injector, thereby reducing carbonaceous deposits.
Norman C. Blizard, Timothy P. Lutz, David B. Snyder
Filed: 30 Jul 14
Utility
Techniques for controlling a dedicated EGR engine
21 Oct 19
A system includes an internal combustion engine having a number of cylinders, with at least one of the cylinders plumbed to have a complete recycle of the exhaust gases from the cylinder.
Samuel C. Geckler, Madhuri Gandikota, Rajkumar Subramanian, Axel Otto zur Loye
Filed: 4 Apr 17
Utility
Nozzle combustion shield
21 Oct 19
An apparatus and method are disclosed for an injector assembly including an injector tip having a prechamber, such as a permanent, passive prechamber (PPPC), and a nozzle combustion shield (NCS) to mitigate pre-ignition events, such as knocking, caused by overheating of the prechamber.
Darren Ting, Patrick M. Pierz
Filed: 29 Jun 15
Utility
Systems and methods of engine stop/start control of an electrified powertrain
7 Oct 19
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for receiving internal information, external static information, and external dynamic information of a hybrid vehicle, and selectively enable or disable a stop/start function for the engine of the hybrid vehicle based on the internal hybrid vehicle information, external static information, and external dynamic information.
Kenneth M. Follen, Arun Prakash Thunga Gopal, Vivek A. Sujan, Pinak Jayant Tulpule, Mugdha S. Sane
Filed: 18 Sep 16
Utility
Tappet roller retaining approach
7 Oct 19
A roller assembly, comprising a roller shoe having a bottom surface, and a groove at the bottom surface, the groove having a semicircular portion and a straight portion extending from the semicircular portion, the semicircular portion having a first diameter and the straight portion having a first width, and a cylindrical roller positioned in the roller shoe groove, the cylindrical roller having a second diameter, wherein the first width is greater than or equal to the first diameter and the second diameter is less than the first width.
Chin-pei Wang, Matthew B. State, Eric A. Benham, Justin Gregory Wenger, Alexander E. Lesin, Kyle J. Brewer
Filed: 22 Dec 14
Utility
Systems for fuel pump adapters and methods of using the same
30 Sep 19
A fuel pump includes a body portion housing a fuel pump assembly configured to receive a rotational input and generate fuel flows, a drive shaft extending into the body portion with a pump gear coupled to the drive shaft, and a pilot portion annularly disposed about the drive shaft adjacent to the body portion.
Bryan C. Bandy, Darrin Ferry, Gregory J. Mitchum
Filed: 12 Dec 16
Utility
Variable hole size nozzle and spray angle fuel injector and MHBIB
30 Sep 19
A fuel injector, comprising a nozzle body having a proximal end and a distal end, an upper row of nozzle holes being equally spaced about a first circumference of the nozzle body, and a lower row of nozzle holes located between the distal end and the upper row of nozzle holes, wherein the upper row has a first number of holes that is greater than a second number of holes in the lower row and wherein one of the first number of holes and the second number of holes is odd.
Chandan Mahato, Frank Husmeier, Foy C. Henderson
Filed: 28 Nov 17