Patents by Inventor Alan Gene Leupold

Alan Gene Leupold has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130026244
    Abstract: A work vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine and a catalytic converter coupled to the exhaust of the engine. A reduction agent system provides for injection of a reduction agent, such as urea, upstream of the catalytic converter. Coolant heated by the engine is directed to the reduction agent system to defrost/heat the reduction agent, and is also directed to a vehicle cabin heating system. Flow of coolant may be preferentially directed to the cabin heating system rather than to the reduction agent system, such as following vehicle startup, particularly during cold-weather operation. Flow may be altered to favor the reduction agent system, such as based upon time and/or the temperature of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Leonid Chernyavsky, Alan Gene Leupold, Nicholas Joseph Prenger, Michael Charles Bunnell, William Henry Adamson, Jay Joseph Martin, Mark Douglas Klassen