Patents by Inventor Andrea Marie Evans

Andrea Marie Evans 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).

  • Recharging management for skipping cylinders
    Patent number: 11946423
    Abstract: A variety of methods and arrangements are described for managing recharging of cylinders of an internal combustion engine during skip fire operation of the engine. In one method, a maximum allowed deactivation time for a cylinder is determined and the cylinder is recharged before the maximum allowed deactivation time is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joe Serrano, Xiaoping Cai, Yongyan Cao, Vijay Srinivasan, Kevin Shikui Chen, Andrea Marie Evans, Avra Brahma
  • RECHARGING MANAGEMENT FOR SKIPPING CYLINDERS
    Publication number: 20220065182
    Abstract: A variety of methods and arrangements are described for managing recharging of cylinders of an internal combustion engine during skip fire operation of the engine. In one method, a maximum allowed deactivation time for a cylinder is determined and the cylinder is recharged before the maximum allowed deactivation time is exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Tula Technology, Inc., Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Joe Serrano, Xiaoping Cai, Yongyan Cao, Vijay Srinivasan, Kevin Shikui Chen, Andrea Marie Evans, Avra Brahma