Patents by Inventor Austin Bierle

Austin Bierle 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).

  • Patent number: 11781464
    Abstract: A method for estimating a quality of reductant in an engine aftertreatment system for an engine using a virtual sensor, the method comprising: determining whether an enablement condition is met, wherein the enablement condition is one or more of: a reductant fill condition determined based on data received from one or more float sensors associated with the engine; a machine start condition determined based on machine speed data obtained from a speed sensor associated with the engine; and/or a rationality check condition determined based on data associated with a fault of one or more sensors associated with the engine; upon determining that the enablement condition is met, receiving NOx measurement data obtained from at least one NOx sensor; generating a reductant quality value based on the NOx measurement data; and outputting a reductant quality determination based on the reductant quality value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Lombardi, Baoyong Liu, Urvish Joshi, Austin Bierle, Jay Venkataraghavan, Kent Anthony Schonert
  • Publication number: 20230313724
    Abstract: A method for estimating a quality of reductant in an engine aftertreatment system for an engine using a virtual sensor, the method comprising: determining whether an enablement condition is met, wherein the enablement condition is one or more of: a reductant fill condition determined based on data received from one or more float sensors associated with the engine; a machine start condition determined based on machine speed data obtained from a speed sensor associated with the engine; and/or a rationality check condition determined based on data associated with a fault of one or more sensors associated with the engine; upon determining that the enablement condition is met, receiving NOx measurement data obtained from at least one NOx sensor; generating a reductant quality value based on the NOx measurement data; and outputting a reductant quality determination based on the reductant quality value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Frank LOMBARDI, Baoyong LIU, Urvish JOSHI, Austin BIERLE, Jay VENKATARAGHAVAN, Kent Anthony SCHONERT
  • Publication number: 20220243628
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a dosing of reductant for an internal combustion engine system including a catalyst are disclosed. The method includes measuring a value indicative of inlet temperature of the catalyst. When the inlet temperature is less than or equal to a first threshold, the method includes adjusting the dosing of reductant according to a first process. When the inlet temperature is greater than the first threshold, the method includes adjusting the dosing of reductant according to a second process, the second process being different than the first process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain J. CHARBONNEL, Kent A. SCHONERT, Austin BIERLE
  • Patent number: 11396836
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a dosing of reductant for an internal combustion engine system including a catalyst are disclosed. The method includes measuring a value indicative of inlet temperature of the catalyst. When the inlet temperature is less than or equal to a first threshold, the method includes adjusting the dosing of reductant according to a first process. When the inlet temperature is greater than the first threshold, the method includes adjusting the dosing of reductant according to a second process, the second process being different than the first process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvain J. Charbonnel, Kent A. Schonert, Austin Bierle