Patents by Inventor Bradford A. Lessard

Bradford A. Lessard 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: 5390651
    Abstract: Apparatus, and a corresponding method for its operation, for controlling the air/fuel ratio in a large engine having one or more banks of cylinders with separate intake and exhaust manifolds. Oxygen sensors in the manifolds are sampled periodically to provide the apparatus with an indication of the level of oxygen, and therefore an indication of the level of various pollutants, in exhaust gases discharged from the engine. The apparatus, preferably in microprocessor form, computes a fuel control correction based on the difference between the sensed oxygen level and a desired oxygen level in each exhaust manifold. The correction is applied in the form of a change to the pulse width of a binary control signal applied to a solenoid valve. In the illustrative embodiment, the solenoid valve is coupled to a fuel pressure regulator and functions to vent an air chamber in the regulator when the solenoid is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Precision Engine Controls Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen H. Nussbaum, Bradford A. Lessard