Patents by Inventor Brendan C. Norton

Brendan C. Norton 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).

  • Cam phasing system architecture
    Patent number: 10648374
    Abstract: A spark-ignited gas engine system comprises a combustion chamber defined by a piston, a head with a spark plug mechanism, and a cylinder having an associated intake valve and an associated exhaust valve, into which a mixture of combustible gas and air is entered via an intake manifold of the engine to drive a crankshaft. The system further comprises at least one turbocharger to compress the mixture. The system further comprises at least one camshaft, driven by the crankshaft via a gear assembly connected to the crankshaft, that comprises at least one cam that actuates the intake valve and the exhaust valve, at least one camphaser, coupled to the crankshaft via the gear assembly, and a controller to adjust a cam angle operation of the intake valve and the exhaust valve by adjusting the camphaser to a desired phase position to meet a target rotational phase of the camshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Edward J. Lyford-Pike, Milan K. Visaria, Agneya Turlapati, Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Jason R. Griffin, Brendan C. Norton
  • CAM PHASING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
    Publication number: 20180223702
    Abstract: A spark-ignited gas engine system comprises a combustion chamber defined by a piston, a head with a spark plug mechanism, and a cylinder having an associated intake valve and an associated exhaust valve, into which a mixture of combustible gas and air is entered via an intake manifold of the engine to drive a crankshaft. The system further comprises at least one turbocharger to compress the mixture. The system further comprises at least one camshaft, driven by the crankshaft via a gear assembly connected to the crankshaft, that comprises at least one cam that actuates the intake valve and the exhaust valve, at least one camphaser, coupled to the crankshaft via the gear assembly, and a controller to adjust a cam angle operation of the intake valve and the exhaust valve by adjusting the camphaser to a desired phase position to meet a target rotational phase of the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Edward J. Lyford-Pike, Milan K. Visaria, Agneya Turlabati, Anamitra Bjattacharyya, Jason R. Griffin, Brendan C. Norton