Patents by Inventor Brian Lane Walter

Brian Lane Walter 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).

  • Locomotive cooling system
    Patent number: 6230668
    Abstract: A cooling system (10) for a turbocharged locomotive engine (12) including a two stage intercooler (20) for conditioning the combustion air (16). A first coolant loop (32) includes a first stage intercooler (38), the engine coolant passages (22), a radiator (34), a first tank (36), an oil cooler (30), and a first pump (40). A second coolant loop (42) includes a second stage intercooler (44) a subcooler (48), a second tank (46), and a second pump (50). A fluid connection is provided between the first coolant loop (32) and the second coolant loop (42) to provide heat there between during conditions of overcooling of the second coolant loop (42). Flow control valves forming a portion of first coolant loop (32) may be embodied in a single rotor-sleeve flow control valve (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Marsh, Brian Lane Walter, Peter Loring Valentine, Mahesh Chand Aggarwal, Abul Kalam Mohammad Shariful Islam