Patents by Inventor Darren P. Aherne

Darren P. Aherne 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).

  • System and method of fan control
    Patent number: 8160800
    Abstract: A method to operate a vehicle equipped with an electronic controlled internal combustion engine. The engine fan is used as a dynamic fan brake when the vehicle exceeds a minimum predetermined operating parameter for a predetermined period of time, and is disabled once the vehicle is operating within predetermined operating parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery S. Hawkins, Todd C. Slater, Charles C. Blake, Miguel Menoyo-Alonso, Darren P. Aherne, Matthew T. Baird
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FAN CONTROL
    Publication number: 20090164084
    Abstract: A method to operate a vehicle equipped with an electronic controlled internal combustion engine. The engine fan is used as a dynamic fan brake when the vehicle exceeds a minimum predetermined operating parameter for a predetermined period of time, and is disabled once the vehicle is operating within predetermined operating parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffery S. Hawkins, Todd C. Slater, Charles C. Blake, Miguel Menoyo-Alonso, Darren P. Aherne, Matthew T. Baird