Patents by Inventor Derek Puzzuoli

Derek Puzzuoli 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: 11919636
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wirelessly controlled vehicle that is configured to travel in air, on liquid and under liquid with an ability to communicate with a remote operator through wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SeaHawk Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Clark, Derek Puzzuoli, Steven Peddlesden
  • Publication number: 20210261248
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wirelessly controlled vehicle that is configured to travel in air, on liquid and under liquid with an ability to communicate with a remote operator through wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Clark, Derek Puzzuoli, Steven Peddlesden
  • Patent number: 10371065
    Abstract: Disclosed are a fluid control system and method for controlling delivery of two variable pressure fluids to maintain a pressure bias between the two fluids within an end use device. The system employs an actively controlled vent valve which can be integrated into a fluid control module in preferred embodiments and is actuated to an open position to decrease fluid pressure in a first fluid supply line when a determined pressure differential reversal exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure differential reversal. The disclosed system is particularly useful in a high pressure direct injection (HPDI) multi-fueled engine system where the first fluid is a gaseous fuel and the second fluid is a liquid fuel. The fluid control system and method of controlling it provide for improved control of venting along with protecting system components from high back pressure and cross contamination of fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
    Inventors: David K. Mumford, Derek Puzzuoli, Jordan C. Haas, Wesley A. Brown, Victor Woo, Joshua W. Steffen
  • Publication number: 20180320605
    Abstract: Disclosed are a fluid control system and method for controlling delivery of two variable pressure fluids to maintain a pressure bias between the two fluids within an end use device. The system employs an actively controlled vent valve which can be integrated into a fluid control module in preferred embodiments and is actuated to an open position to decrease fluid pressure in a first fluid supply line when a determined pressure differential reversal exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure differential reversal. The disclosed system is particularly useful in a high pressure direct injection (HPDI) multi-fueled engine system where the first fluid is a gaseous fuel and the second fluid is a liquid fuel. The fluid control system and method of controlling it provide for improved control of venting along with protecting system components from high back pressure and cross contamination of fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: David K. MUMFORD, Derek PUZZUOLI, Jordan C. HAAS, Wesley A. BROWN, Victor WOO, Joshua W. STEFFEN
  • Patent number: 9556805
    Abstract: An improved fuel system for a dual-fuel internal combustion engine. During normal operation, the primary fuel passes through a pressure regulator before arriving at a primary fuel rail. Further, pressurized secondary fuel is delivered to both a secondary fuel rail and to the pressure regulator for purposes of regulating the output pressure of the primary fuel that is delivered to the primary fuel rail. When the pressure at the primary fuel supply or between the primary fuel supply and the pressure regulator drops below a minimum operating pressure, the pressure regulator is isolated from the secondary fuel and the secondary fuel continues to be pressurized until it reaches a suitable pressure for operating in a limp mode. Then, the secondary fuel, which is pressurized to greater than a normal operating pressure, may be injected at the higher pressure for improved performance of the engine in the limp mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David Kalu Mumford, Josh Steffen, Derek Puzzuoli
  • Publication number: 20160237921
    Abstract: An improved fuel system for a dual-fuel internal combustion engine. During normal operation, the primary fuel passes through a pressure regulator before arriving at a primary fuel rail. Further, pressurized secondary fuel is delivered to both a secondary fuel rail and to the pressure regulator for purposes of regulating the output pressure of the primary fuel that is delivered to the primary fuel rail. When the pressure at the primary fuel supply or between the primary fuel supply and the pressure regulator drops below a minimum operating pressure, the pressure regulator is isolated from the secondary fuel and the secondary fuel continues to be pressurized until it reaches a suitable pressure for operating in a limp mode. Then, the secondary fuel, which is pressurized to greater than a normal operating pressure, may be injected at the higher pressure for improved performance of the engine in the limp mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: David Kalu Mumford, Josh Steffen, Derek Puzzuoli