Patents by Inventor Derek S. Newcombe

Derek S. Newcombe 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).

  • Module for managing mass flow and dampening pressure pulsations in a gaseous fuel supply line
    Patent number: 9429094
    Abstract: A module for managing mass flow and dampening pressure pulsations in the supply line of a gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine comprises a hollow body defining an expanded volume that is fluidly connected directly to a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor. The module is placed along the supply line of a gaseous fuel engine between a fuel pressure increasing device and the fuel rail that supplies fuel to the engine. The module can comprise a filter that filters the impurities from the gaseous fuel supplied to the engine and an overpressure protection device that can vent some of the gaseous fuel from the module to protect it from over-pressurization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
    Inventors: Derek S. Newcombe, Buerebista Ursu, Gregory A. Batenburg
  • Module For Managing Mass Flow And Dampening Pressure Pulsations In A Gaseous Fuel Supply Line
    Publication number: 20140230789
    Abstract: A module for managing mass flow and dampening pressure pulsations in the supply line of a gaseous fuelled internal combustion engine comprises a hollow body defining an expanded volume that is fluidly connected directly to a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor. The module is placed along the supply line of a gaseous fuel engine between a fuel pressure increasing device and the fuel rail that supplies fuel to the engine. The module can comprise a filter that filters the impurities from the gaseous fuel supplied to the engine and an overpressure protection device that can vent some of the gaseous fuel from the module to protect it from over-pressurization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Derek S. Newcombe, Buerebista Ursu, Gregory A. Batenburg