Patents by Inventor Dirk-Jan DE JONG

Dirk-Jan DE JONG 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).

  • Engine configuration
    Patent number: 11293340
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method is provided of operating a combustion engine comprising more than three cylinders with cylinder valves that are operated in a cycle of fuel intake, pressurizing, firing and exhaust strokes. The method comprises carrying out the cycle for at least two cylinders in a simultaneous operation; and having the simultaneously operated cylinders to exhaust in a manifold that couples to a single turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: DAF Trucks N.V.
    Inventor: Dirk-Jan De Jong
  • ENGINE CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20210003069
    Abstract: According to the invention, a method is provided of operating a combustion engine comprising more than three cylinders with cylinder valves that are operated in a cycle of fuel intake, pressurizing, firing and exhaust strokes. The method comprises carrying out the cycle for at least two cylinders in a simultaneous operation; and having the simultaneously operated cylinders to exhaust in a manifold that couples to a single turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: DAF Trucks N.V.
    Inventor: Dirk-Jan DE JONG