Patents by Inventor Gordon Bartley

Gordon Bartley 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 FOR PRODUCING DIESEL EXHAUST FOR TESTING DIESEL ENGINE AFTERTREATMENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20070289290
    Abstract: A method of using a burner-based system to produce diesel exhaust gas that contains particulate matter of a desired composition, to simulate the PM matter in exhaust produced by a production-type diesel internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Gordon Bartley, Cynthia Webb, Imad Abdul-Khalek
  • System and method for burner-based accelerated aging of emissions control device, with engine cycle having cold start and warm up modes
    Publication number: 20070283749
    Abstract: A method for accelerated aging of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions incorporating cold start simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Cynthia Webb, Bruce Bykowski, Gordon Bartley
  • NOx reduction system for diesel engines, using hydrogen selective catalytic reduction
    Publication number: 20070079600
    Abstract: An emission control system for reducing NOx in the exhaust of a diesel engine. A partial oxidation system receives diesel fuel from the engine's fuel tank and partially oxidizes the diesel fuel into hydrogen. The hydrogen is then introduced into the main exhaust line and the hydrogen-enhanced exhaust is delivered to a hydrogen selective catalytic reduction unit, which uses the hydrogen to convert the NOx, to nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Gordon Bartley, Christopher Sharp
  • Method for Testing Catalytic Converter Durability
    Publication number: 20060201239
    Abstract: The present application relates in general to methods for testing the performance of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions simulating those which occur in motor vehicles over extended driving conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Cynthia Webb, Bruce Bykowski, Gordon Bartley
  • Testing using a non-engine based test system and exhaust product comprising alternative fuel exhaust
    Publication number: 20050039524
    Abstract: A method for testing one or more test components comprising: providing a non-engine based test system comprising a combustor in fluid communication with the one or more test components; supplying air and fuel to the combustor at an air to fuel ratio (AFR) and under feed conditions effective to produce a feedstream flowpath, wherein the fuel comprises one or more alternative fuel which is gaseous at ambient conditions comprising atmospheric pressure and a temperature of about 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Melvin Ingalls, Gordon Bartley, Cynthia Webb
  • Testing using diesel exhaust produced by a non-engine based test system
    Publication number: 20050042763
    Abstract: Method for treating a component using a non-engine based test system to produce and/or to regenerate a contaminated component comprising contaminant particulates from diesel exhaust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Andy Anderson, Cynthia Webb, Rijing Zhan, Gordon Bartley