Patents by Inventor Gregory Walter Sorge

Gregory Walter Sorge 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: 9938933
    Abstract: A fuel system includes an air and fuel mixer configured to mix air and fuel provided to a combustion engine and a fuel path coupled to the air and fuel mixer. The fuel path includes an electronically controlled fuel control valve configured to regulate an air to fuel ratio of an air/fuel mixture provided to the engine, a gas pressure regulator disposed upstream of the fuel control valve and configured to control a pressure of the fuel in relation to an air pressure of the air and fuel mixer, and a manual adjust valve disposed downstream of the gas pressure regulator and configured to mechanically tune a performance of the fuel path to minimize an adjustment by the electronically controlled fuel control valve to regulate the air to fuel ratio. The fuel system is configured to operate with different fuels that differ in physical and chemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Walter Sorge, Michael Thomas Roll, Jerrold Arthur Pratt
  • Patent number: 9745903
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for a combustion engine includes an air and fuel mixer configured to mix air and fuel provided to the combustion engine, a first fuel path for a first fuel, and a second fuel path for a second fuel. The first and second fuels have different physical and chemical properties. The dual fuel system also includes a common fuel path coupled to the air and fuel mixer and both the first and second fuel paths, wherein the common fuel path includes an electronically controlled valve configured to regulate the air to fuel ratio of an air/fuel mixture provided to the combustion engine in response to control signals from a controller, and both the first and second fuel paths are coupled to the common fuel path at a location upstream of the electronically controlled valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory Walter Sorge, Jared Joseph Wentz, Michael Thomas Roll, Amy Ann Lindblad, Jerrold Arthur Pratt
  • Publication number: 20170058838
    Abstract: A fuel system includes an air and fuel mixer configured to mix air and fuel provided to a combustion engine and a fuel path coupled to the air and fuel mixer. The fuel path includes an electronically controlled fuel control valve configured to regulate an air to fuel ratio of an air/fuel mixture provided to the engine, a gas pressure regulator disposed upstream of the fuel control valve and configured to control a pressure of the fuel in relation to an air pressure of the air and fuel mixer, and a manual adjust valve disposed downstream of the gas pressure regulator and configured to mechanically tune a performance of the fuel path to minimize an adjustment by the electronically controlled fuel control valve to regulate the air to fuel ratio. The fuel system is configured to operate with different fuels that differ in physical and chemical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Walter Sorge, Michael Thomas Roll, Jerrold Arthur Pratt
  • Publication number: 20170009670
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for a combustion engine includes an air and fuel mixer configured to mix air and fuel provided to the combustion engine, a first fuel path for a first fuel, and a second fuel path for a second fuel. The first and second fuels have different physical and chemical properties. The dual fuel system also includes a common fuel path coupled to the air and fuel mixer and both the first and second fuel paths, wherein the common fuel path includes an electronically controlled valve configured to regulate the air to fuel ratio of an air/fuel mixture provided to the combustion engine in response to control signals from a controller, and both the first and second fuel paths are coupled to the common fuel path at a location upstream of the electronically controlled valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory Walter Sorge, Jared Joseph Wentz, Michael Thomas Roll, Amy Ann Lindblad, Jerrold Arthur Pratt
  • Patent number: 9422877
    Abstract: A system includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine with one or more reaction zones configured to receive a charge flow that is configured to react within the one or more reaction zones, thereby forming an exhaust gas flow, and a controller. The charge flow includes an oxidant flow, a fuel flow, and a recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow. The controller is configured to control a ratio of the recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow to a fuel mixture. The controller controls the ratio based at least in part on a first temperature, a second temperature of the charge flow, and a third temperature of the recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow. The fuel mixture includes the oxidant flow and the fuel flow. The first temperature includes one or any combination of a sensed temperature of the oxidant flow, the fuel flow, or the fuel mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Gregory Walter Sorge
  • Publication number: 20160215685
    Abstract: A system includes an internal combustion engine including an intake manifold and a throttle disposed upstream of the intake manifold. The system also includes a turbocharger coupled to the internal combustion engine, wherein the turbocharger includes a turbine and a compressor. The system further includes a wastegate coupled to the turbine. The system yet further includes a controller configured to receive a first signal representative of a compressor discharge pressure from a first sensor and a second signal representative of the intake manifold pressure from a second sensor, to determine a differential pressure across the throttle based on the first and second signals, to determine a position of the wastegate solely based on the differential pressure, and to adjust the wastegate to the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Flavin, Gregory Walter Sorge
  • Publication number: 20150377161
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a fuel composition analysis, deriving a fuel index based on the fuel composition analysis, deriving a control adjustment for a gas engine based on the fuel index, and applying the control adjustment to an actuator of the gas engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan Thomas Smith, Gregory Walter Sorge, James Richard Zurlo
  • Publication number: 20150101580
    Abstract: A system includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine with one or more reaction zones configured to receive a charge flow that is configured to react within the one or more reaction zones, thereby forming an exhaust gas flow, and a controller. The charge flow includes an oxidant flow, a fuel flow, and a recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow. The controller is configured to control a ratio of the recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow to a fuel mixture. The controller controls the ratio based at least in part on a first temperature, a second temperature of the charge flow, and a third temperature of the recirculated portion of the exhaust gas flow. The fuel mixture includes the oxidant flow and the fuel flow. The first temperature includes one or any combination of a sensed temperature of the oxidant flow, the fuel flow, or the fuel mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Gregory Walter Sorge