Patents by Inventor Ian Prechtl

Ian Prechtl 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).

  • Exhaust gas recirculation system and method
    Patent number: 9938935
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas recirculation system. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation cooler includes an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet spaced from the exhaust gas inlet; a plurality of cooling tubes disposed between the exhaust gas inlet and exhaust gas outlet; and a baffle positioned proximate to the exhaust gas inlet and interposed between the plurality of cooling tubes and the exhaust gas inlet, where the baffle directs exhaust gas entering the EGR cooler through the exhaust gas inlet to the plurality of cooling tubes in a defined path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Paul Bailey, Eric David Peters, Ian Prechtl, Justin Lee, Jared Lossie, Uday Prakash Karmakar, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, David Wright
  • EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160208744
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an exhaust gas recirculation system. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation cooler includes an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet spaced from the exhaust gas inlet; a plurality of cooling tubes disposed between the exhaust gas inlet and exhaust gas outlet; and a baffle positioned proximate to the exhaust gas inlet and interposed between the plurality of cooling tubes and the exhaust gas inlet, where the baffle directs exhaust gas entering the EGR cooler through the exhaust gas inlet to the plurality of cooling tubes in a defined path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Paul Bailey, Eric David Peters, Ian Prechtl, Justin Lee, Jared Lossie, Uday Prakash Karmakar, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, David Wright