Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Oakes

Jeffrey L. Oakes 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).

  • Totally integrated temperature sensor
    Patent number: 8036816
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • CIRCUIT BOARD WITH INTEGRATED CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20090125184
    Abstract: Removable circuits and related mounting hardware for removably connecting circuits to a vehicle's control system. Circuits and connectors form an addressable assembly which may be enclosed in a flowable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Idle control system and method of mounting
    Publication number: 20090016042
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Interface and monitoring system and method for a vehicle idling control
    Publication number: 20090018719
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • System and method for controlling vehicle idling based on engine emmissions
    Publication number: 20090018702
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Adaptive system and method for controlling vehicle idling
    Publication number: 20090018707
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Battery connection and monitoring
    Publication number: 20090017643
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • System and method for controlling vehicle idling and maintaining vehicle electrical system integrity
    Publication number: 20090015203
    Abstract: A battery charge maintenance system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Totally integrated temperature sensor
    Publication number: 20090017986
    Abstract: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • System and method for derating an engine to encourage servicing of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6948486
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed for monitoring the backpressure produced by a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine. When the backpressure of the engine exceeds a predetermined threshold, indicating that the particulate filter should be serviced soon, an input to the electronic control module (ECM) indicating the intake manifold boost pressure is shunted to ground, thereby giving the ECM a false indication that no boost is being applied to the intake manifold. This will cause the ECM, according to its normal engine management software, to derate the engine performance to a “no air torque setting”, thereby limiting the amount of torque that the vehicle operator can extract from the engine. This decreased performance of the engine provides a very high incentive to the vehicle operator to bring the vehicle in for servicing, at which point the particulate filter can be serviced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Fleetguard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Oakes, Martin Chiaramonte, Michael Prostakov
  • System and method for derating an engine to encourage servicing of a vehicle
    Publication number: 20040093854
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed for monitoring the backpressure produced by a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine. When the backpressure of the engine exceeds a predetermined threshold, indicating that the particulate filter should be serviced soon, an input to the electronic control module (ECM) indicating the intake manifold boost pressure is shunted to ground, thereby giving the ECM a false indication that no boost is being applied to the intake manifold. This will cause the ECM, according to its normal engine management software, to derate the engine performance to a “no air torque setting”, thereby limiting the amount of torque that the vehicle operator can extract from the engine. This decreased performance of the engine provides a very high incentive to the vehicle operator to bring the vehicle in for servicing, at which point the particulate filter can be serviced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Oakes, Martin Chiaramonte, Michael Prostakov
  • System and method for derating an engine to encourage servicing of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6651638
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed for monitoring the backpressure produced by a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine. When the backpressure of the engine exceeds a predetermined threshold, indicating that the particulate filter should be serviced soon, an input to the electronic control module (ECM) indicating the intake manifold boost pressure is shunted to ground, thereby giving the ECM a false indication that no boost is being applied to the intake manifold. This will cause the ECM, according to its normal engine management software, to derate the engine performance to a “no air torque setting”, thereby limiting the amount of torque that the vehicle operator can extract from the engine. This decreased performance of the engine provides a very high incentive to the vehicle operator to bring the vehicle in for servicing, at which point the particulate filter can be serviced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes