Patents by Inventor Kurt Joseph Couture

Kurt Joseph Couture 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).

  • Method and apparatus for limiting engine operation in a programmable range
    Patent number: 6814053
    Abstract: An engine control system for a compression ignition engine employs a microprocessor-based controller that detects engine operation in a speed range previously determined to be undesirable, and responding to the detection by changing operation of the engine. In the preferred embodiment, the controller commands a parameter for adjusting engine operation to reach a different speed outside of first and second thresholds defining the undesirable range in a time period subsequent to the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Scott Hawkins, Kurt Joseph Couture, Richard Michael Avery, Jr., Ian Daniel McKenzie
  • Method and apparatus for limiting engine operation in a programmable range
    Publication number: 20040084014
    Abstract: An engine control system for a compression ignition engine employs a microprocessor-based controller that detects engine operation in a speed range previously determined to be undesirable, and responding to the detection by changing operation of the engine. In the preferred embodiment, the controller commands a parameter for adjusting engine operation to reach a different speed outside of first and second thresholds defining the undesirable range in a time period subsequent to the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Detroit Diesel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Scott Hawkins, Kurt Joseph Couture, Richard Michael Avery, Ian Daniel McKenzie