Patents by Inventor Patrick C. HUDSON

Patrick C. HUDSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20240141815
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Patent number: 11905874
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20220412240
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Patent number: 11459928
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current CZ vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20210254526
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current CZ vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Patent number: 11028752
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly comprises a reductant bladder defining a bladder internal volume for holding a reductant. The reductant bladder comprises a bladder inlet and a bladder outlet. A pressure sensor is positioned downstream of the bladder outlet. The pressure sensor is operable to sense a pressure of the reductant downstream of the reductant bladder, and generate a pressure signal indicative of the pressure. A compression mechanism is operably coupled to the reductant bladder. The compression mechanism is configured to selectively exert a compressive force on the reductant bladder so as to expel the reductant therefrom via the bladder outlet. The compression mechanism exerts the compressive force in response to the pressure signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick C. Hudson
  • Patent number: 11028754
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20210025310
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly comprises a reductant bladder defining a bladder internal volume for holding a reductant. The reductant bladder comprises a bladder inlet and a bladder outlet. A pressure sensor is positioned downstream of the bladder outlet. The pressure sensor is operable to sense a pressure of the reductant downstream of the reductant bladder, and generate a pressure signal indicative of the pressure. A compression mechanism is operably coupled to the reductant bladder. The compression mechanism is configured to selectively exert a compressive force on the reductant bladder so as to expel the reductant therefrom via the bladder outlet. The compression mechanism exerts the compressive force in response to the pressure signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Patrick C. Hudson
  • Publication number: 20200072106
    Abstract: A system for controlling reductant spray momentum for a target spray distribution includes an exhaust system having an exhaust conduit with exhaust flowing therethrough, a reductant injection system for injecting reductant into the exhaust flowing through the exhaust system based on one or more injection parameters, a reductant supply system for supplying reductant to the reductant injection system based on one or more supply parameters, and a controller. The controller is configured to access current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, determine one or more control parameters based on a control model and the accessed current vehicle, engine, exhaust, or reductant condition parameters, and modify a value of the one or more injection parameters or the one or more supply parameters to control the reductant spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Nassim Khaled, Patrick C. Hudson
  • Patent number: 10260394
    Abstract: An auto-calibration controller configured to automatically tune a dosing unit of an aftertreatment system. The auto-calibration controller is configured to command the dosing unit to dose reductant at a first dosing command rate at a first input pressure value based on a dosing command value of a dosing command table. The auto-calibration controller is further configured to interpret a parameter indicative of an actual amount of dosed reductant by the dosing unit and compare the actual amount of dosed reductant to an expected amount of dosed reductant. The auto-calibration controller is further configured to update the dosing command value of the dosing command table of a control module of the aftertreatment system responsive to the comparison of the actual amount of dosed reductant to the expected amount of dosed reductant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick C. Hudson, Nassim Khaled
  • Publication number: 20180149058
    Abstract: An auto-calibration controller configured to automatically tune a dosing unit of an aftertreatment system. The auto-calibration controller is configured to command the dosing unit to dose reductant at a first dosing command rate at a first input pressure value based on a dosing command value of a dosing command table. The auto-calibration controller is further configured to interpret a parameter indicative of an actual amount of dosed reductant by the dosing unit and compare the actual amount of dosed reductant to an expected amount of dosed reductant. The auto-calibration controller is further configured to update the dosing command value of the dosing command table of a control module of the aftertreatment system responsive to the comparison of the actual amount of dosed reductant to the expected amount of dosed reductant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick C. HUDSON, Nassim KHALED