Patents by Inventor Paul Howard Finn

Paul Howard Finn 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).

  • Apparatus and method for controlling a multi-fuel engine
    Patent number: 9145838
    Abstract: A dual-fuel engine has a primary fuel supply and a secondary fuel supply, the primary and secondary fuels being arranged in use to mix with each other and with air for combustion in one or more cylinders of the engine. The supply of both the primary and secondary fuels is arranged to be actively managed in accordance with a desired engine performance characteristic by an electronic controller. In one arrangement the supply of a primary fuel is arranged to be actively reduced when a secondary fuel is supplied to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Intelligent Diesel Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Howard Finn, Gregory Douglas Horler
  • Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Multi-Fuel Engine
    Publication number: 20120226426
    Abstract: A dual-fuel engine has a primary fuel supply and a secondary fuel supply, the primary and secondary fuels being arranged in use to mix with each other and with air for combustion in one or more cylinders of the engine. The supply of both the primary and secondary fuels is arranged to be actively managed in accordance with a desired engine performance characteristic by an electronic controller. In one arrangement the supply of a primary fuel is arranged to be actively reduced when a secondary fuel is supplied to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Howard Finn, Gregory Douglas Horler