Patents by Inventor Vijayaselvan Jayakar

Vijayaselvan Jayakar 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).

  • Patent number: 10550800
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reducing cylinder-to-cylinder variation in exhaust gas recirculation. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first cylinder group of an engine having a first number of cylinders, a second cylinder group of the engine having a second number of cylinders that is not an integer multiple of the first number of cylinders, and an exhaust system coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group. In at least one mode of operation, the exhaust system has exhaust ports of the first cylinder group fluidly coupled to an intake of the engine and exhaust ports of the second cylinder group fluidly decoupled from the intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Amit Kumar Sharma, Jennifer Anne Lachapelle, Trideep Singh
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9726071
    Abstract: An exhaust casing for use with a turbocharger includes a hollow body that has two mutually opposed large walls, which extend along first and second major dimensions of the hollow body and are spaced apart by a minor dimension of the hollow body, the hollow body defining a plenum and an inlet nozzle opening into the plenum along the minor dimension of the hollow body. The casing further includes an outlet nozzle opening from the plenum along one of the major dimensions of the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shirish Bhide, Trent A. Larson, Abhijeet Warale, Gary Szuch, Pratap Subhash Shitole, Jayesh Jain, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Charles B. Atz, John Dowell, Aravind Kalavara, Amit Kawatkar
  • Patent number: 9702323
    Abstract: A charge air cooling chamber has a lower wall with an orifice in the lower wall. A condensate pipe is fluidly connected to drain exhaust fume condensate from the orifice into a collection tank. A vent pipe is fluidly connected to vent fumes from an upper opening of the collection tank to an exhaust stack. A loop seal is fluidly connected to drain condensate from a lower opening of the collection tank. Exhaust gas moisture condensate drains from the cooling chamber into the collection tank, via the continuously open orifice. Exhaust gas moisture condensate fumes vent from the collection tank to the exhaust stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Derek Paschal, Charles Bernard Atz, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Laus Lynd Deo
  • Patent number: 9599012
    Abstract: A charge air cooler cover includes a nozzle configured for connection to an outlet of a compressor for receiving charge air, a tray configured for connection to an inlet of a charge air cooler, and a plenum leading from the nozzle to a plurality of passages defined by a plurality of ribs. The plurality of passages connects the plenum to the tray. The ribs and the tray are arranged to achieve substantially uniform charge air velocity across the inlet of the charge air cooler, in at least one mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vijayaselvan Jayakar, John Dowell, Charles B Atz, Pratap Subhash Shitole, Gary Szuch, Trent A Larson, Scott Snyder, Shirish Bhide
  • Publication number: 20170037817
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reducing cylinder-to-cylinder variation in exhaust gas recirculation. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first cylinder group of an engine having a first number of cylinders, a second cylinder group of the engine having a second number of cylinders that is not an integer multiple of the first number of cylinders, and an exhaust system coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group. In at least one mode of operation, the exhaust system has exhaust ports of the first cylinder group fluidly coupled to an intake of the engine and exhaust ports of the second cylinder group fluidly decoupled from the intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Amit Kumar Sharma, Jennifer Anne Lachapelle, Trideep Singh
  • Patent number: 9476388
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reducing cylinder-to-cylinder variation in exhaust gas recirculation. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first cylinder group of an engine having a first number of cylinders, a second cylinder group of the engine having a second number of cylinders that is not an integer multiple of the first number of cylinders, and an exhaust system coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group. In at least one mode of operation, the exhaust system has exhaust ports of the first cylinder group fluidly coupled to an intake of the engine and exhaust ports of the second cylinder group fluidly decoupled from the intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Amit Kumar Sharma, Jennifer Anne Lachapelle, Trideep Singh
  • Publication number: 20160305374
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for managing condensation. In one example, a system comprises an engine; an intercooler positioned in an intake passage downstream of a first turbocharger compressor; an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system including an EGR cooler defining at least a portion of an EGR passage and communicating with a mixing region where exhaust gas mixes with the compressed intake air; a condensate collector fluidly coupled to the EGR cooler to collect condensate from the EGR cooler, the condensate collector positioned within the EGR cooler; and a drain line coupled to the condensate collector, the drain line having an outlet fluidically coupled to a turbocharger turbine outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Pranav Raina, Laus Lynd Deo
  • Publication number: 20160273496
    Abstract: A charge air cooling chamber has a lower wall with an orifice in the lower wall. A condensate pipe is fluidly connected to drain exhaust fume condensate from the orifice into a collection tank. A vent pipe is fluidly connected to vent fumes from an upper opening of the collection tank to an exhaust stack. A loop seal is fluidly connected to drain condensate from a lower opening of the collection tank. Exhaust gas moisture condensate drains from the cooling chamber into the collection tank, via the continuously open orifice. Exhaust gas moisture condensate fumes vent from the collection tank to the exhaust stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Derek PASCHAL, Charles Bernard ATZ, Vijayaselvan JAYAKAR, Laus Lynd DEO
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9309801
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for cooling an engine system. In one example, a system includes an exhaust gas recirculation cooler and an engine. The system further includes a cooling fluid circuit in which the exhaust gas recirculation cooler and the engine are positionable in series with the exhaust gas recirculation cooler disposed upstream of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Vijayaselvan Jayakar
  • Patent number: 9303552
    Abstract: A turbocharger is mounted on a diesel engine (e.g., a marine diesel engine), with the turbocharger's turbine axis transverse to a crankshaft axis of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason Ozolins, Mahantesh Navalagund, Charles B. Atz, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Senthilkumar Anandhakrishnan, Pratap Subhash Shitole
  • Patent number: 9228488
    Abstract: A duct for connection between an exhaust manifold and a high-pressure turbine inlet include a cylindrical duct body defining a longitudinal axis. A frustoconical outlet nozzle connected at one end of the duct body and extending at about eighty-five degrees from the longitudinal axis. The duct further includes an inlet bell connected at the other end of the duct body and extending at about fifty degrees from the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Charles B Atz, John Dowell, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Pratap Subhash Shitole, Cain Piotrowski, Trent A Larson, Edward Phaneuf, Abhijeet Warale, Shirish Bhide
  • Publication number: 20150226159
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for reducing cylinder-to-cylinder variation in exhaust gas recirculation. In one embodiment, a system comprises a first cylinder group of an engine having a first number of cylinders, a second cylinder group of the engine having a second number of cylinders that is not an integer multiple of the first number of cylinders, and an exhaust system coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group. In at least one mode of operation, the exhaust system has exhaust ports of the first cylinder group fluidly coupled to an intake of the engine and exhaust ports of the second cylinder group fluidly decoupled from the intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Amit Kumar Sharma, Jennifer Anne Lachapelle, Trideep Singh
  • Publication number: 20140190164
    Abstract: A duct for connection between an exhaust manifold and a high-pressure turbine inlet include a cylindrical duct body defining a longitudinal axis. A frustoconical outlet nozzle connected at one end of the duct body and extending at about eighty-five degrees from the longitudinal axis. The duct further includes an inlet bell connected at the other end of the duct body and extending at about fifty degrees from the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: CHARLES B. ATZ, JOHN DOWELL, VIJAYASELVAN JAYAKAR, PRATAP SUBHASH SHITOLE, CAIN PIOTROWSKI, TRENT A. LARSON, EDWARD PHANEUF, ABHIJEET WARALE, SHIRISH BHIDE
  • Publication number: 20140182285
    Abstract: A charge air cooler cover includes a nozzle configured for connection to an outlet of a compressor for receiving charge air, a tray configured for connection to an inlet of a charge air cooler, and a plenum leading from the nozzle to a plurality of passages defined by a plurality of ribs. The plurality of passages connects the plenum to the tray. The ribs and the tray are arranged to achieve substantially uniform charge air velocity across the inlet of the charge air cooler, in at least one mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: VIJAYASELVAN JAYAKAR, JOHN DOWELL, CHARLES B. ATZ, PRATAP SUBHASH SHITOLE, GARY SZUCH, TRENT A. LARSON, SCOTT SNYDER, SHIRISH BHIDE
  • Publication number: 20140182284
    Abstract: A turbocharger is mounted on a diesel engine (e.g., a marine diesel engine), with the turbocharger's turbine axis transverse to a crankshaft axis of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Ozolins, Mahantesh Navalagund, Charles B. Atz, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Senthilkumar Anandhakrishnan, Pratap Subhash Shitole
  • Publication number: 20140182290
    Abstract: An exhaust casing for use with a turbocharger includes a hollow body that has two mutually opposed large walls, which extend along first and second major dimensions of the hollow body and are spaced apart by a minor dimension of the hollow body, the hollow body defining a plenum and an inlet nozzle opening into the plenum along the minor dimension of the hollow body. The casing further includes an outlet nozzle opening from the plenum along one of the major dimensions of the hollow body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shirish Bhide, Trent A. Larson, Abhijeet Warale, Gary Szuch, Pratap Subhash Shitole, Jayesh Jain, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Charles B. Atz, John Dowell, Aravind Kalavara, Amit Kawatkar
  • Patent number: D737863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Trideep Singh, Pranav Raina, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Rohan Ravindra Pande, Lavangouda Patil
  • Patent number: D777793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Trideep Singh, Pranav Raina, Vijayaselvan Jayakar, Rohan Ravindra Pande, Lavangouda Patil, Nayan Kumar