Patents Examined by Anthony Donald Taylor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11035285
    Abstract: An internal combustion machine includes a combustion engine and a cooling system with a coolant pump, a main cooler, a heating heat exchanger, a bypass bypassing the heating heat exchanger, coolant channels, and a regulating device with an actuator for distributing a coolant depending on at least one local coolant temperature. When the actuator is actuated in a given direction, the regulating device allows a coolant flow through the combustion engine and the heating heat exchanger and prevents a coolant flow through the bypass and the main cooler in a first position; additionally allows a coolant flow through the bypass in a second position; and additionally allows a coolant flow through the main cooler in a third position. In a zero position which lies before the first position, the regulating device prevents a coolant flow through the combustion engine and allows a coolant flow through the heating heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Kloft, Tobias Jaeckel, Ralf Lüders
  • Patent number: 11014565
    Abstract: A start-stop device and a corresponding method brings about an automatic switch-off and/or switch-on operation of an automatically switched-off drive machine of a motor vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission. The start-stop device has a switch-off logic, by way of which an automatic switch-off of the drive machine can be brought about in the case of a moving vehicle in accordance with a predefined switch-off operating strategy, and a switch-on logic, by way of which an automatic switch-on of the automatically switched-off drive machine can be brought about in accordance with a predefined switch-on operating strategy. The switch-off operating strategy and/or the switch-on operating strategy are/is configured in a manner which is based on wheel torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Steffen Mueller
  • Patent number: 11008974
    Abstract: This piston for internal combustion engines, which is capable of achieving high heat shielding properties and high durability, comprises: a base that is formed from aluminum or an aluminum alloy; a composite material part which is formed in a first region of the surface of the base, and which is formed from a composite material that is reinforced with inorganic fibers or whiskers; and an alumite coating film that is formed on the composite material part and a second region of the surface of the base, said second region being different from the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventor: Tateoki Iizuka
  • Patent number: 11008929
    Abstract: Provided is an engine cooling apparatus capable of preventing deterioration in reliability of a cylinder head of an engine during cold engine operation. The engine cooling apparatus comprises an engine cooling water path, a heater core cooling path, and a radiator cooling water path, and further comprises a switching valve for switching among these cooling water paths. The switching valve is operable, when the temperature of an area around an exhaust valve is raised to a value greater than, e.g., 150° C., even in a situation where the temperature of cooling water for cooling the engine is equal to or less than, e.g., 50° C., to switch from the in-engine cooling water path to the heater core cooling water path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Fujita, Takafumi Nishio, Kouichi Miyamoto, Tatsuya Takahata, Yasushi Nakahara, Akihiro Noda
  • Patent number: 10995857
    Abstract: A piston ring for internal combustion engines provided with a ferrous alloy base includes an annular outer surface on which a coating including at least one outer layer is applied deposited on an adhesive layer, the outer layer being provided with a variable thickness, in such a way that the thickness of the outer layer gradually increases from 90° and 270° towards 0° and 360° respectively, with the thickness attaining its maximum value in the region of 10° and 350° and slightly decreasing towards 0° and 360° so as to ensure an optimal working condition, minimizing the contact pressure and consequently the accelerated wear in the vicinities of the ends of the ring, in addition to preventing and/or impeding the detachment of the outer layer of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: MAHLE International GmbH, MAHLE Metal Leve S/A
    Inventors: Juliano Avelar Araujo, Nuno Costa, Paulo José Da Rocha Mordente, José Valentim Lima Sarabanda
  • Patent number: 10989108
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a compression ratio. In one example, a system may include rotating an eccentric ring of a crankshaft by flowing hydraulic fluid to first and second chambers to actuate the eccentric ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Alan Sampson
  • Patent number: 10975807
    Abstract: An air compression system includes an internal combustion engine operable to produce a power output in response to combustion of a fuel-air mixture, and an air compressor driven by the internal combustion engine and operable to draw in atmospheric air and discharge a mixed flow of compressed air and water. A water injection system supplies water to the fuel-air mixture and into the internal combustion engine, a separator assembly in communication with the air compressor separates a portion of the water from the compressed air, and a water passageway interconnects the separator assembly and the water injection system such that the air compressor supplies water to the water injection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventor: Richard Kouzel
  • Patent number: 10973167
    Abstract: A traveling control section of a traveling vehicle is configured to effect a normal operation to control an output of an engine when a vehicle speed is below a set vehicle speed, such that the engine output may correspond to an operation amount of an accelerator operating tool and to effect an output suppressing operation when the vehicle speed is equals to or more than the set vehicle speed, such that the vehicle speed may stay below the set vehicle speed, irrespectively of the operation amount of the accelerator operating tool. A fuel ratio in an air-fuel ratio in the output suppressing operation is set smaller than a fuel ratio in an air-fuel ratio in the normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Noriyasu Honjo
  • Patent number: 10961906
    Abstract: An arrangement of exchangers for marinization of a marine engine, including an engine block with in-line cylinders or cylinders in a V, cooled by a cooling fluid, at least one turbocompressor with a hot chamber connected to an outlet and a cold chamber connected to the cylinders of the engine block, a reverser including a housing and containing oil, wherein the arrangement includes: a radiator hose for supplying cooling water, a turbocompressor exchanger, an engine exchanger, a reverser exchanger, a radiator hose for discharging cooling water toward an outlet of combustion gases, downstream from the hot chamber of the at least one turbocompressor, with these three exchangers being placed in this order and inserted in the circulation direction of the water between the radiator hose for supplying the cooling water and the radiator hose for discharging this same cooling water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NANNI INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Jacques Arati
  • Patent number: 10947988
    Abstract: An impeller includes a disk formed in a disk shape about an axis, and a plurality of blades provided at intervals in a circumferential direction on one side in the axial direction of the disk. The blades define a flow path extending from one side in the axial direction toward a radial outer side and include a low-rigidity region and a high-rigidity region. The low-rigidity region has an inlet, an outlet of the extending region of the flow path, a relatively small plate thickness, and has a relatively small inclination angle with respect to the disk. The high-rigidity region adjacent to the low-rigidity region has a relatively large plate thickness, and a relatively large inclination angle with respect to the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Yanagisawa, Nobuyori Yagi, Jo Masutani, Kazuki Chiba
  • Patent number: 10927703
    Abstract: Fan blade containment system includes a composite fan case with an annular composite shell extending from forward flange downstream to aft flange, and circumferentially varying thickness portion of composite shell. Annular composite back sheet spaced radially outwardly of annular composite shell has annular filler layer disposed radially therebetween. Annular forward and aft seams between annular composite shell and composite back sheet may axially trap filler layer. Circumferentially varying thickness portion may include aftwardly extending fingers of composite back sheet in aft seam and first thickness of fingers thicker than second thickness of composite shell circumferentially between fingers. Composite shell may extend from forward flange to aft flange. Aft flange bolted to metallic flange of metallic fan casing aft of aft flange. Containment system may circumscribe and surround fan and fan blades of gas turbine engine fan section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Joseph Kray, Benjamin James Roby, Vijesh Shetty Anangoor, Nitesh Jain, Sreekanth Kumar Dorbala, Nagamohan Govinahalli Prabhakar, K Phani SriKrishna Chinnapragada
  • Patent number: 10920652
    Abstract: An engine is provided with a cylinder block and a pump cover cooperating to define a volute chamber for a coolant pump. An impeller is connected to a drive shaft and positioned within the volute chamber. An insert is positioned within the volute chamber directly adjacent to a cutwater along a portion of the outer wall, with the insert positioned between the cutwater and the impeller. A method is provided where, in response to pre-determining a first coolant pump displacement, a first impeller is positioned within a volute chamber defined by a block and a cover. In response to pre-determining a second coolant pump displacement being less than the first displacement, an insert is affixed along the wall adjacent to the cutwater and a second impeller is positioned within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin MacDonald
  • Patent number: 10920687
    Abstract: Control of a spark ignited internal combustion in response to an exhaust manifold pressure measurement of an engine is disclosed. An engine out NOx amount for at least one cylinder is determined at least in part in response to the exhaust manifold pressure measurement and a brake mean effective pressure of the at least one cylinder. An operating condition of the engine is adjusted in response to the engine out NOx amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ming-Feng Hsieh, Andrew G. Kitchen, Axel Otto zur Loye, Jinghua Zhong, Richard A. Booth, Robert J. Thomas, Jisang Sun
  • Patent number: 10914187
    Abstract: An active clearance control manifold assembly includes multiple arcuate manifold segments each having multiple circumferential channels axially spaced apart from one another. The circumferential channels include cooling holes facing radially inward. A tube at least partially circumscribes and fluidly interconnects the manifold segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Jeffery Eastwood, Joseph F. Englehart, Graham Ryan Philbrick, ChaiDee Woods Brown
  • Patent number: 10907590
    Abstract: An engine intake air duct 1 has an intake portion 10 that extends along a first center line A, and a main duct portion 20 that extends along a second center line B. The main duct portion 20 has a merging portion 50, a discharge opening 21, and an extending portion 40 that extends from the merging portion 50 towards an opposite end to the discharge opening 20. A reflecting wall 41 is provided at an end face of the extending portion 40. The intake portion 10 merges with the main duct portion 20 in such a way that the first center line A is directed towards a downstream end of the main duct portion 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: INOAC CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JTDOSHOKKT
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Tange, Haruki Kato, Kyosuke Nonoyama, Yusuke Hoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10895216
    Abstract: A controller of a control device of an internal combustion engine includes: a storage configured to store fuel pressure detected during injection of one port injection valve of port injection valves in association with another port injection valve, of the port injection valves, scheduled to inject fuel after one or two cycles of the fuel pressure pulsation elapsing from injection of the one port injection valve; and a calculator configured to calculate an energization period of the another port injection valve based on the stored fuel pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Suda, Rintarou Tachibana, Tetsuji Nagata
  • Patent number: 10895199
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an auxiliary power unit of a vehicle that provides electrical power and compressed air while a main engine of the vehicle is not running. In one example, an auxiliary power unit (APU) comprises: an engine, an alternator, and a compressor, all mounted to a common base frame in a triangular arrangement with the alternator and compressor arranged adjacent to one another and each of the alternator and compressor rotationally coupled with the engine through a gearbox spaced between the engine and each of the compressor and alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Kaushik D. Sondur, Giri Balu, Sasikumar Vishwanathan Mudaliar, Tharunendra Sekhar, Jayaprakash Sabarad, Rajeev R. Verma
  • Patent number: 10876503
    Abstract: A vehicle air intake assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a base member having an aperture configured to allow air to flow through the base member and into an engine and an outer member spaced from the base member to position an air filter between the outer member and the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: Nick Trask
  • Patent number: 10865707
    Abstract: A saddled vehicle includes: a fuel injection valve mounted in a cylinder head from one side surface of the cylinder head and injecting fuel toward a combustion chamber; and a fuel pump that supplies fuel to the fuel injection valve in response to a generated pump pressure. The fuel pump is disposed in a space between main frames and a down frame and in the one side surface of the cylinder head. Accordingly, there is provided a layout of the fuel pump capable of sufficiently protecting the fuel pump without a need to restrict a position of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Taki, Hiromitsu Endo
  • Patent number: 10851686
    Abstract: The present invention is an internal combustion engine composed of a plurality of cylinders arranged into banks. Located near the mid-point of each bank of cylinders is a section formed with passages that are configured to provide distribution and recovery of cooling and lubrication fluids. This section is located such that the path of these fluids begins and ends at a mid-point so as to provide a shortened path across each half of the bank of cylinders within which the section is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sixteen Power, LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Newman, Thomas Robinson