Patents Examined by Loren C. Edwards
  • Patent number: 12292020
    Abstract: A supply system for supplying ozone to an engine includes an electrolysis part that electrolyzes water to generate hydrogen and oxygen, a first supply part that supplies hydrogen generated by the electrolysis part to an intake pipe of the engine, an ozone generation part that generates ozone from oxygen generated by the electrolysis part, and a second supply part that supplies ozone generated by the ozone generation part to the intake pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventor: Takeshi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 12291995
    Abstract: A system of a hybrid aircraft includes a first gas turbine engine, a second gas turbine engine, and a controller. The first gas turbine engine includes a first low spool electric machine and a first high spool electric machine. The second gas turbine engine includes a second low spool electric machine and a second high spool electric machine. The controller is operable to determine an operating mode of the hybrid aircraft and control power extraction from either or both of the first low spool electric machine and the first high spool electric machine while a single engine descent mode is active. Electric power is provided to either or both of the second low spool electric machine and the second high spool electric machine while the single engine descent mode is active to balance thrust between the first gas turbine engine and the second gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Martin Richard Amari
  • Patent number: 12294327
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake controller for controlling a negative-actuated electromagnetic brake includes an output terminal connectable to the electromagnetic brake and a brake control section that outputs, through the output terminal, a brake control signal to be provided to the electromagnetic brake. The brake control section outputs a brake control signal for releasing the electromagnetic brake in response to a normal brake command and a safety brake command both indicating ON and outputs a brake control signal for applying the electromagnetic brake in response to at least one of the normal brake command or the safety brake command indicating OFF. The electromagnetic brake controller performs both safety control and normal control over the electromagnetic brake connected to the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Uemura, Ryuichi Jimbo, Masakazu Matsugami
  • Patent number: 12292024
    Abstract: A system for capturing energy from waves in a body of water comprising: an artificial beach configured to remove water flowing backwards on the artificial beach; a plurality of guide walls each comprising wave actuators configured to convert wave energy to create compressed air; a top guide extending to cover a portion of the artificial beach and configured to create pressure; an air/water reservoir configured to receive high/pressure water flowing from a normally closed check valve in the top guide when the top guide stops the momentum of the waves; a vertical pipe with a bubbler stone configured to create air bubbles to raise water head and a supply of potential energy within a top water reservoir; and a plurality pipes each comprising a turbine generator configured to receive water leaving the top water reservoir to operate the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: Robert Potorti
  • Patent number: 12285720
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nonthermal plasma-based exhaust gas particulate matter reduction apparatus for preventing an arcing phenomenon, the apparatus comprising: a chamber which is a tubular body having exhaust gas flowing therein and is connected to a ground power supply; a power supply device which is disposed outside the chamber and includes a voltage generation unit for generating a steady-state voltage at which maximum efficiency of a nonthermal plasma phenomenon is generated; an emitter which is disposed inside the chamber and generates nonthermal plasma between the chamber by having the steady-state voltage applied thereto; a rod which applies the steady-state voltage to the emitter by electrically connecting the voltage generation unit and the emitter; and an arcing prevention unit which prevents an arcing phenomenon from occurring between the rod and the chamber by providing insulation between the rod and the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: THE PRIME SOLUTION L.L.C.
    Inventors: Chang Soo Son, Jae Sun Yang
  • Patent number: 12286049
    Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a vehicle-mounted gas turbine generator set, including: a chassis vehicle, a main cabin body and at least one of an air intake filter system, a ventilation filter system and an exhaust system. The chassis vehicle includes a main beam and an operator cabin. The operator cabin is located at a first side of the main beam in a first direction. The main cabin body defines a main accommodation space. A gas turbine and a generator connected with each other, and an electrical system connected with the gas turbine and the generator, are arranged in the main accommodation space. In a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the main accommodation space is located between the main beam and the at least of the air intake filter system, the ventilation filter system and the exhaust system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: YANTAI JEREH PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qili Cui, Wanchun Zha, Yichao Mou, Ting Zhang, Lining Xu, Qiong Wu, Jianglei Zou, Fulun Bi, Ning Feng, Honly Wang, Haibo Zhang
  • Patent number: 12281579
    Abstract: A turbomachinery plant is conceived to maximize the power generated by an electrical reversible machine when works as a generator, by reducing the power absorbed by a compressor connected to the electrical reversible machine. The compressor is connected to an antisurge circuit included in the turbomachinery plant, as well as to a suction unit by a first line and to a gas collection unit by a second line and the turbomachinery plant comprises a gas depressurizing compressor so that, when in use, an amount of gas sucked by the gas depressurizing compressor moves from the antisurge circuit to the gas depressurizing compressor and the compressor rotates encountering less resistance and absorbing less power and the power generated by the electrical reversible machine is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Technologie—S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marco Santini, Marco Baldini, Andrea Gabbrielli
  • Patent number: 12275529
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driven turbocompressor of an air conditioning system, comprising a compressor (12) which is connected to an air intake duct (14) and to an inlet (112) of a cabin of a vehicle, and is configured to receive air from the air intake duct (14), to compress it and to provide it to the cabin, a motor (16) that is configured to drive the compressor (12) and is surrounded by a casing (18), a recovery turbine (26) that is configured to expand the cabin air (24) coming from an outlet (114) of the cabin. The device is characterized in that it comprises a cooling duct (32) configured to receive at least part of the expanded air (28) so as to cool the casing (18) of the motor and the motor (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Barthes, James Fouragnan
  • Patent number: 12276083
    Abstract: A speed reducer according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: speed reducing units for decelerating a rotational driving force of an electric motor and transmitting the decelerated rotational driving force to a rotational driving unit; and a ring gear meshing with a gear decelerated by a speed reducing unit on the electric motor side in a direction of a rotational axis of the electric motor. The ring gear is provided with a water-cooling channel that communicates cooling water. The water-cooling channel includes a first groove having a small depth and a second groove having a larger depth and extends in a C-shape as the ring gear is viewed from the direction of the rotational axis. The ring gear is provided with a motor flange mounted to the electric motor. The motor flange is provided with an inlet port and an outlet port connected to the water-cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Nabtesco Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Shinozaki, Etsuro Komori
  • Patent number: 12270329
    Abstract: A control system for an engine comprising a turbocharger includes a cold light off catalyst (CLOC), a CLOC valve, and a controller. The CLOC is positioned in a bypass passage around a turbine of the turbocharger. The CLOC valve selectively routes exhaust flow from the engine between the turbine and the CLOC. The controller is configured to determine an engine torque request; determine an intake manifold pressure target; determine whether an intake manifold pressure target is greater than a barometric pressure; command the CLOC valve to a first position whereby exhaust flow is routed, at least partially, to the CLOC in a CLOC mode based on the intake manifold pressure target is not greater than the barometric pressure; and command the CLOC valve to a second position whereby exhaust flow is routed fully to the turbocharger based on the intake manifold pressure target is greater than the barometric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Jeongyong Choi, Michael Barkey, William Attard, Filip Vucak
  • Patent number: 12270323
    Abstract: A hydraulic capsule is provided for use in connection with an engine decompression brake or other variable valvetrain lifts. The hydraulic capsule comprises a main body having a latch pin, a first housing defined by a first outer diameter, an upper chamber defined by the first housing, and a first biasing member, and the latch pin is disposed inside the upper chamber and held by the first biasing member; a second body comprising a plunger, a second housing defined by a second outer diameter, a lower chamber defined by the second housing, and means for restricting the plunger at the bottom of the lower chamber, and the plunger is slidably moveable up and down inside the second housing; a biasing means, wherein the biasing means keeps the main body and the second body in contact; and a check assembly. The first outer diameter and the second diameter can be chosen according to manufacturing specifications and can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Nicola Andrisani, Majo Cecur
  • Patent number: 12270330
    Abstract: A control system for an engine comprising a turbocharger includes a cold light off catalyst (CLOC), a CLOC valve, and a controller. The CLOC is positioned in a bypass passage around a turbine of the turbocharger. The CLOC valve selectively routes exhaust flow from the engine between the turbine and the CLOC. The controller is configured to command the CLOC valve to a first position whereby exhaust flow is routed to the CLOC in a CLOC mode; determine, based on operation in the CLOC mode, a pressure of the turbine of the turbocharger; compare the determined pressure to a pressure threshold; determine a target position of the CLOC valve to mitigate oil leakage from the turbocharger during CLOC operation; and command the CLOC valve to the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: William Attard, Filip Vucak, Michael Barkey, Jeongyong Choi
  • Patent number: 12270319
    Abstract: A system for generating mechanical power using super critical carbon dioxide (sCO2) is disclosed. The system includes at least one expansion cylinder (5) housing a first piston (5a) and at least one compression cylinder (6) housing a second piston (6a). A first heat exchanger (C) is fluidically connected to the compression cylinder (6) and the expansion cylinder (5), and a second heat exchanger (H) is fluidically connected to the compression cylinder (6) and the expansion cylinder (5). The first heat exchanger (C) cools the CO2 received from the expansion cylinder (5), and the compression cylinder (6) pressurizes the CO2 cooled by the first heat exchanger (C). The second heat exchanger (H) heats the CO2 from the compression cylinder (6) and supplies to the expansion cylinder (5). The high temperature and high-pressure CO2 drives the first piston (5a) housed inside the expansion cylinder (5) to generate mechanical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
    Inventors: Pramod Kumar, Siddhant Karmarkar
  • Patent number: 12264602
    Abstract: A rocker arm assembly can comprise a rocker arm. A rocker shaft comprises a channel and an oil path enclosed in the rocker shaft. The oil path is configured to supply hydraulic pressure within the rocker shaft to the channel. Rotation-locking mechanism comprises a locking pin or pressure pin configured to slide in the channel. The oil path is configured to supply oil pressure to the locking pin or pressure pin within the rocker shaft. The locking pin can be configured to slide in the channel between a locked position, where the locking pin abuts a groove, and an unlocked position, where the locking pin is withdrawn into the channel. Or, a locking pin can be configured to slide in the rocker arm between a locked position abutting the locking groove and an unlocked position where the locking pin is withdrawn into the rocker arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Zdeněk Hübner, Georgios Moraitis, Mirko Guaschino, Peter Terna
  • Patent number: 12259194
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes: a thermal management system having a thermal fluid member having a flow of thermal fluid therethrough during operation of the gas turbine engine and a heat exchanger assembly, the heat exchanger assembly including: a core section comprising a plurality of heat exchange members; and a heat exchange manifold including a first direction pressure vessel in fluid communication with the thermal fluid member and a second direction pressure vessel extending from the first direction pressure vessel, the first and second direction pressure vessels each extending in a reference plane, the second direction pressure vessel in fluid communication with the first direction pressure vessel and with at least one of the plurality of heat exchange members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Simonetti, Michael Vadnais, Nishita Deshmukh, Ramana Reddy Kollam, James Fitzgerald Bonar, Mehmet Kilic, Prerna Mandal
  • Patent number: 12258948
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a thermal actuator switch configured to control a transfer of thermal energy through the thermal actuator switch. The thermal actuator switch includes first and second plates and a piston movable laterally between the first and second plates. The thermal actuator switch also includes a phase change material configured to (i) expand to move a surface of the piston into a first position and (ii) contract to allow the surface of the piston to move into a second position. The surface of the piston thermally contacts the first plate and increases thermal energy transfer between the first and second plates when in one of the first and second positions. The surface of the piston is spaced apart from the first plate and decreases thermal energy transfer between the first and second plates when in another of the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Pitts, Adam C. Wood
  • Patent number: 12258878
    Abstract: A lubricant system for supplying lubrication to a component in a turbine engine includes a lubricant reservoir, a supply line fluidly coupling the lubricant reservoir to the component in the turbine engine, a scavenge line fluidly coupling the component to the lubricant reservoir, and a bypass line fluidly coupling the supply line to the scavenge line and bypassing the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: GE AVIO S.R.L.
    Inventors: Pietro Molesini, Alberto Frezet, Saypen Baraggia Au Yeung
  • Patent number: 12258900
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electric turbocharger (e-turbo). In one example, a method may include monitoring an e-turbo parameter or an engine parameter, comparing the monitored e-turbo or engine parameter to a determined threshold value for the e-turbo or engine parameter, and signaling a status of the e-turbo in response to the monitored e-turbo or engine parameter differing from the determined threshold value by at least a threshold amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Louis Kobielski, Christopher Homison, Adam Felton
  • Patent number: 12257963
    Abstract: An AC electrical system for a vehicle and methods of operating the same are provided. In one aspect, an AC electrical system includes a first electric machine mechanically coupled with a first spool of a gas turbine engine and a second electric machine mechanically coupled with a second spool of the gas turbine engine. The system also includes a first AC bus and a second AC bus. A first electrical channel electrically couples the first electric machine to the first AC bus and a second electrical channel electrically couples the second electric machine to the second AC bus. The system also includes one or more connection links and one or more power converters for selectively electrically coupling the first and second electrical channels so that electrical power generated by one electric machine can be converted and shared with the other electric machine and electrical loads of the other channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: General Electric Company, General Electric Deutschland Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Kum Kang Huh, Mohamed Osama
  • Patent number: 12247512
    Abstract: An anti-lag controlled ignition system includes an engine system including a turbocharger and an exhaust manifold fluidly coupled to the turbocharger. An electronic control unit (ECU) is communicatively coupled with the engine system and is configured to receive engine data from the engine system. A virtual optimization system is communicatively coupled with the ECU, and the virtual optimization system is configured to generate calibration tables in response to the engine data from the ECU. The ECU is configured to receive the generated calibration tables and is configured to reduce turbocharger lag via enthalpy calibrations for the exhaust manifold using one or more of the calibration tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jacob C. Hedrick, Michael D. Locascio