Patents by Inventor Adam Zuk

Adam Zuk 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).

  • Engine intake air and exhaust control system
    Patent number: 11614041
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for controlling an internal combustion engine system including an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and a variable-geometry turbocharger (VGT) having a compressor and a turbine includes receiving a plurality of requests for the internal combustion engine system. The method also includes predicting a plurality of expected states of the internal combustion engine system based on the plurality of requests and generating sets of candidate control points for actuating the EGR valve and the VGT based on the plurality of expected states. The method further includes selecting a set of candidate control points that avoids a surge condition of the compressor and based on the selected set of candidate control points, generating commands for actuating the EGR valve and the VGT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Weiss, Adam Zuk, Ryan C. Eveler, Timothy A. Bazyn, Sylvain J. Charbonnel
  • ENGINE INTAKE AIR AND EXHAUST CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220397070
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for controlling an internal combustion engine system including an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and a variable-geometry turbocharger (VGT) having a compressor and a turbine includes receiving a plurality of requests for the internal combustion engine system. The method also includes predicting a plurality of expected states of the internal combustion engine system based on the plurality of requests and generating sets of candidate control points for actuating the EGR valve and the VGT based on the plurality of expected states. The method further includes selecting a set of candidate control points that avoids a surge condition of the compressor and based on the selected set of candidate control points, generating commands for actuating the EGR valve and the VGT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin WEISS, Adam Zuk, Ryan C. Eveler, Timothy A. Bazyn, Sylvain J. Charbonnel