Patents by Inventor Adhiraj B. Mathur

Adhiraj B. Mathur 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: 10309299
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and vehicles for use with internal combustion engines comprising combustion chambers that produce exhaust gases that include a Stirling engine having a hot side and a cold side with the hot side being in thermal contact with exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine. The Stirling engine is configured to be powered by heat from the exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine, and a compressor powered by the Stirling engine is configured to provide compressed air to combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Adhiraj B. Mathur, Haiyan Henry Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170016392
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and vehicles for use with internal combustion engines comprising combustion chambers that produce exhaust gases that include a Stirling engine having a hot side and a cold side with the hot side being in thermal contact with exhaust gases produced by the internal combustion engine. The Stirling engine is configured to be powered by heat from the exhaust gases during operation of the internal combustion engine, and a compressor powered by the Stirling engine is configured to provide compressed air to combustion chambers of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Adhiraj B. Mathur, Haiyan Henry Zhang