Patents by Inventor Arnold J. VanderBok

Arnold J. VanderBok 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).

  • Electrical system for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 6196177
    Abstract: An improved electrical system for internal combustion engines which transfers electrically generated energy from the alternator to heat engine fluids, such as the coolant and the oil, thereby reducing engine warm up time, and/or exhaust emissions and/or fuel consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corporation
    Inventor: Arnold J. VanderBok
  • Method and system for engine control
    Patent number: 5732676
    Abstract: A method for comprehensive integrated control of an internal combustion engine, such as a compression-ignition engine, utilizing an electronic control module (20) is disclosed. The control strategy integrates various functions of engine control including an acceleration balance test for the engine cylinders, a fuel economy vehicle speed limit adder, a fueling limit for high altitude vehicle operation, throttle logic, a data-hub for operation trending and vehicle component lifing analyses, a gear ratio torque limit, an air temperature based torque limit, enhanced cooling fan control, and an idle shutdown strategy based on ambient air temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corp.
    Inventors: S. Miller Weisman, Dennis M. Letang, Douglas J. Babcock, Arnold J. Vanderbok, Eric D. Thomas
  • Method and system for engine control
    Patent number: 5477827
    Abstract: A method for comprehensive integrated control of an internal combustion engine, such as a compression-ignition engine, utilizing an electronic control module is disclosed. The control strategy integrates various functions of engine control including an acceleration balance test for the engine cylinders, a fuel economy vehicle speed limit adder, a fueling limit for high altitude vehicle operation, throttle logic, a data-hub for operation trending and vehicle component lifing analyses, a gear ratio torque limit, an air temperature based torque limit, enhanced fan control, and an idle shutdown strategy based on ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Detroit Diesel Corporation
    Inventors: S. Miller Weisman, II, Eric D. Thomas, Arnold J. VanderBok