Patents by Inventor Atsuhiko WATANABE

Atsuhiko WATANABE 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: 11293339
    Abstract: An engine system comprising an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger, where a diameter of the at least one intake valve is greater than a diameter of the at least one exhaust valve, the salient angle of the piston bowl is at least 10 degrees, the ratio between the piston bowl opening diameter and the piston bowl depth is approximately 0.5 to 2.0, the intake valve opens before top dead center on an exhaust stroke of the internal combustion engine and closes before bottom dead center of an intake stroke of the internal combustion engine, and the turbocharger has a combined efficiency of more than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Leon A. LaPointe, Premjee Sasidharan, Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210040880
    Abstract: An engine system comprising an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger, where a diameter of the at least one intake valve is greater than a diameter of the at least one exhaust valve, the salient angle of the piston bowl is at least 10 degrees, the ratio between the piston bowl opening diameter and the piston bowl depth is approximately 0.5 to 2.0, the intake valve opens before top dead center on an exhaust stroke of the internal combustion engine and closes before bottom dead center of an intake stroke of the internal combustion engine, and the turbocharger has a combined efficiency of more than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Leon A. LaPointe, Premjee Sasidharan, Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10815871
    Abstract: An engine system comprising an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger, where a diameter of the at least one intake valve is greater than a diameter of the at least one exhaust valve, the salient angle of the piston bowl is at least 10 degrees, the ratio between the piston bowl opening diameter and the piston bowl depth is approximately 0.5 to 2.0, the intake valve opens before top dead center on an exhaust stroke of the internal combustion engine and closes before bottom dead center of an intake stroke of the internal combustion engine, and the turbocharger has a combined efficiency of more than 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Leon A. LaPointe, Premjee Sasidharan, Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200018223
    Abstract: An engine system comprising an internal combustion engine and a turbocharger, where a diameter of the at least one intake valve is greater than a diameter of the at least one exhaust valve, the salient angle of the piston bowl is at least 10 degrees, the ratio between the piston bowl opening diameter and the piston bowl depth is approximately 0.5 to 2.0, the intake valve opens before top dead center on an exhaust stroke of the internal combustion engine and closes before bottom dead center of an intake stroke of the internal combustion engine, and the turbocharger has a combined efficiency of more than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Leon A. LaPointe, Premjee Sasidharan, Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9822702
    Abstract: A carbon scraper, a method of manufacturing a system with a carbon scraper, and method of scraping carbon from a piston of an internal combustion engine are provided. The carbon escaper includes an outer annular metallic shell portion having an annular recess therein. The annular scraper also includes an inlaid thermal barrier coating portion positioned within the annular recess of the outer annular metallic shell portion such that the inlaid thermal barrier coating portion is concentric with an outer annular metallic shell portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Watanabe, Andrew G. Kitchen, Philipe Saad
  • Publication number: 20170138251
    Abstract: An engine includes a cylinder having an internal combustion chamber and extending longitudinally, a cylinder head coupled to the cylinder, and a fuel-fed pre-chamber positioned within a portion of the cylinder head. The pre-chamber includes a pre-chamber volume and plurality of nozzle holes extending from the pre-chamber volume. The engine also includes an ignition source positioned longitudinally above the pre-chamber volume and a locating member positioned on at least one of the pre-chamber and the cylinder head. The locating member is configured to position the pre-chamber in a predetermined orientation within the cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Watanabe, Patrick M. Pierz, Darren Ting
  • Patent number: 9574490
    Abstract: A turbocharged internal combustion engine system includes at least one high pressure turbocharger and at least one low pressure turbocharger arranged in series. A fuel source that provides fuel for gaseous fuel induction operation of the engine is connected to inject fuel between the low pressure compressor of the low pressure turbocharger and the high pressure compressor of the high pressure turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9562467
    Abstract: A charge air cooler assembly for an internal combustion engine is described. A housing of the charge air cooler assembly includes a dividing wall that separates flow after the charge air cooler into two separate flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170002734
    Abstract: A carbon scraper, a method of manufacturing a system with a carbon scraper, and method of scraping carbon from a piston of an internal combustion engine are provided. The carbon escaper includes an outer annular metallic shell portion having an annular recess therein. The annular scraper also includes an inlaid thermal barrier coating portion positioned within the annular recess of the outer annular metallic shell portion such that the inlaid thermal barrier coating portion is concentric with an outer annular metallic shell portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Watanabe, Andrew G. Kitchen, Philipe Saad
  • Publication number: 20150027115
    Abstract: A turbocharged internal combustion engine system includes at least one high pressure turbocharger and at least one low pressure turbocharger arranged in series. A fuel source that provides fuel for gaseous fuel induction operation of the engine is connected to inject fuel between the low pressure compressor of the low pressure turbocharger and the high pressure compressor of the high pressure turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140144132
    Abstract: A charge air cooler assembly for an internal combustion engine is described. A housing of the charge air cooler assembly includes a dividing wall that separates flow after the charge air cooler into two separate flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8640456
    Abstract: A charge air cooler assembly for an internal combustion engine is described. A housing of the charge air cooler assembly includes a dividing wall that separates flow after the charge air cooler into two separate flow paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsuhiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130133630
    Abstract: A charge air cooler assembly for an internal combustion engine is described. A housing of the charge air cooler assembly includes a dividing wall that separates flow after the charge air cooler into two separate flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventor: Atsuhiko WATANABE