Patents by Inventor Ben Darley

Ben Darley 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: 11028751
    Abstract: A method of controlling operation of an engine, the engine comprising: a combustion unit having an exhaust conduit and one or more combustion cylinders each having a piston, a fuel injector, an intake valve and an exhaust valve leading to the exhaust conduit; an exhaust gas treatment apparatus configured to receive fluid from the exhaust conduit and comprising a diesel oxidation catalyst module; and a controller configured to receive a temperature data value indicative of a temperature of gas within the diesel oxidation catalyst module. The method comprises: injecting fuel from the fuel injector into each of the one or more combustion cylinders in a main injection event to initiate via compression ignition a primary combustion event that drives the piston. The method further comprises using the controller to compare the temperature data value relative to a first temperature threshold value and a second temperature threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Antony J. Eager, Ben Darley
  • Publication number: 20200318515
    Abstract: A method of controlling operation of an engine, the engine comprising: a combustion unit having an exhaust conduit and one or more combustion cylinders each having a piston, a fuel injector, an intake valve and an exhaust valve leading to the exhaust conduit; an exhaust gas treatment apparatus configured to receive fluid from the exhaust conduit and comprising a diesel oxidation catalyst module; and a controller configured to receive a temperature data value indicative of a temperature of gas within the diesel oxidation catalyst module. The method comprises: injecting fuel from the fuel injector into each of the one or more combustion cylinders in a main injection event to initiate via compression ignition a primary combustion event that drives the piston. The method further comprises using the controller to compare the temperature data value relative to a first temperature threshold value and a second temperature threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Antony J. Eager, Ben Darley