Patents by Inventor Benjamin Radke

Benjamin Radke 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).

  • PRESSURE SENSOR DISCONNECTION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120291629
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a regeneration module and a disconnection indication module. The regeneration module indicates when a regeneration of a particulate filter is complete. The disconnection indication module receives a pressure difference across the particulate filter measured using delta pressure sensor. The delta pressure sensor generates the pressure difference based on first and second pressures upstream and downstream of the particulate filter applied to the delta pressure sensor using upstream and downstream pressure lines, respectively. In response to an indication that the regeneration of the particulate filter is complete, the disconnection indication module selectively indicates that the downstream pressure line is disconnected based on a comparison of the pressure difference and a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Vincent J. Tylutki, Janean E. Kowalkowski, Benjamin Radke