Patents by Inventor Bradley D. Ferguson

Bradley D. Ferguson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240044298
    Abstract: A fuel injection system includes a first fuel injector having a first electronically-controlled valve and a first injection valve configured to inject fuel when the first electronically-controlled valve is actuated. A second fuel injector has a second electronically-controlled valve and a second injection valve configured to inject fuel when the second electronically-controlled valve is actuated. The fuel injection system also includes a single fuel injector driver configured to actuate the first electronically-controlled valve and the second electronically-controlled valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew O. MARRACK, Bradley D. FERGUSON, Eric L. SCHROEDER
  • Patent number: 11873776
    Abstract: A fuel injection system includes a first fuel injector having a first electronically-controlled valve and a first injection valve configured to inject fuel when the first electronically-controlled valve is actuated. A second fuel injector has a second electronically-controlled valve and a second injection valve configured to inject fuel when the second electronically-controlled valve is actuated. The fuel injection system also includes a single fuel injector driver configured to actuate the first electronically-controlled valve and the second electronically-controlled valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew O. Marrack, Bradley D. Ferguson, Eric L. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 11428196
    Abstract: A fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes an actuation train having a cam follower, a pushrod, a rocker arm, and a camshaft having a cam lobe rotatable in contact with the cam follower according to an ascending ramp phasing, a peak phasing, and a descending ramp phasing. The fuel system further includes a fuel injector including an electrically actuated spill valve. A fueling control unit is in communication with the spill valve and structured to close the spill valve during the ascending ramp phasing, such that a plunger cavity pressure is increased to oppose a plunger-advancement inertia of the actuation train. Related methodology and control logic is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J Schreader, Victor I Yacoub, Satya Naga Deepak Pillarisetti, Bradley D. Ferguson