Patents by Inventor Brian G. Bates

Brian G. Bates 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: 9765670
    Abstract: An engine exhaust system comprising an exhaust pipe routing an exhaust flow through a bend, and being in fluid communication with a catalyst downstream of the bend. An injector mounted to the exterior of the exhaust pipe, the injector with a tip disposed within the exhaust pipe at the bend, for injecting liquid reductant into the exhaust pipe. A shield member mounted in the exhaust pipe, the shield member comprising a generally tubular or frustoconical structure having a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end being disposed such that the injection tip is inside the shield member, the distal end being disposed towards a centerline of the exhaust pipe. A vane mounted in relation to the shield member, the vane being arranged to direct a proportion of exhaust flow from upstream of the bend in a substantially arcuate path into the proximal end of the shield member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Liebherr Machines Bulle SA
    Inventors: Duncan J Arrowsmith, Diego Simón Davila, Brian G Bates, Nicolas Belle, Nicolas Talavera, Regis Vonarb
  • Publication number: 20160047288
    Abstract: An engine exhaust system comprising an exhaust pipe routing an exhaust flow through a bend, and being in fluid communication with a catalyst downstream of the bend. An injector mounted to the exterior of the exhaust pipe, the injector with a tip disposed within the exhaust pipe at the bend, for injecting liquid reductant into the exhaust pipe. A shield member mounted in the exhaust pipe, the shield member comprising a generally tubular or frustoconical structure having proximal and distal end, the proximal end being disposed such that the injection tip is inside the shield member, the distal end being disposed towards a centerline of the exhaust pipe. A vane mounted in relation to the shield member, the vane being arranged to direct a proportion of exhaust flow from upstream of the bend in a substantially arcuate path into the proximal end of the shield member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Duncan J ARROWSMITH, Diego SIMON DAVILA, Brian G BATES, Nicolas BELLE, Nicolas TALAVERA, Regis VONARB
  • Publication number: 20030149998
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the fields of neuroscience, bioinformatics and molecular biology. More particularly, the invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides that encode G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides, as well as the production of such polynucleotides and polypeptides. The invention relates also to identifying compounds which may be agonists, antagonists and/or inhibitors of GPCRs, and therefore potentially useful in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Maria Blatcher, Janet E. Paulsen, Brian G. Bates