Patents by Inventor Carlton Bale

Carlton Bale 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: 20050005880
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for modifying fuel pressure in a high-pressure fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine for subsequent fuel system leak testing. The fuel pressure in a fuel collection unit of the fuel injection system is increased to a fuel pressure near a maximum allowable fuel collection unit fuel pressure value while maintaining low engine load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Carlton Bale, Bart Dye, Johnny Gipson
  • Patent number: 6687601
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing an air handling mechanism of an internal combustion engine includes an air handling mechanism actuator, an air handling mechanism position sensor, a sensor associated with an engine operating condition separate from the air handling mechanism yet responsive to changes in the position of the mechanism actuator, and a control computer. The control computer is responsive to the position sensor signal and the engine operating condition sensor to diagnose faults/failure conditions associated with any of the air handling mechanism, the mechanism position sensor and the mechanism actuator. The air handling mechanism may be any of an EGR valve, a variable geometry turbocharger, a wastegate valve and an exhaust throttle, and the engine operating condition sensor may be associate with any of air intake pressure, air intake temperature, mass flow rate of intake air, exhaust gas pressure, EGR mass flow rate or turbocharger speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlton Bale, Yue Yun Wang
  • Publication number: 20030182049
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing an air handling mechanism of an internal combustion engine includes an air handling mechanism actuator, an air handling mechanism position sensor, a sensor associated with an engine operating condition separate from the air handling mechanism yet responsive to changes in the position of the mechanism actuator, and a control computer. The control computer is responsive to the position sensor signal and the engine operating condition sensor to diagnose faults/failure conditions associated with any of the air handling mechanism, the mechanism position sensor and the mechanism actuator. The air handling mechanism may be any of an EGR valve, a variable geometry turbocharger, a wastegate valve and an exhaust throttle, and the engine operating condition sensor may be associate with any of air intake pressure, air intake temperature, mass flow rate of intake air, exhaust gas pressure, EGR mass flow rate or turbocharger speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Carlton Bale, Yue Yun Wang