Patents by Inventor CARY L. WRIGHT

CARY L. WRIGHT 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).

  • Exhaust gas mixer
    Patent number: 9945278
    Abstract: A power system including a selective reduction catalyst and an exhaust gas mixer positioned downstream thereof. The exhaust gas mixer includes an inlet opening a plurality of peripheral inlet openings and a plurality of swirler guides. The inlet opening is positioned to receive a first portion of exhaust gas exiting the SCR catalyst, while the plurality of peripheral inlet openings are positioned to receive a second portion of exhaust gas exiting the SCR catalyst. The swirler guides extend radially inwards from a respective peripheral inlet opening, so as to swirl the second portion of exhaust gas about and into the first portion of exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Cary L Wright, Nathan A Bovee, William F Gavin, III
  • Exhaust Gas Mixer
    Publication number: 20160123209
    Abstract: A power system including a selective reduction catalyst and an exhaust gas mixer positioned downstream thereof. The exhaust gas mixer includes an inlet opening a plurality of peripheral inlet openings and a plurality of swirler guides. The inlet opening is positioned to receive a first portion of exhaust gas exiting the SCR catalyst, while the plurality of peripheral inlet openings are positioned to receive a second portion of exhaust gas exiting the SCR catalyst. The swirler guides extend radially inwards from a respective peripheral inlet opening, so as to swirl the second portion of exhaust gas about and into the first portion of exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: CARY L. WRIGHT, NATHAN A. BOVEE, WILLIAM F. GAVIN, III