Patents by Inventor Charlotte E. Wiley

Charlotte E. Wiley 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).

  • Genset fuel injection system
    Patent number: 9222433
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a recreational vehicle genset having an engine and a generator. The apparatus includes a fuel injection system having a primary fuel reservoir, a secondary fuel reservoir, and a fill pump that receives fuel from a primary fuel reservoir and is fluidly coupled to the secondary fuel reservoir at the pump outlet. The apparatus includes a reservoir fuel indicator that provides a fuel amount signal corresponding to the fuel in the secondary fuel reservoir, and a pressure regulator that relieves pressure in the secondary fuel reservoir at a threshold relief pressure. The apparatus includes an injection pump that provides pressurized fuel from the secondary fuel reservoir to a fuel injector for the engine. The apparatus further includes a controller having a pump regulation module that interprets the fuel amount signal, and that selectively provides a fill pump operation command in response to the fuel amount signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: CUMMINS POWER GENERATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: David T. Falkowski, Stephen M. Clancey, Keith M. Schorr, Charlotte E. Wiley, Jeffrey D. Peterson
  • GENSET FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130104851
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a recreational vehicle genset having an engine and a generator. The apparatus includes a fuel injection system having a primary fuel reservoir, a secondary fuel reservoir, and a fill pump that receives fuel from a primary fuel reservoir and is fluidly coupled to the secondary fuel reservoir at the pump outlet. The apparatus includes a reservoir fuel indicator that provides a fuel amount signal corresponding to the fuel in the secondary fuel reservoir, and a pressure regulator that relieves pressure in the secondary fuel reservoir at a threshold relief pressure. The apparatus includes an injection pump that provides pressurized fuel from the secondary fuel reservoir to a fuel injector for the engine. The apparatus further includes a controller having a pump regulation module that interprets the fuel amount signal, and that selectively provides a fill pump operation command in response to the fuel amount signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: David T. Falkowski, Stephen M. Clancey, Keith M. Schorr, Charlotte E. Wiley, Jeffrey D. Peterson