Patents by Inventor Chris L. Wynkoop

Chris L. Wynkoop 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: 7832200
    Abstract: An exhaust system for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust passageway, and a reduction catalyst disposed within the exhaust passageway. The exhaust system may also have a first sensor located to generate a first signal indicative of an operational parameter of the reduction catalyst, and a second sensor located to generate a second signal indicative of a performance parameter of the reduction catalyst. The exhaust system may further have an injection device located to inject reductant upstream of the reduction catalyst, and a controller in communication with the combustion engine, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the injection device. The controller may be configured to determine a NOX production of the combustion engine, determine an amount of reductant that should be injected based on the NOX production and the first signal, and adjust the amount based on the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Mary Lou Kesse, Chris L. Wynkoop, Zhiyong Wei, Michael S. Lukich, Wade D. Scrivner, Amit Jayachandran
  • Publication number: 20090266058
    Abstract: An exhaust system for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust passageway, and a reduction catalyst disposed within the exhaust passageway. The exhaust system may also have a first sensor located to generate a first signal indicative of an operational parameter of the reduction catalyst, and a second sensor located to generate a second signal indicative of a performance parameter of the reduction catalyst. The exhaust system may further have an injection device located to inject reductant upstream of the reduction catalyst, and a controller in communication with the combustion engine, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the injection device. The controller may be configured to determine a NOX production of the combustion engine, determine an amount of reductant that should be injected based on the NOX production and the first signal, and adjust the amount based on the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Mary Lou Kesse, Chris L. Wynkoop, Zhiyong Wei, Michael S. Lukich, Wade D. Scrivner, Amit Jayachandran