Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Kleinfeld

Christopher J. Kleinfeld 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: 8776504
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for a vehicle includes an intake conduit adapted to receive pressurized intake air provided from a turbocharger compressor and supply the pressurized intake air to an internal combustion engine. An uninterrupted bypass conduit bypasses the internal combustion engine and includes upstream and downstream ends. The upstream end branches from the intake conduit. An exhaust conduit includes an upstream end adapted to receive exhaust from the internal combustion engine. An upstream end of a mixing tube is fixed to and in fluid communication with a downstream end of the exhaust conduit and the downstream end of the bypass conduit at a tubular joint, wherein the exhaust and the pressurized intake air are mixed within the mixing tube. An exhaust treatment device is in fluid communication with a downstream end of the mixing tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Kleinfeld
  • Patent number: 8438839
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system for reducing emissions from an engine includes an exhaust conduit adapted to supply an exhaust stream from an engine to an exhaust treatment device. An injector injects a reagent through an aperture in the conduit into the exhaust stream. A vortex breaker includes a mount having a cylindrical sleeve extending through the aperture as well as a flared tube fixed to and positioned within the cylindrical sleeve. A window extends through an upstream portion of the cylindrical sleeve exposing the flared tube to the exhaust stream. The sleeve includes a downstream aperture in fluid communication with the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan A. Floyd, Joseph G. Ralph, Christopher J. Kleinfeld, James J. Reynolds, III, Larry J. Greer, Manoj K. Sampath, Michael L. Shovels, Robert P. M. Cloudt, Rik S. G. Baert, Johannes P. M. Smeulers, Erik van den Tillaart
  • Publication number: 20120272639
    Abstract: A control system for reducing nitrogen oxides in engine exhaust includes an emissions catalyst having an inlet adapted to receive an exhaust from the engine. A reductant tank is configured to store a reductant. An injector is in fluid communication with the reductant tank and is operable to inject the reductant into the exhaust upstream of the catalyst. A sensor is in fluid communication with the reductant and outputs a reductant quality signal based on the reductant. A controller determines a reductant quality of the reductant based on the reductant quality signal and outputs a dosing rate signal based on the reductant quality. The injector alters a dosing rate of the reductant based on the dosing signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher J. Kleinfeld
  • Publication number: 20120090305
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system for reducing emissions from an engine includes an exhaust conduit adapted to supply an exhaust stream from an engine to an exhaust treatment device. An injector injects a reagent through an aperture in the conduit into the exhaust stream. A vortex breaker includes a mount having a cylindrical sleeve extending through the aperture as well as a flared tube fixed to and positioned within the cylindrical sleeve. A window extends through an upstream portion of the cylindrical sleeve exposing the flared tube to the exhaust stream. The sleeve includes a downstream aperture in fluid communication with the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: RYAN A. FLOYD, JOSEPH G. RALPH, CHRISTOPHER J. KLEINFELD, JAMES J. REYNOLDS, III, LARRY J. GEER, MANOJ K. SAMPATH, MICHAEL L. SHOVELS, ROBERT P.M. CLOUDT, RIK S.G. BAERT, JOHANNES P.M. SMEULERS, ERIK van den TILLAART
  • Publication number: 20110252788
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for a vehicle includes an intake conduit adapted to receive pressurized intake air provided from a turbocharger compressor and supply the pressurized intake air to an internal combustion engine. An uninterrupted bypass conduit bypasses the internal combustion engine and includes upstream and downstream ends. The upstream end branches from the intake conduit. An exhaust conduit includes an upstream end adapted to receive exhaust from the internal combustion engine. An upstream end of a mixing tube is fixed to and in fluid communication with a downstream end of the exhaust conduit and the downstream end of the bypass conduit at a tubular joint, wherein the exhaust and the pressurized intake air are mixed within the mixing tube. An exhaust treatment device is in fluid communication with a downstream end of the mixing tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventor: Christopher J. Kleinfeld
  • Patent number: 7980061
    Abstract: An engine system includes an engine, an intake fluid system, and an exhaust fluid system. Furthermore, the engine system includes a turbocharger device including a compressor member in operative communication with the intake fluid stream and an energy supply member in operative communication with the exhaust stream to be actuated thereby. The energy supply member transfers energy to the compressor member, and the compressor member supplies a compressed fluid stream to the engine. Moreover, the engine system includes an aftertreatment device in operative communication with the exhaust stream to treat the exhaust stream. The engine system additionally includes a bypass fluid system that bypasses the internal combustion engine. The bypass fluid system supplies the portion of the compressed fluid stream to the aftertreatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher J. Kleinfeld
  • Publication number: 20090223209
    Abstract: An engine system includes an engine, an intake fluid system, and an exhaust fluid system. Furthermore, the engine system includes a turbocharger device including a compressor member in operative communication with the intake fluid stream and an energy supply member in operative communication with the exhaust stream to be actuated thereby. The energy supply member transfers energy to the compressor member, and the compressor member supplies a compressed fluid stream to the engine. Moreover, the engine system includes an aftertreatment device in operative communication with the exhaust stream to treat the exhaust stream. The engine system additionally includes a bypass fluid system that bypasses the internal combustion engine. The bypass fluid system supplies the portion of the compressed fluid stream to the aftertreatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Christopher J. Kleinfeld