Patents by Inventor Clayton Mikush

Clayton Mikush 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).

  • Methods and systems for reducing engine exhaust emissions
    Patent number: 11480122
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for cylinder deactivation to reduce tailpipe emissions and increase exhaust temperature. In one example, a method may include operating a first set of cylinders in a first combustion cycle over modified eight strokes and a second set of cylinders in a second combustion cycle over modified four strokes. Each cylinder in the first set of cylinders may be selectively deactivated via a variable displacement engine (VDE) mechanism while each cylinder in the second set of cylinders may be selectively deactivated via an active decompression technology (ADT) mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Brian Martz, Christopher Cundy, Daniel William Kantrow, Eric Matthew Kurtz, Daniel Joseph Styles, Sathish Atluri, Clayton Mikush, Joshua Zachary Fried
  • Method and system for distribution of exhaust gas
    Patent number: 11454198
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for to methods and systems for distributing exhaust gas to a turbine, a turbocharger bypass, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) line via a valve. In one example, a method may include selectively flowing exhaust gas, via a valve coupled to an exhaust passage, to one or more of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage, an exhaust turbine, and an exhaust catalyst via a bypass passage without flowing through the exhaust turbine based on engine operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaogang Zhang, Daniel Joseph Styles, Steven Wooldridge, Clayton Mikush
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF EXHAUST GAS
    Publication number: 20220099052
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for to methods and systems for distributing exhaust gas to a turbine, a turbocharger bypass, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) line via a valve. In one example, a method may include selectively flowing exhaust gas, via a valve coupled to an exhaust passage, to one or more of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage, an exhaust turbine, and an exhaust catalyst via a bypass passage without flowing through the exhaust turbine based on engine operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaogang Zhang, Daniel Joseph Styles, Steven Wooldridge, Clayton Mikush