Patents by Inventor Colin L. NORRIS

Colin L. NORRIS 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).

  • Publication number: 20210047957
    Abstract: An exhaust gas system includes an engine-turbine exhaust gas conduit, a turbocharger, a turbine-housing exhaust gas conduit, an injection housing, a dosing module, and a bypass system. The engine-turbine exhaust gas conduit is configured to receive exhaust gas. The turbocharger includes a turbine. The turbine is coupled to the engine-turbine exhaust gas conduit. The turbine-housing exhaust gas conduit is coupled to the turbine. The injection housing is coupled to the turbine-housing exhaust gas conduit and centered on an injection housing axis. The dosing module is coupled to the injection housing and includes an injector. The injector is configured to dose reductant into the injection housing. The injector is centered on an injector axis. The bypass system includes a bypass inlet conduit, a bypass valve, and a bypass outlet conduit. The bypass inlet conduit is coupled to the engine-turbine exhaust gas conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Colin L. Norris, Matthew Henry, Stephen W. Caddy, Randolph G. Zoran, Stephen M. Holl, Matthew Robert Brookes, Jamie Archer, John M. Clark
  • Publication number: 20210025308
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes: a housing comprising: a plate having a first channel, an endcap having a second channel, and a pipe having a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, wherein at least a portion of the pipe is airfoil-shaped; and a delivery conduit having a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Patent number: 10837339
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes a housing and a delivery conduit. The housing includes a plate, an endcap, and a pipe. The plate has a first channel. The endcap has a second channel. The pipe has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap. The delivery conduit has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel. When the housing is at an ambient temperature, (i) a length of the delivery conduit is greater than (ii) a first distance between a location at which the first end of the pipe is coupled to the plate and a location at which the second end of the pipe is coupled to the endcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Publication number: 20200347766
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system includes: a pump assembly comprising a pump that includes a pump outlet; a first metering assembly fluidly coupled to the pump outlet, the first metering assembly comprising a first metering manifold; and a second metering assembly fluidly coupled in series with the pump, the second metering assembly being a separate structure from the first metering assembly and comprising a second metering manifold removably coupled to the first metering manifold. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Patent number: 10753254
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system comprises a pump assembly including a pump. A first metering assembly is fluidly coupled to the pump. A second metering assembly is fluidly coupled to first metering assembly in series with the pump. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly, such that a first reductant pressure in the first metering assembly is equal to a second reductant pressure in the second metering assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Publication number: 20200123952
    Abstract: A controller for a dosing module including a pump, an inlet manifold coupled to the pump, a nozzle, an outlet manifold coupled to the nozzle, a first branch coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold and having a first flow restrictor and a first valve, a second branch coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold and having a second flow restrictor and a second valve, and a sensor coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold, includes an input/output interface and a processing circuit. The input/output interface is configured to electronically communicate with the first valve and the second valve. The processing circuit configured to selectively cause the first valve to be in a first valve first position, in which the first valve facilitates fluid communication from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold through the first branch, and a first valve second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Taren DeHart, Vaibhav J. Lawand, Stephen M. Holl, Paul Douglas Free, Nassim Khaled, Colin L. Norris
  • Patent number: 10619544
    Abstract: A dosing module includes: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of panels; a first manifold configured to separately receive reductant and air and including: a first connector, and a second connector; and a dosing tray including: a base panel, a second manifold configured to separately receive the air and the reductant and provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold, a third connector selectively coupled to the first connector, and a fourth connector selectively coupled to the second connector. When the third connector is coupled to the first connector and the fourth connector is coupled to the second connector, the reductant or air is routed to the first connector, from the first connector to the third connector, from the third connector to the fourth connector, from the fourth connector to the second connector, and from the second connector outside of the dosing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Taren DeHart, Matthew K. Volmerding, Colin L. Norris, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20200102870
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes a housing and a delivery conduit. The housing includes a plate, an endcap, and a pipe. The plate has a first channel. The endcap has a second channel. The pipe has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap. The delivery conduit has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel. When the housing is at an ambient temperature, (i) a length of the delivery conduit is greater than (ii) a first distance between a location at which the first end of the pipe is coupled to the plate and a location at which the second end of the pipe is coupled to the endcap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Patent number: 10544721
    Abstract: A dosing module includes an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, a first branch, and a second branch. The inlet manifold is configured to selectively receive reductant from a pump. The outlet manifold is configured to selectively provide the reductant to a nozzle. The first branch is coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. The first branch is configured to selectively provide the reductant from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold. The first branch includes a first flow restrictor configured to restrict the reductant as the reductant is provided to the outlet manifold. The second branch is coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. The second branch is configured to selectively provide the reductant from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold separately from the first branch. The second branch includes a second flow restrictor that is configured to restrict the reductant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Taren DeHart, Vaibhav J. Lawand, Stephen M. Holl, Paul Douglas Free, Nassim Khaled, Colin L. Norris
  • Publication number: 20200009505
    Abstract: A reductant insertion system for inserting reductant into an aftertreatment system via a reductant injector comprises a reductant insertion assembly comprising a pump operatively coupled to the reductant injector via a reductant delivery line. A compressed gas source is operatively coupled to the reductant injector and provides a compressed gas to the reductant injector for gas assisted delivery of the reductant. A controller is operatively coupled to the compressed gas source and the reductant insertion assembly and configured to determine whether there is a reductant demand for the reductant. In response to there being no reductant demand, the controller stops the pump and activates the compressed gas source for a predetermined time so as to provide compressed gas to the reductant injector at a pressure sufficient to force reductant contained in the reductant injector upstream towards the reductant insertion assembly via the reductant delivery line while the pump is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Neha Verma, Nicholas Blodgett, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart
  • Publication number: 20190301337
    Abstract: A dosing module includes: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of panels; a first manifold configured to separately receive reductant and air and including: a first connector, and a second connector; and a dosing tray including: a base panel, a second manifold configured to separately receive the air and the reductant and provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold, a third connector selectively coupled to the first connector, and a fourth connector selectively coupled to the second connector. When the third connector is coupled to the first connector and the fourth connector is coupled to the second connector, the reductant or air is routed to the first connector, from the first connector to the third connector, from the third connector to the fourth connector, from the fourth connector to the second connector, and from the second connector outside of the dosing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Taren DeHart, Matthew K. Volmerding, Colin L. Norris, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20190277175
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system comprises a pump assembly including a pump. A first metering assembly is fluidly coupled to the pump. A second metering assembly is fluidly coupled to first metering assembly in series with the pump. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly, such that a first reductant pressure in the first metering assembly is equal to a second reductant pressure in the second metering assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Publication number: 20190240619
    Abstract: A polygonal substrate assembly includes a polygonal substrate housing, a substrate, and a compressible mat. The compressible mat is positioned about the substrate and the substrate is press-fit within the polygonal substrate housing with the compressible mat. The polygonal substrate housing may include a sidewall having a concave portion. The polygonal substrate housing may include a substrate installation portion that flares out from a main sidewall at an end of the polygonal substrate housing. The polygonal substrate housing may be formed from a plurality of substrate housing components welded together. The polygonal substrate housing can include one or more stiffening ribs. Several polygonal substrate assemblies may be combined and coupled together to form an array in various geometric configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: George E. Mavroudis, Taren Dehart, Daniel W. Woods, Ryan M. Johnson, Colin L. Norris, Randolph G. Zoran
  • Publication number: 20190195106
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system structured to decompose constituents of an exhaust produced by an engine having a turbocharger including a turbine and a compressor coupled thereto, includes: a selective catalytic reduction system; an injector fluidly coupled to the selective catalytic reduction system and structured to selectively insert a reductant into the selective catalytic reduction system; an intake conduit fluidly coupled to a compressor outlet of the compressor and structured to deliver a compressed air from the compressor to the engine; and an air delivery line fluidly coupling the intake conduit to the injector, the air delivery line structured to deliver a portion of the compressed air to the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shireen Faizi, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Nicholas Blodgett, Colin L. Norris, Stephen M. Holl, Taren DeHart
  • Publication number: 20190178130
    Abstract: A dosing module includes an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, a first branch, and a second branch. The inlet manifold is configured to selectively receive reductant from a pump. The outlet manifold is configured to selectively provide the reductant to a nozzle. The first branch is coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. The first branch is configured to selectively provide the reductant from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold. The first branch includes a first flow restrictor configured to restrict the reductant as the reductant is provided to the outlet manifold. The second branch is coupled to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. The second branch is configured to selectively provide the reductant from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold separately from the first branch. The second branch includes a second flow restrictor that is configured to restrict the reductant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Taren DeHart, Vaibhav J. Lawand, Stephen M. Holl, Paul Douglas Free, Nassim Khaled, Colin L. Norris
  • Patent number: 10273861
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system for treating exhaust flow from an internal combustion engine, and associated method, allows for independent control of exhaust flow through plural exhaust legs of the exhaust aftertreatment system. The independent control of exhaust flow is carried out by adjusting a valve positioned in each the exhaust legs based on a value of a signal generated by a flow measurement device positioned along at least one of the exhaust legs. The valves can be adjusted to force a target flow in a exhaust leg, relative flow among exhaust legs, exhaust temperature in an exhaust leg, exhaust backpressure and/or imbalance within the exhaust legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin L. Norris, Richard J. Ancimer, Axel O. zur Loye, Randy W. Nelson, Gary Charles Salemme, Ousmane Gueye, John Franklin Wright
  • Patent number: 10161325
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for managing combustion in an internal combustion engine that includes an operating condition module configured to determine an operating load of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine can includes multiple banks of cylinders. The apparatus further includes a cylinder bank control module configured to select at least one bank of cylinders of the multiple banks of cylinders to be operational based on the determined operating load of the engine. The apparatus also includes a cylinder bank command module configured to generate a cylinder bank command based on a cylinder bank control instruction received from the cylinder bank control module, the cylinder bank control instruction comprising the selection of the at least one operational bank of cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Axel O. Zur Loye, Colin L. Norris, Timothy P. Lutz, Richard J. Ancimer, Abhishek Mehrotra
  • Publication number: 20180258823
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system for treating exhaust flow from an internal combustion engine, and associated method, allows for independent control of exhaust flow through plural exhaust legs of the exhaust aftertreatment system. The independent control of exhaust flow is carried out by adjusting a valve positioned in each the exhaust legs based on a value of a signal generated by a flow measurement device positioned along at least one of the exhaust legs. The valves can be adjusted to force a target flow in a exhaust leg, relative flow among exhaust legs, exhaust temperature in an exhaust leg, exhaust backpressure and/or imbalance within the exhaust legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventors: Colin L. Norris, Richard J. Ancimer, Axel O. zur Loye, Randy W. Nelson, Gary Charles Salemme, Ousmane Gueye, John Franklin Wright
  • Patent number: 10001047
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system for treating exhaust flow from an internal combustion engine, and associated method, allows for independent control of exhaust flow through plural exhaust legs of the exhaust aftertreatment system. The independent control of exhaust flow is carried out by adjusting a valve positioned in each the exhaust legs based on a value of a signal generated by a flow measurement device positioned along at least one of the exhaust legs. The valves can be adjusted to force a target flow in a exhaust leg, relative flow among exhaust legs, exhaust temperature in an exhaust leg, exhaust backpressure and/or imbalance within the exhaust legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Cumming Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin L. Norris, Richard J. Ancimer, Axel O. zur Loye, Randy W. Nelson, Gary Charles Salemme, Ousmane Gueye, John Franklin Wright
  • Patent number: 9988999
    Abstract: A system and method for regeneration of an aftertreatment component are described. The disclosed method can employ any one or combination of operating modes that obtain a target condition of the exhaust gas to support or initiate regeneration of the aftertreatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Ancimer, Axel Otto zur Loye, Arvind Suresh, Colin L. Norris