Patents by Inventor Dan E. Richardson

Dan E. Richardson 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).

  • Tool to predict engine life using ring wear and fuel burned
    Patent number: 10648405
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Doup, Dan E. Richardson, Jeffrey K. Colvill, Stephen W. Brooks
  • TOOL TO PREDICT ENGINE LIFE USING RING WEAR AND FUEL BURNED
    Publication number: 20200049061
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Doup, Dan E. Richardson, Jeffrey K. Colvill, Stephen W. Brooks
  • Cylinder liner seal arrangement and method of providing the same
    Patent number: 9464591
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, David Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter
  • CYLINDER LINER SEAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140090619
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, David Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter
  • Cylinder liner seal arrangement and method of providing the same
    Patent number: 8601995
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, Dave Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter
  • CYLINDER LINER SEAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130032117
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, Dave Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter