Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Sopp

Daniel C. Sopp 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: 20260132736
    Abstract: An engine system includes a charge air cooler assembly that is configured to direct air to different parts of the engine system and to reduce overall void volume within the air intake system. The charge air cooler assembly includes a first stage air-to-air cooler arranged to direct a first charge air along a first direction from an inlet to an outlet of the first stage air-to-air cooler. The charge air cooler assembly also includes a second stage air-to-air cooler arranged to direct a second charge air along a second direction from an inlet to an outlet of the second stage air-to-air cooler that is different from the first direction. In some embodiments, the first stage air-to-air cooler and the second stage air-to-air cooler are each disposed in a parallel flow arrangement relative to an air driver of the engine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2025
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Sopp, Kshitij Batra, Damon C. Salo, Nicholas William Shatek
  • Publication number: 20260124904
    Abstract: A mining truck can include a resistor grid, an electronics unit, and a thermal management system positioned on a deck of the mining truck. The thermal management system can include an air transfer zone arranged between the resistor grid and the electronics unit. The air transfer zone can be configured to receive exhaust air from the resistor grid. The thermal management system can further include one or more heat exchangers positioned above the resistor grid. The one or more heat exchangers can be configured to receive a cooling fluid for cooling one or more electronic components of the mining truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Kieran J. Richards, Tanner Trudell, Daniel C. Sopp
  • Patent number: 12510016
    Abstract: An engine system includes a charge air cooler assembly that is configured to direct air to different parts of the engine system and to reduce overall void volume within the air intake system. The charge air cooler assembly includes a first stage air-to-air cooler arranged to direct a first charge air along a first direction from an inlet to an outlet of the first stage air-to-air cooler. The charge air cooler assembly also includes a second stage air-to-air cooler arranged to direct a second charge air along a second direction from an inlet to an outlet of the second stage air-to-air cooler that is different from the first direction. In some embodiments, the first stage air-to-air cooler and the second stage air-to-air cooler are each disposed in a parallel flow arrangement relative to an air driver of the engine system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Sopp, Kshitij Batra, Damon C. Salo, Nicholas William Shatek
  • Publication number: 20250320831
    Abstract: An engine system includes a charge air cooler assembly that is configured to direct air to different parts of the engine system and to reduce overall void volume within the air intake system. The charge air cooler assembly includes a first stage air-to-air cooler arranged to direct a first charge air along a first direction from an inlet to an outlet of the first stage air-to-air cooler. The charge air cooler assembly also includes a second stage air-to-air cooler arranged to direct a second charge air along a second direction from an inlet to an outlet of the second stage air-to-air cooler that is different from the first direction. In some embodiments, the first stage air-to-air cooler and the second stage air-to-air cooler are each disposed in a parallel flow arrangement relative to an air driver of the engine system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Sopp, Kshitij Batra, Damon C. Salo, Nicholas William Shatek
  • Patent number: 11208942
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for clamping an exhaust manifold to a cylinder head with at least one clamp that is configured to allow thermal expansion and movement of the exhaust manifold while preventing exhaust leaks through the exhaust manifold and cylinder head connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Cook, Simon Anthony Burge, Milind Subhash Deulkar, Thomas James Anthony Bennett, Kieran J. Richards, Timothy S. T. King, Daniel C. Sopp
  • Publication number: 20200003105
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for clamping an exhaust manifold to a cylinder head with at least one clamp that is configured to allow thermal expansion and movement of the exhaust manifold while preventing exhaust leaks through the exhaust manifold and cylinder head connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel A. Cook, Simon Anthony Burge, Milind Subhash Deulkar, Thomas James Anthony Bennett, Kieran J. Richards, Timothy S.T. King, Daniel C. Sopp