Patents by Inventor David Mark Heaton

David Mark Heaton 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: 9051858
    Abstract: An engine system includes an electronically controlled compression ignition engine configured to burn diesel fuel to produce an exhaust with a temperature and NOx to soot ratio. An aftertreatment system is fluidly connected to the engine and includes a diesel oxidation catalyst, a reductant supply, and a diesel particulate filter coated with a NOx reduction catalyst but not the diesel oxidation catalyst. A soot load density in the diesel particulate filter is stabilized by oxidizing soot at about a same rate as the compression ignition engine is supplying soot to the aftertreatment system without active regeneration. A NOx reduction reaction is catalyzed by the NOx reduction catalyst on the diesel particulate filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Graham Silver, David Mark Heaton, James Joshua Driscoll, Anibal Villatoro Prats, Lyn McWilliam
  • Publication number: 20130047583
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine includes a treatment device having a combined particulate filter and SCR catalyst. The combined particulate filter and SCR catalyst treats uncatalyzed exhaust from the internal combustion engine including between approximately 7 g NOx/kW-hr and approximately 10 g NOx/kW-hr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: James Joshua Driscoll, David Mark Heaton, Ronald Graham Silver, Brandon Ted Shull
  • Patent number: 8322132
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system associated with a power source is disclosed. The exhaust treatment system may have a filter located to remove particulate matter from an exhaust flow of the power source. The exhaust treatment system may further have a heat source located to elevate the temperature of the exhaust flow. The exhaust treatment system may also have a first sensor and a second sensor. The exhaust treatment system may further have a controller in communication with the heat source, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The controller may be configured to receive a particulate matter load value and a power source load value and activate the heat source when the particulate matter load value is above a particulate matter load threshold value and the power source load value is below a power source load threshold value that is indicative of the exhaust flow being within an exhaust flow range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Susannah E. Danby, David Mark Heaton, Stephen Anthony Faulkner, Robert Southall
  • Publication number: 20120247085
    Abstract: An engine system includes an electronically controlled compression ignition engine configured to burn diesel fuel to produce an exhaust with a temperature and NOx to soot ratio. An aftertreatment system is fluidly connected to the engine and includes a diesel oxidation catalyst, a reductant supply, and a diesel particulate filter coated with a NOx reduction catalyst but not the diesel oxidation catalyst. A soot load density in the diesel particulate filter is stabilized by oxidizing soot at about a same rate as the compression ignition engine is supplying soot to the aftertreatment system without active regeneration. A NOx reduction reaction is catalyzed by the NOx reduction catalyst on the diesel particulate filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Graham Silver, David Mark Heaton, James Joshua Driscoll, AnĂ­bal Villatoro Prats, Lyn McWilliam
  • Patent number: 7886528
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for treating exhaust from an engine. The method may comprise generating a first signal indicative of an engine load and generating a second signal indicative of a pollutant level. The method may further comprise recirculating exhaust based on the first signal and injecting a reductant based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Susannah Elizabeth Danby, Stephen Anthony Faulkner, David Mark Heaton, Robert Southall
  • Publication number: 20100199634
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for use with a power system is disclosed. The exhaust treatment system may have an SCR device (32), and an oxidation device (26) located upstream of the SCR device (32) to convert NO to NO2. The exhaust treatment system may also have an exhaust passageway (14) extending from an exhaust source (10) to the oxidation device (26), and a bypass passageway (24) extending from the exhaust passageway at a location upstream of the oxidation device to the exhaust passageway at a location downstream of the oxidation device (26). The exhaust treatment system may further have a valve element (20) configured to selectively direct exhaust from the exhaust source (10) through the oxidation device (26) and through the bypass passageway (24), at least one sensor configured to sense operating parameters of the exhaust source (10), and a controller (36) in communication with the valve element (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: David Mark Heaton
  • Publication number: 20090272103
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system associated with a power source is disclosed. The exhaust treatment system may have a filter located to remove particulate matter from an exhaust flow of the power source. The exhaust treatment system may further have a heat source located to elevate the temperature of the exhaust flow. The exhaust treatment system may also have a first sensor and a second sensor. The exhaust treatment system may further have a controller in communication with the heat source, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The controller may be configured to receive a particulate matter load value and a power source load value and activate the heat source when the particulate matter load value is above a particulate matter load threshold value and the power source load value is below a power source load threshold value that is indicative of the exhaust flow being within an exhaust flow range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Susannah E. Danby, David Mark Heaton, Stephen Anthony Faulkner, Robert Southall
  • Publication number: 20090217646
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for treating exhaust from an engine. The method may comprise generating a first signal indicative of an engine load and generating a second signal indicative of a pollutant level. The method may further comprise recirculating exhaust based on the first signal and injecting a reductant based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Susannah Elizabeth Danby, Stephen Anthony Faulkner, David Mark Heaton, Robert Southall
  • Publication number: 20090056546
    Abstract: A filter media is disclosed. The filter media includes a plurality of channels separated by porous sidewalls extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end. The plurality of channels includes a plurality of first channels and a plurality of second channels. The first channels are open at both the first end and the second end and have a first width. The second channels are closed at the first end and open at the second end and have a second width greater than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy Adam Bazyn, David Mark Heaton, Jason Leigh Soilleux