Patents by Inventor David Todd Montgomery

David Todd Montgomery 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: 11933240
    Abstract: Operating an internal combustion engine system includes feeding a stream of pressurized intake air to a plurality of cylinders in an engine for combustion with a methanol fuel. An engine parameter indicative of at least one of an exhaust NOx level or a change to the exhaust NOx level of the engine is monitored, and water injected into an intake conduit for the engine based on the monitored engine parameter to limit the exhaust NOx level of the engine. Related apparatus and control logic is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kenth I Svensson, David Todd Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20240068418
    Abstract: Operating a gaseous fuel engine system includes conveying hydrogen fuel and hydrocarbon fuel into a cylinder in a gaseous fuel engine for combustion. Operating a gaseous fuel engine system further includes receiving an increased engine power output request, boosting a power output of the gaseous fuel engine by varying a ratio of the hydrogen fuel and the hydrocarbon fuel combusted in the cylinder, and varying an in-cylinder combustion parameter based on the varying a ratio. Perturbation to a performance profile of the gaseous fuel engine is thereby limited. Related apparatus and control logic is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Loetz, Jaswinder Singh, David Todd Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20240068417
    Abstract: Operating a gaseous fuel engine system includes outputting control commands to a first fuel admission valve and a second fuel admission valve to admit, respectively, a gaseous fuel blend containing a gaseous hydrogen fuel (H2), and additional H2, into a gaseous fuel engine. An amount of the additional H2 is determined by way of the respective control command based on a performance target for an engine parameter varying on the basis of a relative amount of H2 in a combustion charge. Related apparatus and control logic is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jaswinder Singh, David Todd Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20240044308
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel supply of a liquid pilot fuel, a primary fuel supply of a liquid primary fuel, and a dual fuel injector. The dual fuel injector includes a spill valve fluidly connected with a plunger cavity and movable to control a start of injection and an end of injection, and an admission valve. The admission valve is movable to admit a pilot fuel into the fuel injector, such that the pilot fuel is conveyed through an outlet check to form, within a primary fuel passage fluidly connected to the plunger cavity, a segmented fuel charge of leading pilot fuel and trailing primary fuel by displacing some of the primary fuel. The liquid pilot fuel may be a higher cetane/lower octane liquid fuel, and the primary fuel may be a lower cetane/higher octane liquid fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, David Todd Montgomery, Dana Ray Coldren, Chad Koci
  • Patent number: 11891962
    Abstract: Operating a gaseous fuel engine system includes outputting control commands to a first fuel admission valve and a second fuel admission valve to admit, respectively, a gaseous fuel blend containing a gaseous hydrogen fuel (H2), and additional H2, into a gaseous fuel engine. An amount of the additional H2 is determined by way of the respective control command based on a performance target for an engine parameter varying on the basis of a relative amount of H2 in a combustion charge. Related apparatus and control logic is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jaswinder Singh, David Todd Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11815054
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel supply of a liquid pilot fuel, a primary fuel supply of a liquid primary fuel, and a dual fuel injector. The dual fuel injector includes a spill valve fluidly connected with a plunger cavity and movable to control a start of injection and an end of injection, and an admission valve. The admission valve is movable to admit a pilot fuel into the fuel injector, such that the pilot fuel is conveyed through an outlet check to form, within a primary fuel passage fluidly connected to the plunger cavity, a segmented fuel charge of leading pilot fuel and trailing primary fuel by displacing some of the primary fuel. The liquid pilot fuel may be a higher cetane/lower octane liquid fuel, and the primary fuel may be a lower cetane/higher octane liquid fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, David Todd Montgomery, Dana Ray Coldren, Chad Koci
  • Publication number: 20230358186
    Abstract: Operating an engine system includes combusting a gaseous hydrogen fuel (H2) and a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel (HC) at a first substitution ratio in a cylinder in an engine, determining at least one of an H2 fueling command or an HC fueling command based on an H2 availability input and an H2 cost, and outputting the H2 fueling command and the HC fueling command to an H2 injector and an HC admission valve, respectively. Operating the engine system further includes combusting H2 and HC at a varied substitution ratio based on the H2 fueling command and the HC fueling command. At least one of the H2 fueling command or the HC fueling command may be based on a monitored CO2 exhaust level which may be used to populate a stored history of CO2 output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, Michael Todd Graziano, JR., Jaswinder Singh, David Todd Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20230349339
    Abstract: Operating an internal combustion engine system includes feeding a stream of pressurized intake air to a plurality of cylinders in an engine for combustion with a methanol fuel. An engine parameter indicative of at least one of an exhaust NOx level or a change to the exhaust NOx level of the engine is monitored, and water injected into an intake conduit for the engine based on the monitored engine parameter to limit the exhaust NOx level of the engine. Related apparatus and control logic is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kenth I. Svensson, David Todd Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11566545
    Abstract: A gas engine is disclosed. The gas engine may include a combustion cylinder. The combustion cylinder may include an intake with an intake valve. The combustion cylinder may include an exhaust with an exhaust valve. The gas engine may include a gas admission valve assembly coupled to the intake. The gas admission assembly may include a trimmable electro-hydraulically actuatable gas admission valve to control a gas flow into the intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David Yu Zhang Chang, David Todd Montgomery, Scott Fiveland, Scott F. Shafer
  • Publication number: 20220290641
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel supply of a liquid pilot fuel, a primary fuel supply of a liquid primary fuel, and a dual fuel injector. The dual fuel injector includes a spill valve fluidly connected with a plunger cavity and movable to control a start of injection and an end of injection, and an admission valve. The admission valve is movable to admit a pilot fuel into the fuel injector, such that the pilot fuel is conveyed through an outlet check to form, within a primary fuel passage fluidly connected to the plunger cavity, a segmented fuel charge of leading pilot fuel and trailing primary fuel by displacing some of the primary fuel. The liquid pilot fuel may be a higher cetane/lower octane liquid fuel, and the primary fuel may be a lower cetane/higher octane liquid fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, David Todd Montgomery, Dana Ray Coldren, Chad Koci
  • Patent number: 11415034
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system for treatment of exhaust gases exiting an engine includes a first Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) device in fluid communication with the engine. The first SCR device receives the exhaust gases exiting the engine for reducing a first quantity of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) present in the exhaust gases. The aftertreatment system also includes an oxidation catalyst in fluid communication with the first SCR device. The oxidation catalyst receives the exhaust gases exiting the first SCR device for oxidizing ammonia present in the exhaust gases into a second quantity of NOx. The aftertreatment system further includes a second SCR device in fluid communication with the oxidation catalyst. The second SCR device receives the exhaust gases exiting the oxidation catalyst for reducing the second quantity of NOx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: David Todd Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20220243691
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel supply of a liquid pilot fuel, a primary fuel supply of a liquid primary fuel, and a dual fuel injector. The dual fuel injector includes a spill valve fluidly connected with a plunger cavity and movable to control a start of injection and an end of injection, and an admission valve. The admission valve is movable to admit a pilot fuel into the fuel injector, such that the pilot fuel is conveyed through an outlet check to form, within a primary fuel passage fluidly connected to the plunger cavity, a segmented fuel charge of leading pilot fuel and trailing primary fuel by displacing some of the primary fuel. The liquid pilot fuel may be a higher cetane/lower octane liquid fuel, and the primary fuel may be a lower cetane/higher octane liquid fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, David Todd Montgomery, Dana Ray Coldren, Chad Koci
  • Patent number: 11384721
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel supply of a liquid pilot fuel, a primary fuel supply of a liquid primary fuel, and a dual fuel injector. The dual fuel injector includes a spill valve fluidly connected with a plunger cavity and movable to control a start of injection and an end of injection, and an admission valve. The admission valve is movable to admit a pilot fuel into the fuel injector, such that the pilot fuel is conveyed through an outlet check to form, within a primary fuel passage fluidly connected to the plunger cavity, a segmented fuel charge of leading pilot fuel and trailing primary fuel by displacing some of the primary fuel. The liquid pilot fuel may be a higher cetane/lower octane liquid fuel, and the primary fuel may be a lower cetane/higher octane liquid fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, David Todd Montgomery, Dana Ray Coldren, Chad Koci
  • Patent number: 11384708
    Abstract: Operating an engine includes injecting a liquid alcohol fuel such as methanol into a stream of compressed intake air at an upstream injection location, and injecting the liquid fuel at a plurality of downstream injection locations into a plurality of streams of the compressed intake air from an intake manifold to combustion cylinders in the engine. A fueling control unit apportions a total injected quantity of the liquid fuel between the upstream injection location and the plurality of downstream injection locations based on a temperature parameter of the compressed intake air. The compressed intake air is combusted with the liquid fuel and a compression ignition pilot fuel in the plurality of combustion cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Lee Schroeder, David Todd Montgomery, Arnold Myoungjin Kim, Michael Bardell, Nikolas Karl Landin, Kenth I. Svensson
  • Patent number: 11365712
    Abstract: A controller for a dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (D-EGR) engine is disclosed. The controller may receive a plurality of cylinder pressure signals, each of which is associated with a respective cylinder in a plurality of cylinders of the D-EGR engine. The plurality of cylinders includes at least one donor cylinder and a set of non-donor cylinders. The controller may receive a crankshaft angle signal associated with a crankshaft of the D-EGR engine. The controller may selectively adjust ignition timing of a cylinder, of the plurality of cylinders, based on the crankshaft angle signal and a cylinder pressure signal, of the plurality of cylinder pressure signals, associated with the cylinder; or a fuel rate of the at least one donor cylinder based on the crankshaft angle signal and a set of cylinder pressure signals, of the plurality of cylinder pressure signals, associated with the set of non-donor cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David Todd Montgomery, Greg Hampson
  • Publication number: 20220162971
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system for treatment of exhaust gases exiting an engine includes a first Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) device in fluid communication with the engine. The first SCR device receives the exhaust gases exiting the engine for reducing a first quantity of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) present in the exhaust gases. The aftertreatment system also includes an oxidation catalyst in fluid communication with the first SCR device. The oxidation catalyst receives the exhaust gases exiting the first SCR device for oxidizing ammonia present in the exhaust gases into a second quantity of NOx. The aftertreatment system further includes a second SCR device in fluid communication with the oxidation catalyst. The second SCR device receives the exhaust gases exiting the oxidation catalyst for reducing the second quantity of NOx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: David Todd Montgomery
  • Publication number: 20210148323
    Abstract: A controller for a dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (D-EGR) engine is disclosed. The controller may receive a plurality of cylinder pressure signals, each of which is associated with a respective cylinder in a plurality of cylinders of the D-EGR engine. The plurality of cylinders includes at least one donor cylinder and a set of non-donor cylinders. The controller may receive a crankshaft angle signal associated with a crankshaft of the D-EGR engine. The controller may selectively adjust ignition timing of a cylinder, of the plurality of cylinders, based on the crankshaft angle signal and a cylinder pressure signal, of the plurality of cylinder pressure signals, associated with the cylinder; or a fuel rate of the at least one donor cylinder based on the crankshaft angle signal and a set of cylinder pressure signals, of the plurality of cylinder pressure signals, associated with the set of non-donor cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David Todd MONTGOMERY, Greg HAMPSON
  • Publication number: 20200347754
    Abstract: A gas engine is disclosed. The gas engine may include a combustion cylinder. The combustion cylinder may include an intake with an intake valve. The combustion cylinder may include an exhaust with an exhaust valve. The gas engine may include a gas admission valve assembly coupled to the intake. The gas admission assembly may include a trimmable electro-hydraulically actuatable gas admission valve to control a gas flow into the intake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David Yu Zhang CHANG, David Todd MONTGOMERY, Scott FIVELAND, Scott F. SHAFER
  • Patent number: 10619594
    Abstract: A combustion system for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder having a cylinder wall defining a bore, a piston disposed inside the bore, a combustion chamber delimited by a cylinder head, the cylinder wall, and the piston. The piston includes a piston bowl defining a floor portion, and at least one scooped recess extending radially outwardly from a periphery of the piston bowl. The internal combustion engine further includes a fuel injector configured to inject fuel into the combustion chamber as a plurality of fuel jets at a main injection timing such that each fuel jet contacts the floor portion of the piston bowl and follows a profile of the piston bowl and enter the at least one scooped recess. Furthermore, at least one of the plurality of is deflected by the at least one scooped recess away from the cylinder wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby John, Jonathan W Anders, David Todd Montgomery, Kenth I Svensson
  • Patent number: 10456715
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for joining a first component to a second component is disclosed. The seal arrangement may have a first sealing surface formed as an integral portion of the first component, and a second sealing surface formed as an integral portion of the second component and configured to directly engage the first sealing surface. The seal arrangement may also have an energizer engaged with the first sealing surface and configured to inhibit movement of the first sealing surface away from the second sealing surface during a temperature drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Raymond Baldwin, David Todd Montgomery