Patents by Inventor Douglas Owen Toms

Douglas Owen Toms 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).

  • Method and system for compensating engine blow-through air
    Patent number: 11131261
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an air-fuel ratio of a turbocharged engine that operates without blow though and with blow through is disclosed. In one example, the method provides a way to provide a feed forward fuel adjustment in the presence of engine blow though so that a closed loop controller does not have to exceed its range of control authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Owen Toms, Paul Mahlon Ranspach, Stephen William Magner, Kenneth John Behr, Zena Yanqing Yee
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPENSATING ENGINE BLOW-THROUGH AIR
    Publication number: 20210148295
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an air-fuel ratio of a turbocharged engine that operates without blow though and with blow through is disclosed. In one example, the method provides a way to provide a feed forward fuel adjustment in the presence of engine blow though so that a closed loop controller does not have to exceed its range of control authority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas Owen Toms, Paul Mahlon Ranspach, Stephen William Magner, Kenneth John Behr, Zena Yanqing Yee