Patents by Inventor Eric Schepman

Eric Schepman 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).

  • Adaptive exhaust valve with purpose-designed spring
    Patent number: 11384666
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a combustion engine configured to produce exhaust gases as a product of a combustion reaction. An exhaust discharge pipe coupled to the internal combustion engine, and an adaptive valve assembly. The adaptive valve assembly is coupled to the exhaust discharge pipe and configured to receive the exhaust gases prior to the exhaust gases reaching the atmosphere. The adaptive valve assembly includes a valve flapper arranged in the passageway and configured to pivot about a flapper pivot axis from a normally-closed position to an opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Sims, Yuntian Wang, Eric Schepman, Wenqi Wu
  • ADAPTIVE EXHAUST VALVE WITH PURPOSE-DESIGNED SPRING
    Publication number: 20210131324
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a combustion engine configured to produce exhaust gases as a product of a combustion reaction. An exhaust discharge pipe coupled to the internal combustion engine, and an adaptive valve assembly. The adaptive valve assembly is coupled to the exhaust discharge pipe and configured to receive the exhaust gases prior to the exhaust gases reaching the atmosphere. The adaptive valve assembly includes a valve flapper arranged in the passageway and configured to pivot about a flapper pivot axis from a normally-closed position to an opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Keith Sims, Yuntian Wang, Eric Schepman, Wenqi Wu