Patents by Inventor Ernest H. Tong

Ernest H. Tong 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: 20100256888
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention has the technical effect of utilizing a model-based system and real time data to adjust a parameter of at least one valve. An embodiment of the present invention may reduce the need of multiple sensors within a fuel system by integrating a model-based controller with real-time or approximately real-time data to adjust a parameter of at least one valve. An embodiment of the present invention may utilize a model-based controller to calculate the fuel flow through the at least one valve, in or near real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Ernest H. Tong, Timothy A. Healy, Garth C. Frederick