Patents by Inventor Gary C. Salemme

Gary C. Salemme 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: 11846222
    Abstract: Systems and methods for conditioning an aftertreatment system. For example, a computer-implemented method for conditioning an aftertreatment system of a hybrid system including an electric motor and a combustion engine includes: determining whether the aftertreatment system is in a first temperature zone below a first temperature threshold; determining whether a power demand corresponding to the operation of the hybrid system is in a first power demand zone below a power threshold; and if the aftertreatment system is determined to be in the first temperature zone and the power demand of the hybrid system is determined to be in the first power demand zone, setting the hybrid system to compressor mode to heat the aftertreatment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Xing Jin, Lisa A. Orth-Farrell, Gary C. Salemme, Manik Narula
  • Publication number: 20230082857
    Abstract: Systems and methods for conditioning an aftertreatment system. For example, a computer-implemented method for conditioning an aftertreatment system of a hybrid system including an electric motor and a combustion engine includes: determining whether the aftertreatment system is in a first temperature zone below a first temperature threshold; determining whether a power demand corresponding to the operation of the hybrid system is in a first power demand zone below a power threshold; and if the aftertreatment system is determined to be in the first temperature zone and the power demand of the hybrid system is determined to be in the first power demand zone, setting the hybrid system to compressor mode to heat the aftertreatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Xing Jin, Lisa A. Orth-Farrell, Gary C. Salemme, Manik Narula
  • Publication number: 20220220877
    Abstract: A method for warming an aftertreatment system of an engine system while an engine of the engine system is not running comprising starting at least one of an electric compressor and an electric heater using stored electrical energy and passing air through the engine system to at least a portion of the aftertreatment system when the engine of the engine system is not running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Gary C. Salemme
  • Patent number: 11313263
    Abstract: A method for warming an aftertreatment system of an engine system while an engine of the engine system is not running comprising starting at least one of an electric compressor and an electric heater using stored electrical energy and passing air through the engine system to at least a portion of the aftertreatment system when the engine of the engine system is not running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventor: Gary C. Salemme
  • Publication number: 20210404362
    Abstract: A method for warming an aftertreatment system of an engine system while an engine of the engine system is not running comprising starting at least one of an electric compressor and an electric heater using stored electrical energy and passing air through the engine system to at least a portion of the aftertreatment system when the engine of the engine system is not running.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Gary C. Salemme
  • Patent number: 10113637
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a powertrain system including an engine, a transmission, a drive shaft, and a final drive; and a controller communicably coupled to the powertrain system. The controller is structured to: receive a shift schedule for the transmission of a vehicle, the shift schedule indicating when shift events occur based on operation of the vehicle; receive vehicle operation data during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle operation data including a current combustion recipe for the engine; determine a predicted impact of a scheduled shift event on a fuel consumption rate of the vehicle based on the current combustion recipe for the engine; determine an adjustment to the scheduled shift event based on the predicted impact; and provide a command to implement the adjustment to the scheduled shift event to the transmission of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek A. Sujan, J. Steven Kolhouse, Gary C. Salemme
  • Publication number: 20150330503
    Abstract: A system for a vehicle includes a powertrain system including an engine, a transmission, a drive shaft, and a final drive; and a controller communicably coupled to the powertrain system. The controller is structured to: receive a shift schedule for the transmission of a vehicle, the shift schedule indicating when shift events occur based on operation of the vehicle; receive vehicle operation data during operation of the vehicle, the vehicle operation data including a current combustion recipe for the engine; determine a predicted impact of a scheduled shift event on a fuel consumption rate of the vehicle based on the current combustion recipe for the engine; determine an adjustment to the scheduled shift event based on the predicted impact; and provide a command to implement the adjustment to the scheduled shift event to the transmission of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek A. Sujan, J. Steven Kolhouse, Gary C. Salemme
  • Patent number: 6234149
    Abstract: An engine control system for optimizing a tradeoff between turbocharger lag and production of exhaust emissions including altitude and intake manifold air temperature compensation includes a turbocharger boost sensor, an engine speed sensor, an ambient pressure sensor and an intake manifold air temperature sensor, each providing appropriate sensor signals to a control computer. The control computer is operable to limit fueling signals supplied to the engine fuel system based on turbocharger boost, engine speed, ambient pressure and intake manifold air temperature to thereby optimize a tradeoff between turbocharger lag and production of black smoke and other exhaust emissions while compensating for changes in altitude and intake manifold air temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Mills, Ward R. Edwards, John L. Hoehne, David A. Bolis, Gary C. Salemme, Lawrence H. Becker