Patents by Inventor Grant BRADY

Grant BRADY 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: 11598253
    Abstract: A wastegate system of a vehicle includes: a wastegate valve configured to regulate exhaust flow through a turbine of a turbocharger of an engine; a wastegate actuator including a lever that is mechanically coupled to the wastegate valve via one or more linkages and that is configured to move linearly based on a pressure within an interior of the wastegate actuator; a resonator that is fluidly coupled to the interior of the wastegate actuator via a first one or more hoses and that is configured to counteract force attributable to pressure changes in the exhaust from combustion events within the engine; and a regulator valve that is fluidly connected between a pneumatic source and the resonator via a second one or more hoses and that is configured to regulate the pressure within the interior of the wastegate actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Lisa M. Marcella-O'Leary, David J. Hajdyla, Grant Brady, Bret J. Kukulis, Robert S. McAlpine
  • Patent number: 9828921
    Abstract: An engine sound enhancement system includes a conduit in communication with at least one of an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold of an engine. An interface is arranged at least one of within the conduit and between an inlet of the conduit and the at least one of the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold. The interface is responsive to pulses within the at least one of the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold, wherein the interface is configured to transfer the pulses into the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: William Seldon, Scott M. Reilly, Grant Brady, Randall S. Beikmann
  • Publication number: 20170107921
    Abstract: An engine sound enhancement system includes a conduit in communication with at least one of an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold of an engine. An interface is arranged at least one of within the conduit and between an inlet of the conduit and the at least one of the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold. The interface is responsive to pulses within the at least one of the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold, wherein the interface is configured to transfer the pulses into the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: William Seldon, Scott M. Reilly, Grant Brady, Randall S. Beikmann
  • Publication number: 20130129489
    Abstract: A feed line for connecting an oil pump to a turbocharger supplies oil to the turbocharger when the oil pump is active. The feed line includes a turbo end and a pump end, which is lower than the turbo end relative to gravity. Oil drains from at least the pump end of the feed line when the oil pump is not active. The feed line has a center axis running therethrough, and a pool zone is disposed between the pump end and the turbo end of the feed line. The center axis of the feed line drops from a main line level on either side of the pool zone to a trap level in the pool zone. The pool zone therefore retains oil when the oil pump is not active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. SPIX, Grant BRADY