Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Saele

Gregory J. Saele 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: 7210469
    Abstract: A method for an internal combustion engine includes the steps of collecting exhaust gas in a volume (902) and flowing exhaust gas out of the volume in a first and a second portions (904). The first portion forms a tailpipe gas stream (906), and the second portion forms an EGR gas stream (908). The tailpipe gas stream goes through a turbine (910). The EGR gas stream is catalyzed by an oxidizer coating in a heat exchanger, and thermal energy is transferred from the EGR gas stream to the tailpipe stream in the heat exchanger (916).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory J. Saele
  • Patent number: 7210468
    Abstract: A method for an internal combustion engine includes the steps of collecting exhaust gas in a volume (502) and flowing exhaust gas out of the volume in a first and a second portions (504). The first portion forms a tailpipe gas stream (506), and the second portion forms an EGR gas stream (508). The tailpipe gas stream goes through a turbine (510), and is heated in a heat exchanger (512). The heat exchanger transfers thermal energy out of the EGR gas stream (516) to heat the tailpipe gas stream. The EGR gas stream is recirculated into an intake of the internal combustion engine (518).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory J. Saele
  • Patent number: 6840221
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a cylinder head (10) and a runnerless intake manifold (12) are assembled together and cooperatively define an air manifold (14) and a fuel manifold (16) for supplying air and fuel respectively to engine cylinders in an engine block to which cylinder head (10) is fastened. In another embodiment, the air manifold is the same, but the fuel manifold (66) is defined by a bore (68) and holes (70) in the intake manifold (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert L. Rowells, Gregory J. Saele