Patents by Inventor Guy Blundell

Guy Blundell 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: 11085498
    Abstract: A disconnect clutch comprises a passive centrifugal valve that is utilized to disconnect parasitic loads from an engine during the initial start-up and to automatically connect the parasitic loads once the engine speed is sufficient. The passive centrifugal valve operates dependent on a rotational speed of a flywheel assembly of the clutch and is configured to switch at a threshold rotational speed of the flywheel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Dominic Williams, Sergei Penksik, Richard Hubble, Guy Blundell, Paolo Caporizzo, Guillaume Bernard
  • Publication number: 20190368557
    Abstract: A disconnect clutch comprises a passive centrifugal valve that is utilized to disconnect parasitic loads from an engine during the initial start-up and to automatically connect the parasitic loads once the engine speed is sufficient. The passive centrifugal valve operates dependent on a rotational speed of a flywheel assembly of the clutch and is configured to switch at a threshold rotational speed of the flywheel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Dominic Williams, Sergei Penksik, Richard Hubble, Guy Blundell, Paolo Caporizzo, Guillaume Bernard
  • Patent number: 8776501
    Abstract: A power system comprising an engine that produces exhaust, a fuel system that injects a fuel into the engine, an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust, and is controller. The aftertreatment system includes an oxidation catalyst that converts NO from the engine into NO2, a particulate filter that traps soot from the engine, and a sensor that provides an indication of the amount of soot in the particulate filter. The controller increases an engine fuel injection pressure when the amount of soot in the particulate filter is above a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Tom W. Carlill, Jason Soilleux, Alistair C. Farman, Guy Blundell, Anthony C. Rodman
  • Patent number: 8631642
    Abstract: A power system comprising an engine that produces exhaust, a fuel system that injects a fuel into the engine, an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust, and a controller. The aftertreatment system includes an oxidation catalyst that converts NO from the engine into NO2, a particulate filter that traps soot from the engine, and a sensor that provides an indication of the amount of soot in the particulate filter. The controller increases an engine fuel injection pressure when the amount of soot in the particulate filter is above a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Tom W. Carlill, Jason Soilleux, Alistair C. Farman, Guy Blundell, Anthony C. Rodman
  • Publication number: 20130298530
    Abstract: A power system comprising an engine that produces exhaust, a fuel system that injects a fuel into the engine, an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust, and is controller. The aftertreatment system includes an oxidation catalyst that converts NO from the engine into NO2, a particulate filter that traps soot from the engine, and a sensor that provides an indication of the amount of soot in the particulate filter. The controller increases an engine fuel injection pressure when the amount of soot in the particulate filter is above a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Tom W. Carlill, Jason Soilleux, Alistair C. Farman, Guy Blundell, Anthony C. Rodman
  • Publication number: 20110146233
    Abstract: A power system comprising an engine that produces exhaust, a fuel system that injects a fuel into the engine, an aftertreatment system that treats the exhaust, and a controller. The aftertreatment system includes an oxidation catalyst that converts NO from the engine into NO2, a particulate filter that traps soot from the engine, and a sensor that provides an indication of the amount of soot in the particulate filter. The controller increases an engine fuel injection pressure when the amount of soot in the particulate filter is above a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Tom W. Carlill, Jason Soilleux, Alistair C. Farman, Guy Blundell, Anthony C. Rodman