Patents by Inventor Howard E. Moore

Howard E. Moore 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).

  • Variable travel valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10309266
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: JP Scope, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Price, Howard E. Moore, Kelly E. Stephenson
  • VARIABLE TRAVEL VALVE APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160265395
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: JP Scope, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. PRICE, Howard E. Moore, Kelly E. Stephenson
  • Variable travel valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 9145797
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: JP Scope, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Price, Howard E. Moore, Kelly E. Stephenson
  • VARIABLE TRAVEL VALVE APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140007829
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: JP SCOPE, INC.
    Inventors: Charles E. Price, Howard E. Moore, Kelly E. Stephenson
  • Variable travel valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8528511
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: JP Scope, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Price, Howard E. Moore, Kelly E. Stephenson
  • VARIABLE TRAVEL VALVE APPARATUS FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20100077973
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a valve and an actuator. The valve has a portion movably disposed within a valve pocket defined by a cylinder head of an engine. The valve is configured to move relative to the cylinder head a distance between a closed position and an opened position. The portion of the valve defines a flow opening that is in fluid communication with a cylinder of an engine when the valve is in the opened position. The actuator is configured to selectively vary the distance between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Charles E. PRICE, Howard E. Moore, Kelly E. Stephenson
  • System for modifying a load bias function based on transient engine operation
    Patent number: 6314359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for controlling loading of an internal combustion engine based on a an adjusted load bias signal produced by an engine control computer. The engine control computer is responsive to engine speed and commanded fueling to produce a load bias signal, is responsive to engine speed, engine intake air pressure and the load bias signal to produce an acceleration-adjusted load bias value, and is responsive to engine speed, a reference engine speed and the load 10 bias signal to produce a deceleration-adjusted load bias value. The engine control computer is thereafter operable to compare the load bias value, the acceleration-adjusted load bias value and the deceleration-adjusted load bias value and produce the adjusted load bias signal as one of these three signals based on a comparison therebetween. The adjusted load bias signal is provided to an external load generator operable to control loading of the engine based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Dusan M. Janic, Michael J. McGuire, Howard E. Moore