Patents by Inventor Jacob W. Brown

Jacob W. Brown 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: 11834979
    Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component includes: a shaft configured to extend into an exhaust conduit of the exhaust component, the shaft being hollow so as to define a channel therethrough, wherein an opening is defined in a wall of the shaft proximate to a second end of the shaft that is opposite the first end; a cap coupled to a first end of the shaft; and a supply line disposed within the channel defined by the shaft, wherein a nozzle is disposed at a downstream end of the supply line, the nozzle being fluidly coupled to the shaft around the opening such that reductant is able to flow from the nozzle through the opening and into an exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust conduit. Air is present in the space between the supply line and the wall of the shaft, the air inhibiting heat transfer to the supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, John G. Buechler, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jacob W. Brown, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Publication number: 20230258409
    Abstract: One embodiment is a heat exchanger comprising a shell surrounding a first fluid plenum, a plurality of flow chamber walls positioned inside the shell, and a diffuser positioned inside the shell. The plurality of flow chamber walls: at least partially define a plurality of first fluid radial flow channels in flow communication with a first fluid inlet and the first fluid plenum, at least partially define a plurality of second fluid axial flow channels in flow communication with a second fluid inlet, and comprise an arcuate shape and arranged in an array to at least partially define arcuate shapes of the first fluid radial flow channels and the second fluid axial flow channels. The diffuser includes a diffuser surface at least partially defining a diffusion flow path from the first fluid inlet and the plurality of first fluid radial flow channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Victor Luis Marrero Ortiz, Taren DeHart, Jacob W. Brown, Brett A. Boas, Steve Joseph Waymeyer
  • Patent number: 11708777
    Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component includes: an exhaust conduit; a shaft configured to extend into the exhaust conduit and dispense reductant from a hydraulically-actuated valve; an actuator configured to operate the hydraulically-actuated valve; and a mounting system configured to couple the actuator and the shaft to the exhaust conduit. The mounting system prevents the actuator from directly contacting the exhaust conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, John G. Buechler, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jacob W. Brown, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Patent number: 11268417
    Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component is provided. The lance injector assembly includes a lance and a poppet valve. The lance includes a lance housing, a supply passage fluidly coupled to a reductant source and terminating at a nozzle orifice, and a return passage fluidly coupled to the reductant source. The poppet valve is positioned downstream of the nozzle orifice and includes a poppet movable between a closed position and an open position. When operating in a recirculation mode, the poppet is in the closed position to permit a full portion of reductant supplied to the lance from the reductant source to return to the reductant source. When operating in an injection mode, the poppet is in the open position to permit a first portion of reductant to flow from the nozzle orifice and a second portion of reductant to return to the reductant source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, John G. Buechler, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jacob W. Brown, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Publication number: 20210317764
    Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component includes: an exhaust conduit; a shaft configured to extend into the exhaust conduit and dispense reductant from a hydraulically-actuated valve; an actuator configured to operate the hydraulically-actuated valve; and a mounting system configured to couple the actuator and the shaft to the exhaust conduit. The mounting system prevents the actuator from directly contacting the exhaust conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, John G. Buechler, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jacob W. Brown, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Publication number: 20210310393
    Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component includes: a shaft configured to extend into an exhaust conduit of the exhaust component, the shaft being hollow so as to define a channel therethrough, wherein an opening is defined in a wall of the shaft proximate to a second end of the shaft that is opposite the first end; a cap coupled to a first end of the shaft; and a supply line disposed within the channel defined by the shaft, wherein a nozzle is disposed at a downstream end of the supply line, the nozzle being fluidly coupled to the shaft around the opening such that reductant is able to flow from the nozzle through the opening and into an exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust conduit. Air is present in the space between the supply line and the wall of the shaft, the air inhibiting heat transfer to the supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, John G. Buechler, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jacob W. Brown, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Publication number: 20200408122
    Abstract: A lance injector assembly for an exhaust component is provided. The lance injector assembly includes a lance and a poppet valve. The lance includes a lance housing, a supply passage fluidly coupled to a reductant source and terminating at a nozzle orifice, and a return passage fluidly coupled to the reductant source. The poppet valve is positioned downstream of the nozzle orifice and includes a poppet movable between a closed position and an open position. When operating in a recirculation mode, the poppet is in the closed position to permit a full portion of reductant supplied to the lance from the reductant source to return to the reductant source. When operating in an injection mode, the poppet is in the open position to permit a first portion of reductant to flow from the nozzle orifice and a second portion of reductant to return to the reductant source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, John G. Buechler, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jacob W. Brown, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Patent number: 9815361
    Abstract: A split bushing torque strut isolator assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a lower bushing configured to be disposed in a vehicle structural component, a bushing housing configured to be coupled to the vehicle structural component, an upper bushing disposed at least partially within the bushing housing, the upper bushing being separate from the lower bushing, and a torque rod having a first end and a second end, the second end being disposed between the upper and lower bushings. A method of assembling the split bushing torque strut isolator assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Krishant Patel, Brian D Dwyer, John C St. Pierre, Jr., Daniel L Brown, Jacob W Brown
  • Publication number: 20170028834
    Abstract: A split bushing torque strut isolator assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a lower bushing configured to be disposed in a vehicle structural component, a bushing housing configured to be coupled to the vehicle structural component, an upper bushing disposed at least partially within the bushing housing, the upper bushing being separate from the lower bushing, and a torque rod having a first end and a second end, the second end being disposed between the upper and lower bushings. A method of assembling the split bushing torque strut isolator assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Krishant Patel, Brian D. Dwyer, John C. St. Pierre, JR., Daniel L. Brown, Jacob W. Brown