Patents by Inventor Jacqueline R. Girouard

Jacqueline R. Girouard 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).

  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING ENGINE PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20130239579
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling engine performance that includes obtaining at least one optical wavelength-dependent measurement from at least one combustion event in at least one combustion chamber. The method further includes analyzing the optical wavelength-dependent measurement for determining adjustments to the at least one combustion event. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the at least one combustion event or at least a next combustion event by changing at least one physical parameter, at least one constituent parameter, or at least one physical parameter and at least one constituent parameter to control the engine performance, where the physical parameter includes adjusting a turbine blade angle using a vane-adjust actuator in response to a signal from a controller. The engine can include steady-flow engines or periodic flow engines, and the engine performance can be selected by an engine user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond Girouard, Robert J. Moffat, Jacqueline R. Girouard
  • Method of controlling engine performance
    Patent number: 8265851
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling engine performance that includes obtaining at least one optical wavelength-dependent measurement from at least one combustion event in at least one combustion chamber. The method further includes analyzing the optical wavelength-dependent measurement for determining adjustments to the at least one combustion event. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the at least one combustion event or at least a next combustion event by changing at least one physical parameter, at least one constituent parameter, or at least one physical parameter and at least one constituent parameter to control the engine performance. The engine can include steady-flow engines or periodic flow engines, and the engine performance can be selected by an engine user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Closed-Loop Engine Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Girouard, Robert J. Moffat, Jacqueline R. Girouard
  • Method of controlling engine performance
    Publication number: 20100292906
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling engine performance that includes obtaining at least one optical wavelength-dependent measurement from at least one combustion event in at least one combustion chamber. The method further includes analyzing the optical wavelength-dependent measurement for determining adjustments to the at least one combustion event. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the at least one combustion event or at least a next combustion event by changing at least one physical parameter, at least one constituent parameter, or at least one physical parameter and at least one constituent parameter to control the engine performance. The engine can include steady-flow engines or periodic flow engines, and the engine performance can be selected by an engine user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Raymond Girouard, Robert J. Moffat, Jacqueline R. Girouard