Patents by Inventor James A. Stroup

James A. Stroup 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: 10161318
    Abstract: A secondary fuel injection system determines (precisely) a maximum amount of secondary fuel that can be injected into a cylinder during a cycle based upon the rotational speed (RPM) of the engine. A primary fuel injection pulse width of the prior cycle and is used to determine how much heat energy was requested by an engine control module based upon the duration of the injection pulse. Secondary fuel is injected into the intake port of the cylinder after the exhaust valve closes in an amount that is calculated based upon the maximum that can be injected during the allowed calculated time of crankshaft rotation and the amount of heat energy requested in the prior cycle and to include the amount of primary fuel that is then injected into the cylinder is being reduced based upon the amount of heat energy provided by the secondary fuel that was previously injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: James A. Stroup
  • Publication number: 20180283291
    Abstract: A secondary fuel injection system determines (precisely) a maximum amount of secondary fuel that can be injected into a cylinder during a cycle based upon the rotational speed (RPM) of the engine. A primary fuel injection pulse width of the prior cycle and is used to determine how much heat energy was requested by an engine control module based upon the duration of the injection pulse. Secondary fuel is injected into the intake port of the cylinder after the exhaust valve closes in an amount that is calculated based upon the maximum that can be injected during the allowed calculated time of crankshaft rotation and the amount of heat energy requested in the prior cycle and to include the amount of primary fuel that is then injected into the cylinder is being reduced based upon the amount of heat energy provided by the secondary fuel that was previously injected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: James A. Stroup
  • Patent number: 9752515
    Abstract: A secondary fuel injection system determines (precisely) a maximum amount of secondary fuel that can be injected into a cylinder during a cycle based upon the rotational speed (RPM) of the engine. A primary fuel injection pulse width of the prior cycle and is used to determine how much heat energy was requested by an engine control module based upon the duration of the injection pulse. Secondary fuel is injected into the intake port of the cylinder after the exhaust valve closes in an amount that is calculated based upon the maximum that can be injected during the allowed calculated time of crankshaft rotation and the amount of heat energy requested in the prior cycle and to include the amount of primary fuel that is then injected into the cylinder is being reduced based upon the amount of heat energy provided by the secondary fuel that was previously injected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Inventor: James A. Stroup
  • Publication number: 20130298876
    Abstract: A fuel injection system that includes an electronic controller that senses engine speed, calculates energy required by an engine existing control unit based upon a signal sent to one or more diesel injection pressure and timing actuators and a plurality of gaseous fuel injectors that respond to commands from the electronic controller and inject gaseous fuel through an injection tube installed in an intake adapter plate fixed between an intake manifold and an engine block. The fuel injection system also includes an on and off switch assembly equipped with a self-diagnostic capability that lights an LED light when a fault in the port injector system is sensed and a blended fuel injector control unit installed between an ECM and a plurality of diesel fuel injectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: James Stroup, Feng Mo, Ken Webb
  • Publication number: 20120085326
    Abstract: The invention presents a method of converting a diesel fueled engine to a blended-fuel engine capable of operating on blended gaseous fuel and diesel fuel, where the diesel fueled engine has a plurality of cylinders, a plurality of diesel fuel injectors for injecting diesel fuel into the cylinders, and an Engine Control Unit (ECU) for controlling at least the operation of the diesel injectors by sending diesel fuel injector control signals to the diesel fuel injectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Feng Mo, James A. Stroup, Ridha Berriche, Maurice Schwegman