Patents by Inventor James Edward Arner

James Edward Arner 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: 10125648
    Abstract: Various embodiments for an exhaust gas treatment device for a vehicle system are provided. In one example, the vehicle system includes an engine with a longitudinal axis, where a crankshaft of the engine is parallel to the longitudinal axis and an exhaust gas treatment device mounted on the engine, vertically above the engine such that a longitudinal axis of the exhaust gas treatment device is aligned in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the engine, the exhaust gas treatment device configured to receive exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, James Edward Arner, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran
  • Publication number: 20170067383
    Abstract: Various embodiments for an exhaust gas treatment device for a vehicle system are provided. In one example, the vehicle system includes an engine with a longitudinal axis, where a crankshaft of the engine is parallel to the longitudinal axis and an exhaust gas treatment device mounted on the engine, vertically above the engine such that a longitudinal axis of the exhaust gas treatment device is aligned in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the engine, the exhaust gas treatment device configured to receive exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd FLYNN, James Edward ARNER, Shishir TIWARI, Shashi KIRAN
  • Patent number: 9506388
    Abstract: Various embodiments for an exhaust gas treatment device for a vehicle system are provided. In one example, the vehicle system includes an engine with a longitudinal axis, where a crankshaft of the engine is parallel to the longitudinal axis and an exhaust gas treatment device mounted on the engine, vertically above the engine such that a longitudinal axis of the exhaust gas treatment device is aligned in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the engine, the exhaust gas treatment device configured to receive exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, James Edward Arner, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran
  • Patent number: 9506597
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for a support structure. In one embodiment, a system comprises a support structure including a plurality of support legs, a first end of each support leg of the plurality of support legs coupled to a respective cylinder head of a plurality of cylinder heads mountable to an engine block, the plurality of support legs configurable to support an exhaust aftertreatment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Edward Arner, Paul Lloyd Flynn, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran
  • Patent number: 9115641
    Abstract: Various injector cooling structures and related engine systems and methods are provided. In one example, an injector cooling structure includes a cooling channel defined by a cooling jacket of a turbine. A cooling bore is provided at least partially within the cooling jacket, with the cooling bore configured to receive a pintle of an injector. The cooling channel is configured to circulate coolant for cooling the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Edward Arner, John Patrick Dowell, Shashi Kiran, Alexis Gruschow, Milan Shah
  • Publication number: 20150144022
    Abstract: Various embodiments for an exhaust gas treatment device for a vehicle system are provided. In one example, the vehicle system includes an engine with a longitudinal axis, where a crankshaft of the engine is parallel to the longitudinal axis and an exhaust gas treatment device mounted on the engine, vertically above the engine such that a longitudinal axis of the exhaust gas treatment device is aligned in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the engine, the exhaust gas treatment device configured to receive exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, James Edward Arner, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran
  • Publication number: 20150069207
    Abstract: Various systems are provided for a support structure. In one embodiment, a system comprises a support structure including a plurality of support legs, a first end of each support leg of the plurality of support legs coupled to a respective cylinder head of a plurality of cylinder heads mountable to an engine block, the plurality of support legs configurable to support an exhaust aftertreatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Edward Arner, Paul Lloyd Flynn, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran
  • Publication number: 20140052360
    Abstract: Various injector cooling structures and related engine systems and methods are provided. In one example, an injector cooling structure includes a cooling channel defined by a cooling jacket of a turbine. A cooling bore is provided at least partially within the cooling jacket, with the cooling bore configured to receive a pintle of an injector. The cooling channel is configured to circulate coolant for cooling the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: James Edward Arner, John Patrick Dowell, Shashi Kiran, Alexis Gruschow, Milan Shah
  • Patent number: D736597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James Edward Arner, Paul Lloyd Flynn, Shishir Tiwari, Shashi Kiran