Patents by Inventor James Harris Mutti

James Harris Mutti 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: 11668255
    Abstract: An engine braking system includes engine braking actuators for adjusting exhaust valve timings to engine braking timings in a cylinder-number braking mode. The system further includes an engine braking controller coupled to a control switch that produces a request indicating a requested cylinder-number braking mode. The engine braking controller is structured to transition exhaust valves to the engine braking timings, determine a control term to adjust intake air pressure for varying a braking power of the engine, and to adjust geometry of an exhaust turbine based on the control term. An adjusted speed of a compressor rotated by the exhaust turbine provides a change to intake air pressure that adjusts the braking power of the engine. Different levels of braking power are provided within different cylinder-number braking modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Narayanan Nair, Samuel Were, James Harris Mutti, Behnaz Ensan, James Vernon Dornberger, II, Rodney L. Menold, Timothy David Schwartz, Kevin Walsh
  • Patent number: 11365697
    Abstract: A controller may determine that a regeneration process associated with an engine of a machine is active. The controller may obtain, based on determining that the regeneration process is active, information concerning a speed of the engine, information concerning a load of the engine, and information concerning a fuel rate of the engine. The controller may select, based on the information concerning the speed of the engine, the information concerning the load of the engine, and the information concerning the fuel rate of the engine, a control process, of a plurality of control processes, to control an intake manifold absolute pressure (IMAP) of the engine to facilitate the regeneration process. The controller may cause, according to the selected control process, adjustment of one or more components of a variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) of the engine and an intake throttle valve (ITV) of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh N. Nair, Samuel Were, James Harris Mutti
  • Publication number: 20220178315
    Abstract: An engine braking system includes engine braking actuators for adjusting exhaust valve timings to engine braking timings in a cylinder-number braking mode. The system further includes an engine braking controller coupled to a control switch that produces a request indicating a requested cylinder-number braking mode. The engine braking controller is structured to transition exhaust valves to the engine braking timings, determine a control term to adjust intake air pressure for varying a braking power of the engine, and to adjust geometry of an exhaust turbine based on the control term. An adjusted speed of a compressor rotated by the exhaust turbine provides a change to intake air pressure that adjusts the braking power of the engine. Different levels of braking power are provided within different cylinder-number braking modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Narayanan Nair, Samuel Were, James Harris Mutti, Behnaz Ensan, James Vernon Dornberger, II, Rodney L. Menold, Timothy David Schwartz, Kevin Walsh
  • Publication number: 20220120232
    Abstract: A controller may determine that a regeneration process associated with an engine of a machine is active. The controller may obtain, based on determining that the regeneration process is active, information concerning a speed of the engine, information concerning a load of the engine, and information concerning a fuel rate of the engine. The controller may select, based on the information concerning the speed of the engine, the information concerning the load of the engine, and the information concerning the fuel rate of the engine, a control process, of a plurality of control processes, to control an intake manifold absolute pressure (IMAP) of the engine to facilitate the regeneration process. The controller may cause, according to the selected control process, adjustment of one or more components of a variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) of the engine and an intake throttle valve (ITV) of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh N. NAIR, Samuel WERE, James Harris MUTTI
  • Publication number: 20210324780
    Abstract: An exhaust system includes an exhaust pressure sensing system having sensor conduits structured to fluidly connect to an exhaust conduit in an exhaust system and feed exhaust to a differential pressure sensor. The differential pressure sensor produces a pressure signal indicative of a pressure drop across an exhaust aftertreatment element such as an exhaust filter. A plugging-mitigation conduit provides an always-open leakage path to convey condensate in a stream of leaked exhaust between the sensor conduits to prevent formation of deposits that can impact pressure sensing accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lloyd Dea, James Harris Mutti, Thomas Reilly Fenelon
  • Patent number: 11131224
    Abstract: An exhaust system includes an exhaust pressure sensing system having sensor conduits structured to fluidly connect to an exhaust conduit in an exhaust system and feed exhaust to a differential pressure sensor. The differential pressure sensor produces a pressure signal indicative of a pressure drop across an exhaust aftertreatment element such as an exhaust filter. A plugging-mitigation conduit provides an always-open leakage path to convey condensate in a stream of leaked exhaust between the sensor conduits to prevent formation of deposits that can impact pressure sensing accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lloyd Dea, James Harris Mutti, Thomas Reilly Fenelon
  • Patent number: 9670818
    Abstract: A reductant dosing system is disclosed as having a pump, and suction, discharge, and return passages. The system may also have a return valve, an air passage, and an air valve. The system may additionally have an air passage pressure sensor, a discharge passage pressure sensor, and a controller. The controller may be configured to calculate a first average pressure inside the discharge passage while the pump is off, the air valve is open, and the return valve is closed; and calculate a second average pressure inside the discharge passage while the pump is off, the air valve is open, and the return valve is open. The controller may also be configured to determine a pressure drop inside the discharge passage based on the first and second average pressures, and to determine that priming is successful based on the pressure drop and pressures of the discharge and air passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James Harris Mutti, Jr., Shivsinh Hitendrasinh Parmar, Satya Ramakrishna Manda Venkata Naga, Purna Chander Nalla
  • Publication number: 20170037763
    Abstract: A reductant dosing system is disclosed as having a pump, and suction, discharge, and return passages. The system may also have a return valve, an air passage, and an air valve. The system may additionally have an air passage pressure sensor, a discharge passage pressure sensor, and a controller. The controller may be configured to calculate a first average pressure inside the discharge passage while the pump is off, the air valve is open, and the return valve is closed; and calculate a second average pressure inside the discharge passage while the pump is off, the air valve is open, and the return valve is open. The controller may also be configured to determine a pressure drop inside the discharge passage based on the first and second average pressures, and to determine that priming is successful based on the pressure drop and pressures of the discharge and air passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: James Harris MUTTI, JR., Shivsinh Hitendrasinh PARMAR, Satya Ramakrishna MANDA VENKATA NAGA, Purna Chander NALLA
  • Publication number: 20160201535
    Abstract: A method is provided for calibrating an after-treatment system retrofitted onto an engine, the after-treatment system including a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) device therein. The method is implemented using a controller having a memory pre-fed with an Engine-out NOx map, a SCR conversion map, a maximum SCR capability map, and a NOx dosing map corresponding to bench-run conditions for the given engine and the after-treatment system configurations. The method includes updating the Engine-out NOx map, the SCR conversion map, the maximum SCR capability map, and the NOx dosing map by the controller on the basis of actual sensed parameters of an exhaust stream associated with operation of the given engine and after-treatment system. The method further includes directing the controller to vary a feed-forward reductant dosing quantity at the SCR device during a subsequent operation of the engine based on the updated NOx dosing map stored at the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Shikha Pokharel, James Harris Mutti, JR., Matthew Jay Segebart
  • Patent number: 7908858
    Abstract: A turbocharger control system is disclosed. The control system may have an engine and a fuel system configured to regulate fuel flow into the engine. The control system may further have an air induction system configured to regulate air flow into the engine and a sensor situated to sense a speed value of the air induction system. The controller may also have a controller configured to receive the speed value and regulate fuel flow into the engine as a function of the speed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Ronald Gehrke, James Harris Mutti, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7802427
    Abstract: An engine system is disclosed that monitors for boost leak. The system has an engine, a compressor located upstream of the engine, at least one auxiliary flow device located downstream of the engine, and a computing system operable to determine an estimated value corresponding to a flow of fluid through the compressor. The estimated value takes into account a flow of fluid from the compressor toward the at least one auxiliary flow device distinct from a flow from the compressor toward the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Christopher Ronald Gehrke, Michael Paul Withrow, James Harris Mutti, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090133399
    Abstract: A turbocharger system for use with an engine having a braking mode of operation is disclosed. The turbocharger system may have a turbocharger with variable geometry, and a sensor situated to generate a signal indicative of a turbocharger speed. The turbocharger system may also have a controller in communication with the turbocharger and the sensor. The controller may be configured to vary the geometry of the turbocharger during the engine's braking mode of operation to increase a backpressure of the engine. The controller may also be configured to vary the geometry of the turbocharger to reduce the backpressure when the signal indicates a speed of the turbocharger within an amount of a desired speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Joshua David Keyes, Jennifer Lynn Wilson, James Harris Mutti, Stephen Michael Wiley
  • Publication number: 20090031723
    Abstract: A turbocharger control system is disclosed. The control system may have an engine and a fuel system configured to regulate fuel flow into the engine. The control system may further have an air induction system configured to regulate air flow into the engine and a sensor situated to sense a speed value of the air induction system. The controller may also have a controller configured to receive the speed value and regulate fuel flow into the engine as a function of the speed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Ronald Gehrke, James Harris Mutti, JR.
  • Publication number: 20070266706
    Abstract: An engine system is disclosed that monitors for boost leak. The system has an engine, a compressor located upstream of the engine, at least one auxiliary flow device located downstream of the engine, and a computing system operable to determine an estimated value corresponding to a flow of fluid through the compressor. The estimated value takes into account a flow of fluid from the compressor toward the at least one auxiliary flow device distinct from a flow from the compressor toward the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Ronald Gehrke, Michael Paul Withrow, James Harris Mutti