Patents by Inventor James Nicholas Reynolds

James Nicholas Reynolds 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).

  • Publication number: 20230258115
    Abstract: A system includes: an engine; and an aftertreatment system for treating exhaust gas produced by the engine, the aftertreatment system including: an exhaust conduit configured to receive the exhaust gas and hydrocarbons from the engine; a preheating oxidation catalyst; a primary oxidation catalyst disposed downstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst; a selective catalytic reduction system disposed in the exhaust conduit downstream of the primary oxidation catalyst. The aftertreatment system includes: a controller configured to: determine a temperature of the exhaust gas at an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction system, and in response to the temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet of the selective catalytic reduction system being below a threshold temperature, cause the engine to provide the hydrocarbons to the exhaust conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shirish S. Punde, Rayomand Dabhoiwala, James Nicholas Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11661876
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system for treating an exhaust gas comprises an exhaust conduit, a preheating oxidation catalyst, a primary oxidation catalyst disposed downstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst, and a selective catalytic reduction system disposed in the exhaust conduit downstream of the primary oxidation catalyst. A controller is configured to determine a temperature of an exhaust gas at an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction system. In response to the temperature being below a threshold temperature, the controller generates a hydrocarbon insertion signal configured to cause hydrocarbons to be inserted into or upstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst so as to increase a temperature of the exhaust gas to above the threshold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Shirish S. Punde, Rayomand Dabhoiwala, James Nicholas Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20220268193
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system for treating an exhaust gas comprises an exhaust conduit, a preheating oxidation catalyst, a primary oxidation catalyst disposed downstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst, and a selective catalytic reduction system disposed in the exhaust conduit downstream of the primary oxidation catalyst. A controller is configured to determine a temperature of an exhaust gas at an inlet of the selective catalytic reduction system. In response to the temperature being below a threshold temperature, the controller generates a hydrocarbon insertion signal configured to cause hydrocarbons to be inserted into or upstream of the preheating oxidation catalyst so as to increase a temperature of the exhaust gas to above the threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shirish S. Punde, Rayomand Dabhoiwala, James Nicholas Reynolds