Patents by Inventor Jason A. Owens

Jason A. Owens 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: 11091142
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems comprising vehicle fleet management systems are disclosed. One embodiment is a method that provides a plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates, where each of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates specifies a plurality of powertrain trim parameters implementable by an electronic powertrain control system to control one or more operational response characteristics of the powertrain. The method includes selecting one of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates and one of a plurality of vehicles of a vehicle fleet to receive the selected one of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates. In response to the act of selecting one of the plurality of predetermined powertrain trim templates, the method transmits via a telematics network one or more modified powertrain trim parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Remington, Daniel Reed Dempsey, Steven W. Reedy, Jason A. Owens, Radhika Cherukuru
  • Publication number: 20190100192
    Abstract: One embodiment is a system comprising an internal combustion engine including an output shaft, a pulley system structured to be driven by the output shaft, a first alternator and a second alternator structured to be driven by the pulley system, and an electromagnetic clutch integrated within one of the pulley system, the first alternator and the second alternator and structured to selectably couple and decouple at least one of the first alternator and the second alternator from the output shaft. The system includes a controller in operative communication with the internal combustion engine system and structured to evaluate power demand and power production capability parameters of the system and to control the electromagnetic clutch to engage or disengage in response to the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Remington, Daniel Reed Dempsey, Steven W. Reedy, Jason A. Owens, Radhika Cherukuru