Patents by Inventor Jason Hudgens
Jason Hudgens 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).
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Patent number: 11428145Abstract: An insulation system for an aftertreatment system includes a first insulating element including at least one slit, and a second insulating element including a plurality of fingers extending from opposing sides of an aperture. The second insulating element is couplable to the first insulating element, and when the second insulating element is coupled to the first insulating element, the plurality of fingers overlap the at least one slit.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ryan Rieboldt, Scott Peters, Jason Hudgens
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Patent number: 11008915Abstract: A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system and a method of controlling the DEF system are disclosed. The method may include determining that a shutdown condition of the DEF system is satisfied; providing a control signal to open a valve of a buffer tank of the DEF system based on determining that the shutdown condition of the DEF system is satisfied; determining that a level of DEF remaining in the buffer tank satisfies a threshold; and closing the valve of the buffer tank based on the level of DEF remaining in the buffer tank satisfying the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kurtis Chenoweth, Jason Hudgens, Xiaohui Gong, Shivsinh Parmar
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Publication number: 20200300143Abstract: A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system and a method of controlling the DEF system are disclosed. The method may include determining that a shutdown condition of the DEF system is satisfied; providing a control signal to open a valve of a buffer tank of the DEF system based on determining that the shutdown condition of the DEF system is satisfied; determining that a level of DEF remaining in the buffer tank satisfies a threshold; and closing the valve of the buffer tank based on the level of DEF remaining in the buffer tank satisfying the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kurtis CHENOWETH, Jason HUDGENS, Xiaohui GONG, Shivsinh PARMAR
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Patent number: 10731536Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system is disclosed. The system may include an inlet to receive an exhaust gas produced by an engine and a first section to receive the exhaust gas from the inlet. The system may include a mixing tube to receive the exhaust gas from the first section and a reductant injector to inject a reductant into the mixing tube. The system may include a second section to receive the exhaust gas from the mixing tube and to facilitate mixing of the reductant and the exhaust gas after the exhaust gas exits the mixing tube and a diffuser to receive the exhaust gas from the second section. The system may include a plurality of catalysts to receive the exhaust gas from the diffuser and at least one outlet to receive the exhaust gas from the plurality of catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kurtis Chenoweth, Jianping Pan, Mohamed Daoud, Y. T. Bui, Jason Hudgens, Ian Aguirre
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Publication number: 20200224578Abstract: An insulation system for an aftertreatment system includes a first insulating element including at least one slit, and a second insulating element including a plurality of fingers extending from opposing sides of an aperture. The second insulating element is couplable to the first insulating element, and when the second insulating element is coupled to the first insulating element, the plurality of fingers overlap the at least one slit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ryan Rieboldt, Scott PETERS, Jason HUDGENS
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Patent number: 9512763Abstract: A dosing system for dosing diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into an inlet of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment module of a diesel engine is described. The dosing system may comprise a DEF supply line configured to deliver the DEF from a pump to a first injector and a second injector at the inlet. The DEF supply line may include a tri-axis connector configured to split the DEF from the pump into two portions each exiting one of a first outlet port and a second outlet port, a first delivery conduit configured to deliver the DEF exiting the first outlet port to the first injector, and a second delivery conduit configured to deliver the DEF exiting the second outlet port to the second injector. The first injector and the second injector may dose the same quantity of the DEF into the inlet of the aftertreatment module.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jason Hudgens, Matthew Fahrenkrug, Theron Cassidy, Brian Cole, Kevin Dea
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Publication number: 20160160725Abstract: A dosing system for dosing diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) into an inlet of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment module of a diesel engine is described. The dosing system may comprise a DEF supply line configured to deliver the DEF from a pump to a first injector and a second injector at the inlet. The DEF supply line may include a tri-axis connector configured to split the DEF from the pump into two portions each exiting one of a first outlet port and a second outlet port, a first delivery conduit configured to deliver the DEF exiting the first outlet port to the first injector, and a second delivery conduit configured to deliver the DEF exiting the second outlet port to the second injector. The first injector and the second injector may dose the same quantity of the DEF into the inlet of the aftertreatment module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jason Hudgens, Matthew Fahrenkrug, Theron Cassidy, Brian Cole, Kevin Dea
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Patent number: 8966965Abstract: Accurate measurement of exhaust gas compounds is necessary for correct operation of exhaust treatment systems, such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units used in diesel engines. However, accurate sensor readings assume an even distribution of compounds in an exhaust stream in order to use a sampled measurement to be extrapolated to the compound concentrations in the full stream. A structure placed in an exhaust passage downstream of an SCR reaction unit causes turbulence in the exhaust gas while developing a minimal backpressure. This turbulence helps create a more uniform distribution of compounds in the exhaust. As a result, an exhaust gas sensor gives more accurate readings even when the sensor is placed in relatively close proximity to an output of the SCR system.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: James Joshua Driscoll, Arvind Jujare, Shawn Herold, Jason Hudgens, Sachin S. Deshmukh
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Publication number: 20140305198Abstract: Accurate measurement of exhaust gas compounds is necessary for correct operation of exhaust treatment systems, such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units used in diesel engines. However, accurate sensor readings assume an even distribution of compounds in an exhaust stream in order to use a sampled measurement to be extrapolated to the compound concentrations in the full stream. A structure placed in an exhaust passage downstream of an SCR reaction unit causes turbulence in the exhaust gas while developing a minimal backpressure. This turbulence helps create a more uniform distribution of compounds in the exhaust. As a result, an exhaust gas sensor gives more accurate readings even when the sensor is placed in relatively close proximity to an output of the SCR system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: James Joshua Driscoll, Arvind Jujare, Shawn Herold, Jason Hudgens, Sachin S. Deshmukh