Patents by Inventor Jeffery Konopacki

Jeffery Konopacki 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: 20070089654
    Abstract: A marine vessel is maneuvered by independently rotating first and second marine propulsion devices about their respective steering axes in response to commands received from a manually operable control device, such as a joystick. The marine propulsion devices are aligned with their thrust vectors intersecting at a point on a centerline of the marine vessel and, when no rotational movement is commanded, at the center of gravity of the marine vessel. Internal combustion engines are provided to drive the marine propulsion devices. The steering axes of the two marine propulsion devices are generally vertical and parallel to each other. The two steering axes extend through a bottom surface of the hull of the marine vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Bradley, Jeffery Konopacki, Carter Thaxton
  • Publication number: 20060101810
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for dispensing fuel into the transient flow of an exhaust system to control exhaust emissions. A controller initiates the delivery of fuel into the exhaust when an emissions control device, such as a diesel particulate filter, requires increased exhaust temperatures for regeneration. In operation, pressurized fuel and pressurized air are supplied to a fuel delivery device, wherein a fuel injector pre-mixes fuel with air. The fuel-air mixture is then dispensed into the exhaust flow through a nozzle, causing a rapid pressure drop in the mixture that results in the pressurized air expanding rapidly, breaking the fuel spray into fine particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Theodore Angelo, Mike Anderson, Paul Way, Edward Steinbrueck, Wayne Wagner, Brett Gebhard, Phillip Cates, Jeffery Konopacki, Blake Suhre