Patents by Inventor Jeffrey K. Colvill

Jeffrey K. Colvill 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).

  • Tool to predict engine life using ring wear and fuel burned
    Patent number: 10648405
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Doup, Dan E. Richardson, Jeffrey K. Colvill, Stephen W. Brooks
  • TOOL TO PREDICT ENGINE LIFE USING RING WEAR AND FUEL BURNED
    Publication number: 20200049061
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Doup, Dan E. Richardson, Jeffrey K. Colvill, Stephen W. Brooks