Patents by Inventor Jennifer K. LIGHT-HOLETS

Jennifer K. LIGHT-HOLETS 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: 11926236
    Abstract: A system is provided for performing an automated power charging process for one or more electric vehicles using a processor. Included in the processor is a charge controller that calculates a capacity of a power grid system by communicating with the power grid system via a network, and a power demand level of the one or more electric vehicles to satisfy one or more mission requirements of each electric vehicle. The power demand level of the one or more electric vehicles is compared with the capacity of the power grid system. In response to the comparison, at least one charging mode is selected from an override mode and an internal combustion engine mode for performing the automated power charging process. The charge controller automatically charges the one or more electric vehicles based on the selected at least one charging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Julie Furber, Thomas A. Dollmeyer, Vivek A. Sujan, Vinoo Thomas
  • Patent number: 11845419
    Abstract: An electronic control system controls operation of a vehicle system by selectably controlling the vehicle system using engine start-stop controls in response to one or more engine start-stop conditions being met, controlling the vehicle system using neutral-at-stop controls in response to one or more neutral-at-stop conditions being met, and controlling the vehicle system using cylinder deactivation controls in response to the one or more neutral-at-stop conditions not being met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Bailey, Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Patent number: 11624341
    Abstract: A system and method of integrating an engine having dynamic skip fire control with an exhaust gas recirculation system in a turbocharged internal combustion engine is described. An engine control system determines an appropriate firing pattern based at least in part on a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate. Signals from sensors in the intake manifold and exhaust system may also be used as part of a feedback loop to determine a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: Tula Technology, Inc., Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Yuan, Shikui Kevin Chen, Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Scott R. Bardakjy
  • Publication number: 20220372925
    Abstract: A system and method of integrating an engine having dynamic skip fire control with an exhaust gas recirculation system in a turbocharged internal combustion engine is described. An engine control system determines an appropriate firing pattern based at least in part on a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate. Signals from sensors in the intake manifold and exhaust system may also be used as part of a feedback loop to determine a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Xin YUAN, Shikui Kevin CHEN, Jennifer K. LIGHT-HOLETS, Scott R. BARDAKJY
  • Patent number: 11441519
    Abstract: A system and method of integrating an engine having dynamic skip fire control with an exhaust gas recirculation system in a turbocharged internal combustion engine is described. An engine control system determines an appropriate firing pattern based at least in part on a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate. Signals from sensors in the intake manifold and exhaust system may also be used as part of a feedback loop to determine a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Tula Technology, Inc., Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Yuan, Shikui Kevin Chen, Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Scott R. Bardakjy
  • Publication number: 20220126815
    Abstract: An electronic control system controls operation of a vehicle system by selectably controlling the vehicle system using engine start-stop controls in response to one or more engine start-stop conditions being met, controlling the vehicle system using neutral-at-stop controls in response to one or more neutral-at-stop conditions being met, and controlling the vehicle system using cylinder deactivation controls in response to the one or more neutral-at-stop conditions not being met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Bailey, Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Patent number: 11280283
    Abstract: An engine control system and method includes sensing the quality of fuel in the engine relative to emissions, by for example sensing the level of an emission related constituent, such as sulfur. A fuel quality sensor detects a fuel quality of a fuel, such as the sulfur level the fuel, and provides a signal in response to the fuel quality. The engine control system also includes a navigation device to determine whether an engine is located in a regulated or non-regulated region. The engine control system receives the signal and controls engine operation by, for example, enabling or disabling one or more engine algorithms to improve performance of the engine based on the fuel quality signal or, in other embodiments, the combination of the fuel quality and the location of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Publication number: 20220009472
    Abstract: A system is provided for performing an automated electrification operation for an electric vehicle (102) using a processor (122). An electrification controller (126) communicates with a model generation unit (128). The model generation unit (128) generates a model representative of a power consumption trend of the electric vehicle (102). The electrification controller (126) sets a target power margin for the electric vehicle (102) based on the model such that the target power margin is close to a minimum state-of-charge (SOC) threshold of an energy storage supply (124) of the electric vehicle (102). The target power margin represents a difference between the minimum SOC threshold and an ending power level of the energy storage supply (124) after completion of a mission associated with the electric vehicle (102). The processor (122) performs the automated electrification operation for the electric vehicle (102) based on the target power margin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Martin T. Books, Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Patent number: 11187171
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine is controlled in response to a location of the engine and an operational status of the engine to stop or reduce carbon monoxide emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Yonushonis, Jennifer K Light-Holets, Joseph P. Chandraraj, Aaron William Beinborn, Govindarajan Kothandaraman
  • Publication number: 20210180544
    Abstract: A system and method of integrating an engine having dynamic skip fire control with an exhaust gas recirculation system in a turbocharged internal combustion engine is described. An engine control system determines an appropriate firing pattern based at least in part on a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate. Signals from sensors in the intake manifold and exhaust system may also be used as part of a feedback loop to determine a desired exhaust gas recirculation flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Xin YUAN, Shikui Kevin CHEN, Jennifer K. LIGHT-HOLETS, Scott R. BARDAKJY
  • Publication number: 20210140379
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine is controlled in response to a location of the engine and an operational status of the engine to stop or reduce carbon monoxide emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas M. Yonushonis, Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Joseph P. Chandraraj, Aaron William Beinborn, Govindarajan Kothandaraman
  • Patent number: 10981558
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an engine stop/start control system for a vehicle comprising a first engine restart module configured to set a restart frequency and duration of an engine in response to a sensed ambient temperature, a second engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a sensed characteristic temperature associated with the engine, a third engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one expected charging event along a predefined route, a fourth engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a state-of-charge of an energy storage device, and a route optimization module configured to set and adjust a proposed route to a destination that results in reduced engine usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Praveen C. Muralidhar, Martin T. Books, Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Publication number: 20210061121
    Abstract: A system is provided for performing an automated power charging process for one or more electric vehicles using a processor. Included in the processor is a charge controller that calculates a capacity of a power grid system by communicating with the power grid system via a network, and a power demand level of the one or more electric vehicles to satisfy one or more mission requirements of each electric vehicle. The power demand level of the one or more electric vehicles is compared with the capacity of the power grid system. In response to the comparison, at least one charging mode is selected from an override mode and an internal combustion engine mode for performing the automated power charging process. The charge controller automatically charges the one or more electric vehicles based on the selected at least one charging mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Julie Furber, Thomas A. Dollmeyer, Vivek A. Sujan, Vinoo Thomas
  • Patent number: 10870331
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing an environment comfort system includes a control system. The control system is communicatively coupled to a location positioning system. The control system is structured to determine a first time parameter corresponding to a vehicle proximate to a path location, determine a second time parameter corresponding to a path schedule, determine a stop duration corresponding to the vehicle based, at least in part, on the first time parameter and the second time parameter, and generate a command structured to manage an environment comfort system in response to movement of the one or more vehicle components between a current performance level and an adjusted performance level based on the stop duration determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Patent number: 10737699
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for controlling shifting of a vehicle having an automated manual transmission. In the system and method, an amount of fuel being provided to a first grouping of cylinders is reduced, where the first grouping of cylinders are fewer than all of the available cylinders; the first grouping of cylinders are placed in an engine braking mode; a first gear of the vehicle transmission is disengaged; an amount of fuel being provided to a second grouping of cylinders which does not include the first grouping of cylinders is reduced; engine speed is reduced by braking; and a second gear of the transmission is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Dickson, Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Raymond C. Shute, Matthew D. Flessner
  • Patent number: 10538237
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle system comprises an internal combustion (IC) engine and an electric engine providing power to a drive shaft of the vehicle. The IC engine receives a fuel from a fuel tank. Exhaust gases from the IC engine are treated at an exhaust treatment apparatus including a reagent tank containing a reagent. A controller monitors a quality of the fuel in the fuel tank and the reagent in the reagent tank and if needed, initiates fuel degradation reduction event or a reagent degradation reduction event. These events can include running the IC engine even if a battery supplying power to the motor is not discharged. The fuel degradation reduction event includes dosing the fuel tank with an antioxidant to reduce the rate of degradation of the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer K. Light-Holets, Cliffton J. Burbrink, Xu Chen
  • Publication number: 20190381992
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an engine stop/start control system for a vehicle comprising a first engine restart module configured to set a restart frequency and duration of an engine in response to a sensed ambient temperature, a second engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a sensed characteristic temperature associated with the engine, a third engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one expected charging event along a predefined route, a fourth engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a state-of-charge of an energy storage device, and a route optimization module configured to set and adjust a proposed route to a destination that results in reduced engine usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Praveen C. Muralidhar, Martin T. Books, Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Patent number: 10414391
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an engine stop/start control system for a vehicle comprising a first engine restart module configured to set a restart frequency and duration of an engine in response to a sensed ambient temperature, a second engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a sensed characteristic temperature associated with the engine, a third engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one expected charging event along a predefined route, a fourth engine restart module configured to control the engine in response to a state-of-charge of an energy storage device, and a route optimization module configured to set and adjust a proposed route to a destination that results in reduced engine usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Praveen C. Muralidhar, Martin T. Books, Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Publication number: 20190168574
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing an environment comfort system includes a control system. The control system is communicatively coupled to a location positioning system. The control system is structured to determine a first time parameter corresponding to a vehicle proximate to a path location, determine a second time parameter corresponding to a path schedule, determine a stop duration corresponding to the vehicle based, at least in part, on the first time parameter and the second time parameter, and generate a command structured to manage an environment comfort system in response to movement of the one or more vehicle components between a current performance level and an adjusted performance level based on the stop duration determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Light-Holets
  • Patent number: 10214076
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing an environment comfort system includes a control system. The control system is communicatively coupled to a location positioning system. The control system is structured to determine a first time parameter corresponding to a vehicle proximate to a path location, determine a second time parameter corresponding to a path schedule, determine a stop duration corresponding to the vehicle based, at least in part, on the first time parameter and the second time parameter, and generate a command structured to manage an environment comfort system in response to movement of the one or more vehicle components between a current performance level and an adjusted performance level based on the stop duration determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Light-Holets