Patents by Inventor Jeremy J. Worm

Jeremy J. Worm 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: 20100065004
    Abstract: An engine assembly may include a cylinder head, an intake manifold, and a gasket. The cylinder head may define a cylinder head air passage and the intake manifold may be fixed to the cylinder head. The cylinder head may define a intake air passage that is in communication with the cylinder head air passage. The gasket may be located between the cylinder head and the intake manifold. The gasket may include a sealing member and an air flow directing member. The sealing member may be engaged with the cylinder head and the intake manifold to provide sealed communication between the first and intake air passages. The air flow directing member may be in communication with the intake air passage and may extend into the cylinder head air passage to direct an air flow from the intake air passage to a region within the cylinder head air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Worm, Bryan D. Lehman, Gary D. Mandrusiak
  • Patent number: 6155050
    Abstract: An engine control system for protecting a turbocharger of an internal combustion engine from an overspeed condition occurring as a result of a failure of the turbocharger wastegate device. In one embodiment of the invention, sensors provide signals for engine speed, ambient pressure and boost pressure between the turbocharger and the engine intake. Correction factors are added to the boost pressure and ambient pressure signals, and a turbocharger pressure ratio is calculated from these signals. A reduced fueling table maps turbocharger pressure ratio and engine speed to reduced fueling signal values. An engine control computer utilizes a nominal fueling table that maps engine speed and boost pressure to nominal fueling signal values. The control computer also includes a decision module that selects the lesser of the nominal fueling signal values and the reduced fueling signal values and provides the selected value to the engine fueling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Inventors: Michael P. Blanz, Richard T. White, Randall B. Fischer, Paul Daniel Borisuk, Jeremy J. Worm, William P. Richardson, Yong Shu, Kyle Lee Edwards