Patents by Inventor Jim L. Alonzo

Jim L. Alonzo 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: 20250215812
    Abstract: There is provided a turbine for a turbocharger, comprising: a turbine inlet passage configured to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas received by the turbine inlet passage defining a turbine bulk flow; a turbine wheel chamber configured to receive the turbine bulk flow from the turbine inlet passage, the 5 turbine wheel chamber configured to contain a turbine wheel supported for rotation; a turbine outlet passage configured to receive the turbine bulk flow from the turbine wheel chamber, the turbine outlet passage being at least partially defined by a turbine outlet passage surface and defining a centreline; an auxiliary passage configured to receive a portion of the turbine bulk flow, the portion of the turbine bulk flow received by 10 the auxiliary passage defining an auxiliary flow; and a dosing module configured to deliver a spray of aftertreatment fluid into the turbine outlet passage; wherein the auxiliary passage is configured to direct the auxiliary flow along the t
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Chetan Kishorrao Chawane, Jim L. Alonzo, Matthew Robert Brookes, Atif Mahmood, Donald Edward Willey, Enoch Nanduru, Ameya Navnath Warang, Mohemmedtayab A. Mujawar, Nikhil Digambar Giri, Pavan L. Khanadalkar, Abdul Rasheed M S, Samuel Johnson, Paul T. Frisch
  • Publication number: 20250207524
    Abstract: There is a provided an exhaust gas conduit for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas conduit includes a main passage for a main flow of exhaust gases passing through the exhaust gas conduit, a chamber configured to receive an aliquot of exhaust gases separated from the main flow of exhaust gases. A mounting point is provided in the chamber for mounting an exhaust gas sensor. The chamber being configured to modify the velocity and/or the pressure of exhaust gases passing therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Chetan Kishorrao Chawane, Enoch Nanduru, Sagar Shekhar Andhari, Donald Edward Willey, Paul T. Frisch, Jim L. Alonzo, Matthew Robert Brookes
  • Publication number: 20250116220
    Abstract: An exhaust conduit assembly includes: an exhaust conduit body defining an exhaust flow path; an injection aperture extending through the exhaust conduit body; and a doser mount portion including: an inlet port configured to receive a coolant, a channel configured to receive the coolant from the inlet port, at least a portion of the channel extending around at least a portion of the injection aperture, the channel including a first section and a second section, and an outlet port configured to receive the coolant from the channel. The doser mount portion defines a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a dosing module and a ridge defines a base of the cavity, wherein the first portion of the channel is disposed adjacent to the cavity and the second portion of the channel is disposed adjacent to the ridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Omkar Tendolkar, Thomas Kreser, Masoud Ziabakhsh Deilami, Ralf Rohrmueller, Atif Mahmood, Joe V. Hill, Nicholas K. Sharp, John G. Buechler, Jim L. Alonzo, Samuel Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250085194
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes: an outlet housing body; an outlet sampling system including: a sampling bowl cooperating with the outlet housing body to define a sampling bowl cavity; and a sampling ring coupled to the sampling bowl and defining a sampling ring cavity, the sampling ring defining a plurality of sampling ring inlet apertures configured to receive a portion of exhaust gas from within the outlet housing body, the sampling ring configured to provide the portion of exhaust gas to the sampling ring cavity, the sampling ring cavity in exhaust gas providing communication with the sampling bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan J. Richardson, Monika Agrawal, Jim L. Alonzo, Amol Yuvraj Patil
  • Patent number: 12188842
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes an outlet housing body, an outlet housing fitting, an outlet sampling system, and an outlet sensor. The outlet sampling system includes a sampling bowl and a sampling ring. The sampling bowl is coupled to the outlet housing body and extends away from the outlet housing body so as to define a sampling bowl cavity between the sampling bowl and the outlet housing body. The sampling ring is coupled to the sampling bowl and separated from the outlet housing body by the sampling bowl. The sampling ring is coupled to the outlet housing fitting and defines a sampling ring cavity. The sampling ring includes a plurality of sampling ring inlet apertures and a connector. The sampling ring inlet apertures are each configured to receive exhaust gas from within the outlet housing body and provide the exhaust gas to the sampling ring cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan J. Richardson, Monika Agrawal, Jim L. Alonzo, Amol Yuvraj Patil
  • Publication number: 20240328899
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes an outlet housing body, an outlet housing fitting, an outlet sampling system, and an outlet sensor. The outlet sampling system includes a sampling bowl and a sampling ring. The sampling bowl is coupled to the outlet housing body and extends away from the outlet housing body so as to define a sampling bowl cavity between the sampling bowl and the outlet housing body. The sampling ring is coupled to the sampling bowl and separated from the outlet housing body by the sampling bowl. The sampling ring is coupled to the outlet housing fitting and defines a sampling ring cavity. The sampling ring includes a plurality of sampling ring inlet apertures and a connector. The sampling ring inlet apertures are each configured to receive exhaust gas from within the outlet housing body and provide the exhaust gas to the sampling ring cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Dylan J. Richardson, Monika Agrawal, Jim L. Alonzo, Amol Yuvraj Patil
  • Patent number: 11891937
    Abstract: A mixing assembly for an exhaust system can include an outer body, a front plate, a back plate, a middle member, and an inner member. The outer body defines an interior volume and has a center axis. The front plate defines an upstream portion of the interior volume and the back plate defines a downstream portion of the interior volume. The middle member is positioned transverse to the center axis and defines a volume. The inner member is positioned coaxially with the middle member inside the middle member. The front plate includes inlets configured to direct exhaust to (i) a first flow path into an interior of the inner member, (ii) a second flow path into the volume of the middle member between a sidewall of the middle member and a sidewall of the inner member, and (iii) a third flow path into the interior volume of the outer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew K. Volmerding, Ryan M. Johnson, Jim L Alonzo, Samuel Johnson, Apoorv Kalyankar, Pranjal Naik, Kartiki Jagtap, Mahendra Mittapalli
  • Publication number: 20230151755
    Abstract: A decomposition chamber for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes an inlet tube, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst member, a mixing collector wall, a distribution cap, and a dividing tube. The inlet tube is configured to receive exhaust gas. The mixing collector wall includes a mixing assembly flow aperture. The distribution cap is coupled to the inlet tube and configured to receive the exhaust gas from the inlet tube. The dividing tube is coupled to the mixing collector wall. The dividing tube separates the distribution cap from the mixing assembly flow aperture. The dividing tube includes a first dividing tube inlet aperture that is configured to receive the exhaust gas from the distribution cap. The dividing tube outlet aperture is configured to provide the exhaust gas to the mixing assembly flow aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Johnson, Paul T. Frisch, Peter Te-Cheng Jang, Randolph G. Zoran, Ryan M. Johnson, John G. Buechler, Jim L. Alonzo, Enoch Nanduru, Pradnya C. Joshi, Mihai Chiruta, Isabel Valborg Montgomery, Guilherme Daldegan
  • Publication number: 20230016427
    Abstract: A mixing assembly for an exhaust system can include an outer body, a front plate, a back plate, a middle member, and an inner member. The outer body defines an interior volume and has a center axis. The front plate defines an upstream portion of the interior volume and the back plate defines a downstream portion of the interior volume. The middle member is positioned transverse to the center axis and defines a volume. The inner member is positioned coaxially with the middle member inside the middle member. The front plate includes inlets configured to direct exhaust to (i) a first flow path into an interior of the inner member, (ii) a second flow path into the volume of the middle member between a sidewall of the middle member and a sidewall of the inner member, and (iii) a third flow path into the interior volume of the outer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew K. Volmerding, Ryan M. Johnson, Jim L. Alonzo, Samuel Johnson, Apoorv Kalyankar, Pranjal Naik, Kartiki Jagtap, Mahendra Mittapalli
  • Patent number: 11486289
    Abstract: A mixing assembly for an exhaust system can include an outer body, a front plate, a back plate, a middle member, and an inner member. The outer body defines an interior volume and has a center axis. The front plate defines an upstream portion of the interior volume and the back plate defines a downstream portion of the interior volume. The middle member is positioned transverse to the center axis and defines a volume. The inner member is positioned coaxially with the middle member inside the middle member. The front plate includes inlets configured to direct exhaust to (i) a first flow path into an interior of the inner member, (ii) a second flow path into the volume of the middle member between a sidewall of the middle member and a sidewall of the inner member, and (iii) a third flow path into the interior volume of the outer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Matthew K. Volmerding, Ryan M. Johnson, Jim L. Alonzo, Samuel Johnson, Apoorv Kalyankar, Pranjal Naik, Kartiki Jagtap, Mahendra Mittapalli
  • Publication number: 20210270174
    Abstract: A mixing assembly for an exhaust system can include an outer body, a front plate, a back plate, a middle member, and an inner member. The outer body defines an interior volume and has a center axis. The front plate defines an upstream portion of the interior volume and the back plate defines a downstream portion of the interior volume. The middle member is positioned transverse to the center axis and defines a volume. The inner member is positioned coaxially with the middle member inside the middle member. The front plate includes inlets configured to direct exhaust to (i) a first flow path into an interior of the inner member, (ii) a second flow path into the volume of the middle member between a sidewall of the middle member and a sidewall of the inner member, and (iii) a third flow path into the interior volume of the outer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew K. Volmerding, Ryan M. Johnson, Jim L. Alonzo, Samuel Johnson, Apoorv Kalyankar, Pranjal Naik, Kartiki Jagtap, Mahendra Mittapalli
  • Patent number: 10865681
    Abstract: An aftertreatment component's shape, entrance geometry, and/or position within an aftertreatment assembly can be modified for local and/or bulk exhaust flow control. In some implementations, a body of the aftertreatment component has a non-circular cross-section, a non-circular opening, and/or a variable face geometry. The non-circular cross-section and/or opening can be of a variety of different shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Buechler, Randolph G. Zoran, Ryan M. Johnson, Stephen M. Holl, Taren DeHart, Jim L. Alonzo, Matthew L. Anderson, Apoorv Kalyankar, George Eugene Mavroudis, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Publication number: 20190234270
    Abstract: An aftertreatment component's shape, entrance geometry, and/or position within an aftertreatment assembly can be modified for local and/or bulk exhaust flow control. In some implementations, a body of the aftertreatment component has a non-circular cross-section, a non-circular opening, and/or a variable face geometry. The non-circular cross-section and/or opening can be a variety of different shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: John G. Buechler, Randolph G. Zoran, Ryan M. Johnson, Stephen M. Holl, Taren DeHart, Jim L. Alonzo, Matthew L. Anderson, Apoorv Kalyankar, George Eugene Mavroudis, Gaurav Hemant Pandit
  • Patent number: 8828123
    Abstract: An air cleaner includes a housing and an air filter element. An endcap of the air filter element provides a removable cover for the housing. The endcap includes removal, insertion, orientation, and retention structure and methods for same. A clamping arrangement is provided with minimal space requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP Inc.
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Rejeev Dhiman, Kelly Ann Detra, Jim L. Alonzo, Guy J. Moret
  • Publication number: 20120060453
    Abstract: An air cleaner includes a housing and an air filter element. An endcap of the air filter element provides a removable cover for the housing. The endcap includes removal, insertion, orientation, and retention structure and methods for same. A clamping arrangement is provided with minimal space requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC.
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Rejeev Dhiman, Kelly Ann Detra, Jim L. Alonzo, Guy J. Moret
  • Patent number: 8114182
    Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillermo Alberto Smith, Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Brian W. Schwandt, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
  • Patent number: 8074672
    Abstract: An ejector is provided for an induction system in a vibratory system generating vibration, including a dust ejector for an air induction system of an internal combustion engine. An ejection valve is provided by an inertial mass inertially activated and driven by the vibration to discharge contaminant from the induction system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark V. Holzmann, Kaarthik Venkataraman, Jim L. Alonzo, Robert A. Bannister
  • Publication number: 20110239600
    Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: CUMMINS FILTRATION IP, INC.
    Inventors: Guillermo A. Smith, Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Brian W. Schwandt, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
  • Patent number: 7959714
    Abstract: A method is provided for servicing a filter, and structure is provided disabling assembly of the filter unless an authorized replacement filter element is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Guillermo A. Smith, Chirag D. Parikh, Kwok-Lam Ng, Roger L. Zoch, Jim L. Alonzo, Brian W. Schwandt, J. Bruce Schelkopf, Barry M. Verdegan, Kelly R. Schmitz
  • Patent number: D1042544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob D. Canik, Pranjal Naik, Jack Rehn, III, Richard Blaschko, Ryan M. Johnson, Matthew K. Volmerding, Jim L. Alonzo, Randolph G. Zoran