Patents by Inventor John Phillip Latusek

John Phillip Latusek 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: 6581571
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling an engine includes sensing a concentration of NOx in exhaust gases produced by the engine and generating a sensed NOx value representative thereof, and controlling an engine control set point as a function of the sensed NOx value. The system also calculates a NOx difference value by subtracting a base NOx value from the sensed NOx value, and if an absolute value of the difference value exceeds a threshold, modifying the set point as a function of the NOx difference value. The method also includes sensing engine RPM, sensing engine manifold absolute pressure (MAP), determining the NOx value as a function of sensed engine RPM and MAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: John Thomas Kubesh, Daniel James Podnar, John Phillip Latusek, Donald Lee McCaw
  • Publication number: 20020185107
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling an engine includes sensing a concentration of NOx in exhaust gases produced by the engine and generating a sensed NOx value representative thereof, and controlling an engine control set point as a function of the sensed NOx value. The system also calculates a NOx difference value by subtracting a base NOx value from the sensed NOx value, and if an absolute value of the difference value exceeds a threshold, modifying the set point as a function of the NOx difference value. The method also includes sensing engine RPM, sensing engine manifold absolute pressure (MAP), determining the NOx value as a function of sensed engine RPM and MAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Deere & Company, a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: John Thomas Kubesh, Daniel James Podnar, John Phillip Latusek, Donald Lee McCaw
  • Patent number: 6345611
    Abstract: A heater for gas fuel mounted to a pressure reducing regulator to warm the gas after the temperature is reduced by the pressure reduction. The heater receives the fuel from the regulator through an external pipe and has separate gas and coolant passages therein. The coolant passage receives liquid engine coolant that heats both the gas and the regulator. A heater core has a plurality of radially extending fins around which the gas passes with the coolant passing through the interior of the core. Coolant flow is regulated by a thermostat that is responsive to the temperature of the gas to open and close the coolant passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Lyle Hartman, John Phillip Latusek, Rodney Allen Schindler