Patents by Inventor Johney B. Green

Johney B. Green 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).

  • Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion engines operating in or transitioning to homogeneous charge combustion ignition mode
    Patent number: 7431011
    Abstract: This invention is a method of achieving stable, optimal mixtures of HCCI and SI in practical gasoline internal combustion engines comprising the steps of: characterizing the combustion process based on combustion process measurements, determining the ratio of conventional and HCCI combustion, determining the trajectory (sequence) of states for consecutive combustion processes, and determining subsequent combustion process modifications using said information to steer the engine combustion toward desired behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Wagner, Charles S. Daw, Johney B. Green, Kevin D. Edwards
  • Method and Device for Diagnosing and Controlling Combustion Instabilities in Internal Combustion Engines Operating in or Transitioning to Homogeneous Charge Combustion Ignition Mode
    Publication number: 20070181096
    Abstract: This invention is a method of achieving stable, optimal mixtures of HCCI and SI in practical gasoline internal combustion engines comprising the steps of: characterizing the combustion process based on combustion process measurements, determining the ratio of conventional and HCCI combustion, determining the trajectory (sequence) of states for consecutive combustion processes, and determining subsequent combustion process modifications using said information to steer the engine combustion toward desired behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Wagner, Charles S. Daw, Johney B. Green, Kevin D. Edwards