Patents by Inventor Jonathan BUSHKUHL

Jonathan BUSHKUHL 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: 11692517
    Abstract: A system for testing an evaporative emissions (EVAP) canister of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes an evaporator configured to contain liquid fuel, a fuel vapor supply line configured to deliver a mixture of fuel vapor and carrier gas from the evaporator to the EVAP canister, and a fuel vapor supply valve disposed in the fuel vapor supply line. The test system further includes a gas density meter configured to measure a density of the fuel vapor mixture flowing through the fuel vapor supply line, and a valve control module configured to control a position of the fuel vapor supply valve to adjust a flow of fuel vapor from the evaporator to the EVAP canister based on the fuel vapor mixture density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: AVL Test Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Shade, Jonathan Bushkuhl
  • Publication number: 20210102514
    Abstract: A system for testing an evaporative emissions (EVAP) canister of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes an evaporator configured to contain liquid fuel, a fuel vapor supply line configured to deliver a mixture of fuel vapor and carrier gas from the evaporator to the EVAP canister, and a fuel vapor supply valve disposed in the fuel vapor supply line. The test system further includes a gas density meter configured to measure a density of the fuel vapor mixture flowing through the fuel vapor supply line, and a valve control module configured to control a position of the fuel vapor supply valve to adjust a flow of fuel vapor from the evaporator to the EVAP canister based on the fuel vapor mixture density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Shade, Jonathan Bushkuhl
  • Patent number: 10865743
    Abstract: A system for testing an evaporative emissions (EVAP) canister of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes an evaporator configured to contain liquid fuel, a fuel vapor supply line configured to deliver a mixture of fuel vapor and carrier gas from the evaporator to the EVAP canister, and a fuel vapor supply valve disposed in the fuel vapor supply line. The test system further includes a gas density meter configured to measure a density of the fuel vapor mixture flowing through the fuel vapor supply line, and a valve control module configured to control a position of the fuel vapor supply valve to adjust a flow of fuel vapor from the evaporator to the EVAP canister based on the fuel vapor mixture density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: AVL TEST SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Shade, Jonathan Bushkuhl
  • Publication number: 20190145355
    Abstract: A system for testing an evaporative emissions (EVAP) canister of a vehicle according to the present disclosure includes an evaporator configured to contain liquid fuel, a fuel vapor supply line configured to deliver a mixture of fuel vapor and carrier gas from the evaporator to the EVAP canister, and a fuel vapor supply valve disposed in the fuel vapor supply line. The test system further includes a gas density meter configured to measure a density of the fuel vapor mixture flowing through the fuel vapor supply line, and a valve control module configured to control a position of the fuel vapor supply valve to adjust a flow of fuel vapor from the evaporator to the EVAP canister based on the fuel vapor mixture density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin C. SHADE, Jonathan BUSHKUHL
  • Publication number: 20180113054
    Abstract: A dynamometer system may include a first dynamometer roll, a second dynamometer roll, a first motor, and a second motor. The first dynamometer roll is supported for rotation about a rotational axis. The second dynamometer roll is supported for rotation about the rotational axis. The first motor may include an output shaft coupled to the first dynamometer roll for rotation therewith. The first motor may be drivingly connected to the first dynamometer roll at a first location. The second motor may include an output shaft coupled to the second dynamometer roll for rotation therewith. The second motor may be drivingly connected to the second dynamometer roll at a second location. The first motor may be disposed between the first and second locations in a direction extending along the rotational axis. The second location may be disposed between the first and second motors in the direction extending along the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth C. BARNES, Jonathan BUSHKUHL