Patents by Inventor Jonathon A. Stavnheim

Jonathon A. Stavnheim 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: 5678521
    Abstract: An electronic digital control system monitors and controls the operation of an engine fueling system. Signals activating injection for a plurality of cylinders are transmitted through a single line to a driving circuit for a single injector solenoid valve, while signals controlling accumulator fuel pumps are transmitted to pumping control solenoids. Injection signals are controlled to vary fuel delivery rate during an injection event. A back EMF sensing circuit measures valve opening delay and the control system compensates for valve delay. Variable cylinder-specific delays in the injection solenoid output signal pulses are programmed to compensate for a varying fuel line length to each injector nozzle. At startup, the control system pulses the pumping control solenoids to begin pressurizing the accumulator before engine angular position sensors provide an accurate indication of engine angular position to allow precise timed control of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Thompson, Jeffrey Daiker, Jonathon A. Stavnheim, William Meyer, Greg Fridholm, Zhong Sang, George Studtman, Mark G. Thomas, W. Beale Delano