Patents by Inventor Justin Lesniak

Justin Lesniak 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 system for boosted engine system
    Patent number: 10202913
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for operating an electric supercharger as an on-board air pump and/or vacuum pump. During conditions when a vehicle is not being propelled and the vehicle engine is idling, a portion of an air intake passage is sealed and the supercharger is operated to deliver compressed air into the sealed portion. Compressed air can then be picked up directly from the sealed portion for use in tire inflation, or picked up via an ejector to provide vacuum for vacuum actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Baitao Xiao, Matthew Blake Tranter, Justin Lesniak, W. Cary Cole, Matthew John Gerhart, Tyler Kelly, Corey Ducklow, Adam Nathan Banker, Erik Mikael Hellstrom
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BOOSTED ENGINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180223751
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for operating an electric supercharger as an on-board air pump and/or vacuum pump. During conditions when a vehicle is not being propelled and the vehicle engine is idling, a portion of an air intake passage is sealed and the supercharger is operated to deliver compressed air into the sealed portion. Compressed air can then be picked up directly from the sealed portion for use in tire inflation, or picked up via an ejector to provide vacuum for vacuum actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Baitao Xiao, Matthew Blake Tranter, Justin Lesniak, W. Cary Cole, Matthew John Gerhart, Tyler Kelly, Corey Ducklow, Adam Nathan Banker, Erik Mikael Hellstrom
  • Methods and systems for improving boost response
    Patent number: 9714620
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving boost response in a turbocharged engine. In one example, a method may include in response to a tip-out following a tip-in, when an exhaust catalyst temperature is within a threshold range, deactivating fuel injectors to the engine and increasing air flow to an exhaust turbine based on a desired increase in a turbine speed to maintain the turbine speed at or above a threshold speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Douglas Kuechler, Dev Saberwal, Kevan Bates, Trevor Losch, Justin Lesniak, Michael M. S. Simon
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING BOOST RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20170122234
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving boost response in a turbocharged engine. In one example, a method may include in response to a tip-out following a tip-in, when an exhaust catalyst temperature is within a threshold range, deactivating fuel injectors to the engine and increasing air flow to an exhaust turbine based on a desired increase in a turbine speed to maintain the turbine speed at or above a threshold speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Douglas Kuechler, Dev Saberwal, Kevan Bates, Trevor Losch, Justin Lesniak, Michael M.S. Simon