Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Hardman

Kenneth E. Hardman 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).

  • EGR SYSTEM USING DEDICATED EGR CYLINDERS
    Publication number: 20150152815
    Abstract: A ninety-degree V-engine having eight or more cylinders can include a first pipe that connects an exhaust port of a first dedicated EGR cylinder bank to an intake manifold and a second pipe that connects an exhaust port of a second dedicated EGR cylinder of a different cylinder bank to the intake manifold, the first and second dedicated EGR cylinders each being one of two consecutive cylinders in a corresponding cylinder bank specified by a specific cylinder firing order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Hardman