Patents by Inventor Kimmo LEHTINEN

Kimmo LEHTINEN 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: 11885276
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a method for analysis of fuel supplied to a combustion engine during operation of the engine. The method can include obtaining respective indications of a temperature of the fuel supplied to the engine and a density of the fuel supplied to the engine; deriving a temperature-adjusted fuel density based on the indicated density of fuel in dependence of relationship between the indicated temperature of the fuel and a predefined reference temperature; and deriving, based at least on the temperature-adjusted fuel density, a heating value that is descriptive of the amount of heat released during combustion of a predefined amount of the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Kimmo Lehtinen
  • Publication number: 20220205406
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a method for analysis of fuel supplied to a combustion engine during operation of the engine. The method can include obtaining respective indications of a temperature of the fuel supplied to the engine and a density of the fuel supplied to the engine; deriving a temperature-adjusted fuel density based on the indicated density of fuel in dependence of relationship between the indicated temperature of the fuel and a predefined reference temperature; and deriving, based at least on the temperature-adjusted fuel density, a heating value that is descriptive of the amount of heat released during combustion of a predefined amount of the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Kimmo LEHTINEN