Patents by Inventor Kirk Arnaldo Heywood

Kirk Arnaldo Heywood 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).

  • System and Method for Detecting Impaired Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine Turbocharger
    Publication number: 20080053087
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting impairment of a turbocharger installed as part of an internal combustion engine includes turbo speed monitoring for determining a rotational speed of a turbocharger and airflow sensing for determining airflow rate through the engine. A controller compares the sensed rotational speed of the turbo with a turbo speed threshold and compares the sensed airflow rate with an airflow threshold. A turbocharger impairment flag is set in the event that both the sensed speed of the turbo is less than the turbo speed threshold and the sensed airflow is less than the airflow threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kendall Roger Swenson, Kirk Arnaldo Heywood, James Robert Mischler, Ajith Kumar