Patents by Inventor Lucas Allen BURGER

Lucas Allen BURGER 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: 10400663
    Abstract: A piston comprises a crown portion with a contoured bowl having a reentrant surface extending from the top squish surface that connects to a lower sidewall surface that connects to a swirl pocket surface disposed adjacent the bottom bowl surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Ness, Jeff Howard, Sri Harsha Uddanda, Lucas Allen Burger
  • Publication number: 20190186341
    Abstract: A piston comprises a crown portion with a contoured bowl having a reentrant surface extending from the top squish surface that connects to a lower sidewall surface that connects to a swirl pocket surface disposed adjacent the bottom bowl surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Ness, Jeff Howard, Sri Harsha Uddanda, Lucas Allen Burger
  • Patent number: 9915212
    Abstract: A control system is provided for use with an engine. The control system may have a plurality of fuel valves, at least one sensor, a starter motor, and a controller in communication with the plurality of fuel valves, the at least one sensor, and the starter motor. The controller may be configured to set at least a first of the plurality of fuel valves to a first admission setting, to set at least a second of the plurality of fuel valves to a second admission setting different from the first admission setting, and to cause the starter motor to crank the engine. The controller may also be configured to determine, based on the signal, which one of the first and second admission settings results in combustion initiation during cranking, and to responsively set all of the plurality of fuel valves to the one of the first and second admission settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Allen Burger, Robert Jay Maxson
  • Patent number: 9903264
    Abstract: A control system for an engine cylinder having a pre-chamber and a main chamber includes a pressure sensor being provided in the pre-chamber, and a processor coupled to the pressure sensor. The processor is configured to measure pre-chamber pressure using the pressure sensor, determine a peak pre-chamber pressure from the measured pre-chamber pressure, calculate an estimated main chamber pressure corresponding to the peak pre-chamber pressure from at least one cylinder condition at ignition, calculate a pressure ratio of the peak pre-chamber pressure to the estimated main chamber pressure, calculate a fuel parameter for at least one of the pre-chamber and main chamber from the pressure ratio to achieve a desired pressure ratio, and generate a control signal to provide fuel to at least one of the pre-chamber and main chamber in accordance with the fuel parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Louise Yeager, Lucas Allen Burger, Andrew Loetz, Brett Zook
  • Publication number: 20170260917
    Abstract: A control system is provided for use with an engine. The control system may have a plurality of fuel valves, at least one sensor, a starter motor, and a controller in communication with the plurality of fuel valves, the at least one sensor, and the starter motor. The controller may be configured to set at least a first of the plurality of fuel valves to a first admission setting, to set at least a second of the plurality of fuel valves to a second admission setting different from the first admission setting, and to cause the starter motor to crank the engine. The controller may also be configured to determine, based on the signal, which one of the first and second admission settings results in combustion initiation during cranking, and to responsively set all of the plurality of fuel valves to the one of the first and second admission settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Allen BURGER, Robert Jay MAXSON