Patents by Inventor Lucian Stanciu

Lucian Stanciu 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).

  • Publication number: 20130287520
    Abstract: Arrangement for coupling first component and a second component exhibiting thermal expansion. The shank of a fastener extends through the first opening of a flattened first spacer, a spring opening of a spring element, and a second opening of a second spacer element, and is fixedly secured to the first component. The second spacer is disposed within a channel in the second component. The first spacer is disposed subjacent a head of the fastener, and the spring element is disposed between the first spacer and an abutment surface of the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Aaron L. Hartzler, Lucian Stanciu
  • Patent number: 8555638
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a plurality of combustion cylinders, at least one turbocharger, an air supply line, an exhaust gas line and an exhaust gas recirculation system. An exhaust manifold of the exhaust gas line may have both non-direction specific and modular pulse exhaust manifold elements. If the internal combustion engine has dual cylinder banks, an exhaust gas balance tube may extend between exhaust gas lines of the cylinder banks and be fluidly connected to an exhaust manifold between the ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Luft, Lucian Stanciu, Catalin Tiru, Jeremy Byrd
  • Publication number: 20120260650
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a plurality of combustion cylinders, at least one turbocharger, an exhaust gas line and an exhaust gas recirculation system. A compressor bypass may fluidly connect a compressed air line to the exhaust gas line. If the internal combustion engine has dual cylinder banks, an exhaust gas balance tube may extend between exhaust gas lines of the cylinder banks. A wastegate may fluidly connect the exhaust gas balance tube to an exhaust gas outlet. A compressor bypass may fluidly connect the compressed air line to the exhaust gas balance tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Luft, Daniel Streutker, Catalin Citea, Lucian Stanciu, Catalin Tiru, Jeremy Byrd
  • Publication number: 20120260653
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a plurality of combustion cylinders, at least one turbocharger, an air supply line, an exhaust gas line and an exhaust gas recirculation system. An exhaust manifold of the exhaust gas line may have both non-direction specific and modular pulse exhaust manifold elements. If the internal combustion engine has dual cylinder banks, an exhaust gas balance tube may extend between exhaust gas lines of the cylinder banks and be fluidly connected to an exhaust manifold between the ends thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Luft, Lucian Stanciu, Catalin Tiru, Jeremy Byrd