Patents by Inventor Mark N. Bays

Mark N. Bays 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: 20240039082
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical system for an electrical vehicle, comprising: at least one electrical component; a cooling loop including a low-conductivity coolant coupled to each of the at least one electrical component; and at least one filter in the cooling loop. The cooling loop is configured to flow or circulate the low-conductivity coolant through each of the at least one battery and/or electrical component and the at least one filter includes a polisher material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, John Hoyle
  • Publication number: 20230278462
    Abstract: Computer-implemented technology for identifying or determining potentially damaged batteries in an electrical machine system, and for discharging the potentially damaged batteries. Embodiments include determining potentially damaged batteries by monitoring and determining information representative of one or more electrical or mechanical or thermal conditions of the batteries. The conditions may include isolation faults internal to the batteries, isolation faults external to the batteries, liquid or other contamination of the batteries, and other parameters such as out-of-specification temperatures, pressures, voltages and current levels of the batteries. Embodiments include determining whether to discharge potentially damaged batteries based on one or more of the electrical or mechanical or thermal conditions of the damaged batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Chetan Ponnathpur
  • Publication number: 20230241996
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for charging multiple electric vehicles. In particular, the present disclosure provides a system having a single charger configured to connect with a plurality of electric vehicles and methods for charging one or more electric vehicles using said system. The present disclosure further provides a method for bidirectional current flow between the grid and the one or more electric vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Chetan Ponnathpur, Erik L. Piper, John P. O'Brien, Joseph E. Paquette, Dilip Ramachandran, Omkar A. Harshe, Ravikanth Pulipaka, John K. Heichelbech
  • Patent number: 11688985
    Abstract: A modular electrical interconnect system for coupling electrical components of an electric vehicle. The interconnects include connectors configured to be coupled to one another to form a bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventor: Mark N. Bays
  • Publication number: 20220391556
    Abstract: A computer-implemented tool for developing electric or hybrid electric vehicle electrical components systems. Embodiments comprise a database component, a user interface component, and a processing component. The database component may store drive train components information associated with each of a plurality of drive train components, and accessory components information associated with each of a plurality of accessory components. The user interface component may be configured to enable a user to select, display and interconnect icons representing one or more of the drive train components and one or more of the accessory components as an electrical components system, to input vehicle parameters, and to display computed specification analyses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Mark N. Bays
  • Publication number: 20220360032
    Abstract: A modular electrical interconnect system for coupling electrical components of an electric vehicle. The interconnects include connectors configured to be coupled to one another to form a bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Mark N. Bays
  • Patent number: 10900438
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Michael R. Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20190234340
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Michael R. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 10260447
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Michael R. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 9850796
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a dosing module structured to suspend dosing in an exhaust aftertreatment system; a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) inlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR inlet NOx data and an SCR inlet temperature; a SCR outlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR outlet NOx data; and a system diagnostic module structured to determine an efficiency of a SCR system based on the SCR inlet and outlet NOx data over a range of SCR temperatures, wherein the system diagnostic module is further structured to determine a state of at least one of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), a diesel particulate filter (DPF), and the SCR system based on the SCR efficiency at an elevated SCR temperature range and the SCR efficiency at a relatively lower SCR temperature range relative to a high SCR efficiency threshold and a low SCR efficiency threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Osburn, Mark N. Bays, Krishna Kamasamudram, Aleksey Yezerets
  • Publication number: 20170191440
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Michael R. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 9599059
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Michael R. Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20160326928
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a dosing module structured to suspend dosing in an exhaust aftertreatment system; a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) inlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR inlet NOx data and an SCR inlet temperature; a SCR outlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR outlet NOx data; and a system diagnostic module structured to determine an efficiency of a SCR system based on the SCR inlet and outlet NOx data over a range of SCR temperatures, wherein the system diagnostic module is further structured to determine a state of at least one of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), a diesel particulate filter (DPF), and the SCR system based on the SCR efficiency at an elevated SCR temperature range and the SCR efficiency at a relatively lower SCR temperature range relative to a high SCR efficiency threshold and a low SCR efficiency threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Osburn, Mark N. Bays, Krishna Kamasamudram, Aleksey Yezerets
  • Publication number: 20160298569
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an input module structured to interpret a fuel pressure command indicative of a target fuel pressure within an accumulator and a target fuel injection characteristic, a pump module structured to control a pump assembly to provide fuel to the accumulator to maintain the target fuel pressure within the accumulator, an injector module structured to control a plurality of fuel injectors to inject fuel into an engine based on the target fuel injection characteristic, a pressure module structured to interpret pressure data regarding an actual fuel pressure within the accumulator and to determine a pressure difference between the target fuel pressure and the actual fuel pressure, and a modulation module structured to determine a final fuel injection command responsive to the pressure difference exceeding a first magnitude threshold where the final fuel injection command is based on the pressure difference and the target fuel injection characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Mark N. Bays, Michael R. Tidwell
  • Patent number: 9422847
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a dosing module structured to suspend dosing in an exhaust aftertreatment system; a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) inlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR inlet NOx data and an SCR inlet temperature; a SCR outlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR outlet NOx data; and a system diagnostic module structured to determine an efficiency of a SCR system based on the SCR inlet and outlet NOx data over a range of SCR temperatures, wherein the system diagnostic module is further structured to determine a state of at least one of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), a diesel particulate filter (DPF), and the SCR system based on the SCR efficiency at an elevated SCR temperature range and the SCR efficiency at a relatively lower SCR temperature range relative to a high SCR efficiency threshold and a low SCR efficiency threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Osburn, Mark N. Bays, Krishna Kamasamudram, Aleksey Yezerets
  • Publication number: 20160186629
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a dosing module structured to suspend dosing in an exhaust aftertreatment system; a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) inlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR inlet NOx data and an SCR inlet temperature; a SCR outlet NOx module structured to interpret SCR outlet NOx data; and a system diagnostic module structured to determine an efficiency of a SCR system based on the SCR inlet and outlet NOx data over a range of SCR temperatures, wherein the system diagnostic module is further structured to determine a state of at least one of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), a diesel particulate filter (DPF), and the SCR system based on the SCR efficiency at an elevated SCR temperature range and the SCR efficiency at a relatively lower SCR temperature range relative to a high SCR efficiency threshold and a low SCR efficiency threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew W. Osburn, Mark N. Bays, Krishna Kamasamudram, Aleksey Yezerets
  • Patent number: 8960135
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cooling fluid circuit and a pumping circuit. The pumping circuit drives an ejector pump located along the cooling fluid circuit, enabling a reduced parasitic load on the engine from pumping cooling fluid through the cooling fluid circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale G. Gibby, Mark N. Bays
  • Publication number: 20120216760
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cooling fluid circuit and a pumping circuit. The pumping circuit drives an ejector pump located along the cooling fluid circuit, enabling a reduced parasitic load on the engine from pumping cooling fluid through the cooling fluid circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
    Inventors: Dale G. GIBBY, Mark N. BAYS
  • Patent number: 8047183
    Abstract: A fuel injector, a method of mounting a fuel injector, a combination injector and clamping, and a clamp are all provided for ensuring the fuel injector is mounted in a proper rotative position in an injector mounting bore of any one of multiple internal combustion engine platforms requiring different injector mounting positions. The injector includes a first alignment feature having a first geometry corresponding to a first engagement feature of the first engine platform and adapted to be engaged by the first engagement feature to secure the injector to the first engine platform. The fuel injector further includes a second alignment feature having a second geometry different from, and incompatible with, the first geometry and corresponding to a second engagement feature of the second engine platform thereby ensuring the fuel injector is circumferentially oriented in a correct rotative position required by a given engine platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel E. Aronhalt, Mark N. Bays, Jason T. Czapka
  • Publication number: 20100300408
    Abstract: A fuel injector, a method of mounting a fuel injector, a combination injector and clamping, and a clamp are all provided for ensuring the fuel injector is mounted in a proper rotative position in an injector mounting bore of any one of multiple internal combustion engine platforms requiring different injector mounting positions. The injector includes a first alignment feature having a first geometry corresponding to a first engagement feature of the first engine platform and adapted to be engaged by the first engagement feature to secure the injector to the first engine platform. The fuel injector further includes a second alignment feature having a second geometry different from, and incompatible with, the first geometry and corresponding to a second engagement feature of the second engine platform thereby ensuring the fuel injector is circumferentially oriented in a correct rotative position required by a given engine platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel E. ARONHALT, Mark N. BAYS, Jason T. CZAPKA