Patents by Inventor Matthew Mowers

Matthew Mowers 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: 9683498
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes monitoring engine parameters using an electronic controller, determining a surge speed limit for the engine based on a compressor map, determining an offset engine speed based on a margin between the surge speed limit and an engine speed, determining a minimum engine speed based on the margin, applying the offset engine speed to an engine speed signal to provide an adjusted engine speed, and applying the adjusted engine speed to a desired engine speed when a speed of the engine approaches the surge speed limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Urvish Joshi, Travis Barnes, Eric W. Cler, Anand KrishnamurthyGopalan, Eric A. Hutchison, Kirti Tamhane, Andrew N. Schifferer, Tyler Bowman, Kevin Sergott, Matthew Mowers, Daniel R. Puckett
  • Publication number: 20160341136
    Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes monitoring engine parameters using an electronic controller, determining a surge speed limit for the engine based on a compressor map, determining an offset engine speed based on a margin between the surge speed limit and an engine speed, determining a minimum engine speed based on the margin, applying the offset engine speed to an engine speed signal to provide an adjusted engine speed, and applying the adjusted engine speed to a desired engine speed when a speed of the engine approaches the surge speed limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Urvish Joshi, Travis Barnes, Eric W. Cler, Anand KrishnamurthyGopalan, Eric A. Hutchison, Kirti Tamhane, Andrew N. Schifferer, Tyler Bowman, Kevin Sergott, Matthew Mowers, Daniel R. Puckett
  • Publication number: 20160061134
    Abstract: An engine control system including an engine configured to generate exhaust comprising an exhaust constituent and to operate in a first operating mode or a second operating mode different from the first operating mode. The engine control system can include a plurality of sensors configured to generate temperature data corresponding to at least one of a measured exhaust temperature and an ambient temperature, and exhaust constituent data corresponding to an exhaust constituent concentration. The engine control system can include a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the engine, and configured to receive the temperature data and the exhaust constituent data from the plurality of sensors, and change an operating state of the engine from the first operating mode to the second operating mode when the temperature data is less than a predetermined temperature threshold and the exhaust constituent data is greater than a predetermined exhaust constituent threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew P. Fletcher, Adwait V. Joshi, Matthew Mowers, Brandon Abel, Deepti Bhosekar, Karthik Jayasankaran
  • Patent number: 8834820
    Abstract: An emissions control system includes a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) device, one or more monitoring devices and one or more sensors. The system further includes a controller configured to determine an operating emissions gas conversion ratio of the SCR device. The controller is further configured to determine an injection amount of a reduction agent to maintain an operating emissions gas conversion ratio of the SCR device and to adjust the operating emissions gas conversion ratio to a target emissions gas conversion ratio by adjusting the injection amount of the reduction agent to the SCR device. The system utilizes a Time-Temperature model to determine the target emissions gas conversion ratio and/or reduction agent injection ratio. The system further includes a reduction agent injector configured to supply the adjusted injection amount of the reduction agent to the SCR device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Mowers, Karthik Jayasankaran, Deepti Bhosekar, Jason Bloms, Joshua Ratts, Aaron Harmon
  • Patent number: 8175790
    Abstract: A machine (100) has an internal combustion engine (104) operating in response to a control signal provided by an engine governor (216). The engine (104) provides a torque output to a machine system providing a machine function. An electronic controller (214) determines a current operating state of the engine (104) and a torque utilization of the machine system, and compares the current operating state of the engine (104) with the torque utilization in an engine droop function (302). A change to an engine speed (308) setting of the engine (104) is instructed in response to a change in the torque signal. Such change is to increase the engine speed (308) setting when the torque utilization is increasing, and to decrease the engine speed (308) setting when the torque utilization is decreasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Stemler, Matthew Mowers, Evan E. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20100192907
    Abstract: A machine (100) has an internal combustion engine (104) operating in response to a control signal provided by an engine governor (216). The engine (104) provides a torque output to a machine system providing a machine function. An electronic controller (214) determines a current operating state of the engine (104) and a torque utilization of the machine system, and compares the current operating state of the engine (104) with the torque utilization in an engine droop function (302). A change to an engine speed (308) setting of the engine (104) is instructed in response to a change in the torque signal. Such change is to increase the engine speed (308) setting when the torque utilization is increasing, and to decrease the engine speed (308) setting when the torque utilization is decreasing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Stemler, Matthew Mowers, Evan E. Jacobson