Patents by Inventor Matthew Nicholson

Matthew Nicholson 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: 9816512
    Abstract: A product usable with a turbocharger may include a compressor wheel having an inducer section and an exducer section. Air may be collected by the inducer section and expelled by the exducer section. A cover may define a diffuser and a collection volute. The diffuser may lead away from the exducer section to the collection volute. The cover may define a collection cavity opening to the collection volute through a port and extending in an axial direction. The cover may define an inlet passage around the inducer section and the cover may include a dividing wall separating the inlet passage from the collection cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Smith, Andrew Day, Simon Jennings, Matthew Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20170016455
    Abstract: A product usable with a turbocharger may include a compressor wheel having an inducer section and an exducer section. Air may be collected by the inducer section and expelled by the exducer section. A cover may define a diffuser and a collection volute. The diffuser may lead away from the exducer section to the collection volute. The cover may define a collection cavity opening to the collection volute through a port and extending in an axial direction. The cover may define an inlet passage around the inducer section and the cover may include a dividing wall separating the inlet passage from the collection cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Smith, Andrew Day, Simon Jennings, Matthew Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20160061128
    Abstract: To help meet exhaust gas emissions standards, an internal combustion engine may have an exhaust gas aftertreatment device located in its exhaust gas stream. However, the exhaust gas aftertreatment device may only operate effectively above a minimum threshold temperature. In the present disclosure there is provided a method and apparatus for warming the exhaust gas aftertreatment device and a method and apparatus for controlling when exhaust gas aftertreatment device warming should be initiated and stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Nicholson, Sarah Rutledge, Daniel Cunliffe, Peter Ladlow
  • Publication number: 20150190749
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for estimating the amount of ammonia output from an SCR device by determining a NOx conversion efficiency of the SCR device using a variance of a NOx input measurement and a variance of a NOx output measurement, obtaining an estimate of NOx output from the SCR device using the NOx conversion efficiency and using that estimate to determine an estimate of ammonia output from the SCR device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Gavin Williams, Matthew Nicholson, Stuart Smith
  • Publication number: 20140123968
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a turbocharged internal combustion engine 10 with an exhaust gas aftertreatment device 20, wherein the operation of a wastegate of the turbocharger is based upon the exhaust gas aftertreatment device temperature and at least one of engine speed, engine fuel injection quantity, coolant temperature, ambient temperature and barometric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Alistair Farman, Michael Smith, Anthony Rodman, Matthew Nicholson
  • Patent number: 8009086
    Abstract: A system and process for the geo-location of an asset given no a priori knowledge regarding time and location of the asset with minimized power consumption is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the system is accurate to about 30 meters CEP (50% circular error probable) using just a short segment, e.g., 100-200 ms, of digitized GPS L1 signal data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Peter C. Grossnickle, Heidi L. Buck, Gregory Fleizach, Alan Fronk, Matthew Fong, Barry R. Hunt, Matthew Nicholson, Brian T. Williams
  • Publication number: 20100302099
    Abstract: A system and process for the geo-location of an asset given no a priori knowledge regarding time and location of the asset with minimized power consumption is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the system is accurate to about 30 meters CEP (50% circular error probable) using just a short segment, e.g., 100-200 ms, of digitized GPS L1 signal data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Peter C. Grossnickle, Heidi L. Buck, Gregory Fleizach, Alan Fronk, Matthew Fong, Barry R. Hunt, Matthew Nicholson, Brian T. Williams