Patents by Inventor Michael Allen Easter

Michael Allen Easter 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: 9080536
    Abstract: An engine system includes a first cylinder group, a second cylinder group, an inlet manifold coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group, an inlet passage coupled to the inlet manifold to provide inlet air to the inlet manifold, a first exhaust manifold coupled to the first cylinder group, a second exhaust manifold coupled to the second cylinder group, and a mixer pipe positioned within the second exhaust manifold and/or the intake passage to mix exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gases exhausted by the second cylinder group that are delivered through the second exhaust manifold with inlet air. The mixer pipe forms an inlet end that is coupled to the second exhaust manifold and an outlet end that is located upstream of the cylinders in the first cylinder group and the cylinders in the second cylinder group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, Eric David Peters, Michael Allen Easter
  • Publication number: 20120216530
    Abstract: An engine system includes a first cylinder group, a second cylinder group, an inlet manifold coupled to the first cylinder group and the second cylinder group, an inlet passage coupled to the inlet manifold to provide inlet air to the inlet manifold, a first exhaust manifold coupled to the first cylinder group, a second exhaust manifold coupled to the second cylinder group, and a mixer pipe positioned within the second exhaust manifold and/or the intake passage to mix exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gases exhausted by the second cylinder group that are delivered through the second exhaust manifold with inlet air. The mixer pipe forms an inlet end that is coupled to the second exhaust manifold and an outlet end that is located upstream of the cylinders in the first cylinder group and the cylinders in the second cylinder group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Lloyd Flynn, Eric David Peters, Michael Allen Easter