Patents by Inventor Michael D. Gough

Michael D. Gough 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: 9945308
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically calibrating an engine operating with a first fuel and a second fuel includes comparing each of a plurality of engine operating parameters with a corresponding limit, determining whether any of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit and, while none of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit, automatically and incrementally advance start of injection timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gough, Nathan Atterberry, Jeff Howard, Brian Bell, Hua Xu
  • Publication number: 20180073452
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically calibrating an engine operating with a first fuel and a second fuel includes comparing each of a plurality of engine operating parameters with a corresponding limit, determining whether any of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit and, while none of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit, automatically and incrementally advance start of injection timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Gough, Nathan Atterberry, Jeff Howard, Brian Bell, Hua Xu
  • Publication number: 20150129076
    Abstract: A tube assembly is disposed between a cylinder head of an engine and a fuel supply valve housing. The tube assembly includes a tube member, a first fitting member coupled to each end of the tube member, a second fitting member coupled to the first fitting member proximate to the fuel supply valve housing and a third fitting member coupled to the first fitting member proximate to the cylinder head. The tube member includes an inner tube configured to receive fuel therein and an outer tube disposed around the inner tube. The outer tube is communicably coupled to a leakage detection system. The first fitting member, the second fitting member and the second fitting member include respective passages that fluidly communicate with the inner tube and the outer tube of the tube member. Each of the second and third fitting members also includes radially spaced grooves at both faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan M. Snodgrass, Michael D. Gough, Nicholas E. Wainscott, Oren P. Griffin