Patents by Inventor Michael J. MANFREDI

Michael J. MANFREDI 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: 20240044282
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods described herein provide one or more radical chemicals generators (RCGs) and/or mini-chambers (M-Cs) that can be used to provide enhanced radical ignition (ERI) in an internal combustion engine. RCGs as described herein can include quenching systems (QSs) that can be configured to quench a flame of combustion products to produce a jet of partial combustion products containing radical species (RS). The jet of partial combustion products can be injected to a main combustion chamber (MCC) of an engine to induce ERI. ERI can proceed under leaner fuel conditions and lower temperatures compared to those needed for conventional thermally induced, fuel oxidation chain initiation reaction processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Radical Combustion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. MANFREDI, Daniel B. OLSEN, Randall R. RAYMER, Michael P. WHELAN
  • Publication number: 20230042331
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods described herein provide one or more radical chemicals generators (RCGs) and/or mini-chambers (M-Cs) that can be used to provide enhanced radical ignition (ERI) in an internal combustion engine. RCGs as described herein can include quenching systems (QSs) that can be configured to quench a flame of combustion products to produce a jet of partial combustion products containing radical species (RS). The jet of partial combustion products can be injected to a main combustion chamber (MCC) of an engine to induce ERI. ERI can proceed under leaner fuel conditions and lower temperatures compared to those needed for conventional thermally induced, fuel oxidation chain initiation reaction processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Radical Combustion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. MANFREDI, Daniel B. OLSEN, Randall R. RAYMER, Michael P. WHELAN
  • Patent number: 11466608
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods described herein provide one or more radical chemicals generators (RCGs) and/or mini-chambers (M-Cs) that can be used to provide enhanced radical ignition (ERI) in an internal combustion engine. RCGs as described herein can include quenching systems (QSs) that can be configured to quench a flame of combustion products to produce a jet of partial combustion products containing radical species (RS). The jet of partial combustion products can be injected to a main combustion chamber (MCC) of an engine to induce ERI. ERI can proceed under leaner fuel conditions and lower temperatures compared to those needed for conventional thermally induced, fuel oxidation chain initiation reaction processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Radical Combustion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Manfredi, Daniel B. Olsen, Randall R. Raymer, Michael P. Whelan
  • Publication number: 20220178300
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods described herein provide one or more radical chemicals generators (RCGs) and/or mini-chambers (M-Cs) that can be used to provide enhanced radical ignition (ERI) in an internal combustion engine. RCGs as described herein can include quenching systems (QSs) that can be configured to quench a flame of combustion products to produce a jet of partial combustion products containing radical species (RS). The jet of partial combustion products can be injected to a main combustion chamber (MCC) of an engine to induce ERI. ERI can proceed under leaner fuel conditions and lower temperatures compared to those needed for conventional thermally induced, fuel oxidation chain initiation reaction processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J. MANFREDI, Daniel B. OLSEN, Randall R. RAYMER, Michael P. WHELAN
  • Publication number: 20210131336
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods described herein can overcome some of the disadvantages associated with existing internal combustion engines. In particular, systems, apparatus, and methods described herein relate to improving the combustion process of internal combustion engines through insert technologies, engine modifications, control technologies, and/or other methodologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Randall R. RAYMER, Michael J. MANFREDI