Patents by Inventor Michael Vanetta

Michael Vanetta 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).

  • Diesel combustion system with re-entrant piston bowl
    Patent number: 7431012
    Abstract: A diesel combustion system with a re-entrant piston bowl utilizes momentum interaction with the bowl at multiple locations to cause recirculation of the partially burned fuel and combustion products in a toroidal flow so as to consume soot formed during an earlier portion of the combustion process, while reducing the formation of NOx and improving fuel efficiency of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William D. Glenn, Roy J. Primus, Bhaskar Tamma, Michael Vanetta