Patents by Inventor Michael Welp

Michael Welp 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: 9295946
    Abstract: An aftertreatment subsystem includes first and second mounting interfaces, a fluid inlet and fluid outlet interface, and aftertreatment components, each having a central axis and axial extent. The central axes for the aftertreatment components are substantially parallel. End caps define fluid chambers that fluidly couple upstream aftertreatment component outlets with downstream aftertreatment components inlets. The end caps are positioned at a first or second end of the aftertreatment components. A first bracket joins the aftertreatment components at an axial position closer to the first end than to a center of the axial extent of any of the aftertreatment components and a second bracket joins the aftertreatment components at an axial position closer to the second end than to the center of the axial extent of any of the aftertreatment components. The first mounting interface is on the first bracket, and the second mounting interface is on the second bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lamps, Scott Lubenow, Kyle Ebbe, James Goss, Robert Nowicki, Pat Klein, Michael Welp, Jason Drost, David Hall, Aashish Wadke, Jamie Zenger, Jonathan Steele
  • Patent number: 8756913
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor module includes a sensor probe that has at least two arms coupled together at a central location with each of the at least two arms extending radially outwardly away from the central location. Each of the at least two arms includes one of a plurality of openings and an elongate opening extending radially along the arm. The at least two arms define fluid flow channels therein. The sensor module also includes at least one extractor coupled to the probe. The at least one extractor includes a fluid flow channel that is communicable in fluid receiving communication with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel of at least one of the at least two arms. Further, the sensor module includes at least one sensor that is communicable in fluid sensing communication with fluid flowing through the at least one extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Z. Gerald Liu, Achuth Munnannur, Andrew Osburn, Shashidhar Srinivas, Jason Drost, Michael Welp, Robert Nowicki
  • Publication number: 20120180457
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sensor module includes a sensor probe that has at least two arms coupled together at a central location with each of the at least two arms extending radially outwardly away from the central location. Each of the at least two arms includes one of a plurality of openings and an elongate opening extending radially along the arm. The at least two arms define fluid flow channels therein. The sensor module also includes at least one extractor coupled to the probe. The at least one extractor includes a fluid flow channel that is communicable in fluid receiving communication with fluid flowing through the fluid flow channel of at least one of the at least two arms. Further, the sensor module includes at least one sensor that is communicable in fluid sensing communication with fluid flowing through the at least one extractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: CUMMINS IP, INC
    Inventors: Z. Gerald Liu, Achuth Munnannur, Andrew Osburn, Shashidhar Srinivas, Jason Drost, Michael Welp, Robert Nowicki