Patents by Inventor Monroe Goble

Monroe Goble 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).

  • Valve operation in an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7089895
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a plurality of valves in an engine uses valve actuators to move each valve. Accelerometers are used to detect acceleration of the valves and particularly the moment when they seat. A knock sensor detects an acoustic impulse made by the valves when they seat. A controller correlates signals from the sensor and accelerometers, wherein a signal from the sensor that correlates in time with a signal from an accelerometer indicates seating of the respective valve, which indicates a closure of the respective valve. The controller measures a magnitude of the acoustic impulse to be used as feedback in controlling the operation of the respective valve actuator, and provide softer landings of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Naber, Robert W. Deutsch, David Frankowski, Monroe Goble, Steven L. Plee
  • VALVE OPERATION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20060150932
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for operating a plurality of valves in an engine uses valve actuators to move each valve. Accelerometers are used to detect acceleration of the valves and particularly the moment when they seat. A knock sensor detects an acoustic impulse made by the valves when they seat. A controller correlates signals from the sensor and accelerometers, wherein a signal from the sensor that correlates in time with a signal from an accelerometer indicates seating of the respective valve, which indicates a closure of the respective valve. The controller measures a magnitude of the acoustic impulse to be used as feedback in controlling the operation of the respective valve actuator, and provide softer landings of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Jeffrey Naber, Robert Deutsch, David Frankowski, Monroe Goble, Steven Plee