Patents by Inventor Nhut LAM

Nhut LAM 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: 11286847
    Abstract: The invention provides an internal combustion engine system (1) comprising—at least one combustor (3), and—a first expander (4) arranged to receive exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor (3), and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases —characterized in that the system comprises a second expander (5) arranged to receive exhaust gases from the first expander (4), and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
  • Patent number: 11143119
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system, the engine system including a combustor arranged to receive air and fuel, and combust the received air and fuel, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from the combustion in the combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and a communication valve arranged to control a communication between the combustor and the expander, including determining during operation of the engine system whether there is a pressure difference across said communication valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Staffan Lundgren, Nhut Lam
  • Publication number: 20200386151
    Abstract: The invention provides an internal combustion engine system (1) comprising—at least one combustor (3), and—a first expander (4) arranged to receive exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor (3), and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases, —characterized in that the system comprises a second expander (5) arranged to receive exhaust gases from the first expander (4), and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
  • Patent number: 10774712
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a compressor arranged to compress air, at least one combustor, at least one of the at least one combustor being arranged to receive the compressed air, and an exhaust treatment device arranged to process exhaust gases produced by at least one of the at least one combustor, a heat exchanger arranged to receive the compressed air from the compressor before it reaches the at least one of the at least one combustor, and wherein the heat exchanger is arranged to transfer heat from the compressed air to the exhaust treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
  • Patent number: 10774734
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, and a first expander arranged to receive exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor, and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases, wherein the system includes a second expander arranged to receive exhaust gases from the first expander, and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
  • Publication number: 20200232397
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine system, the engine system including a combustor arranged to receive air and fuel, and combust the received air and fuel, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from the combustion in the combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and a communication valve arranged to control a communication between the combustor and the expander, including determining during operation of the engine system whether there is a pressure difference across said communication valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Staffan LUNDGREN, Nhut LAM
  • Patent number: 10704447
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, a compressor arranged to compress air, an air guide arranged to guide compressed air from the compressor to at least one of the at least one combustor, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor to the expander, wherein the exhaust guide is at least partly integrated with the air guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart Andersson, Arne Andersson, Bengt Johansson, Nhut Lam, Staffan Lundgren
  • Publication number: 20200173329
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a combustor arranged to repetitively receive air and fuel, combust the received air and fuel, and expand the combusted air and fuel, an expander including a cylinder and a piston arranged to reciprocate in the cylinder, the piston being connected to a crankshaft of the engine system, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from the combustor to the expander, wherein the system is arranged to provide an injection of fuel into the exhaust guide and/or arranged to provide an injection of fuel into the combustor after a combustion in the combustor and before a reception of air and fuel in the combustor for a subsequent combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Staffan LUNDGREN, Nhut LAM
  • Publication number: 20190178152
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, and a first expander arranged to receive exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor, and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases, wherein the system includes a second expander arranged to receive exhaust gases from the first expander, and to expand and extract energy from the exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
  • Publication number: 20180363526
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a compressor arranged to compress air, at least one combustor, at least one of the at least one combustor being arranged to receive the compressed air, and an exhaust treatment device arranged to process exhaust gases produced by at least one of the at least one combustor, a heat exchanger arranged to receive the compressed air from the compressor before it reaches the at least one of the at least one combustor, and wherein the heat exchanger is arranged to transfer heat from the compressed air to the exhaust treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN
  • Publication number: 20180363535
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes at least one combustor, a compressor arranged to compress air, an air guide arranged to guide compressed air from the compressor to at least one of the at least one combustor, an expander arranged to expand exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor and to extract energy from the expanded exhaust gases, and an exhaust guide arranged to guide exhaust gases from at least one of the at least one combustor to the expander, wherein the exhaust guide is at least partly integrated with the air guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lennart ANDERSSON, Arne ANDERSSON, Bengt JOHANSSON, Nhut LAM, Staffan LUNDGREN