Patents by Inventor Nicholas Blodgett

Nicholas Blodgett 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: 11040308
    Abstract: A reductant insertion system for inserting reductant into an aftertreatment system via a reductant injector comprises a reductant insertion assembly comprising a pump operatively coupled to the reductant injector via a reductant delivery line. A compressed gas source is operatively coupled to the reductant injector and provides a compressed gas to the reductant injector for gas assisted delivery of the reductant. A controller is operatively coupled to the compressed gas source and the reductant insertion assembly and configured to determine whether there is a reductant demand for the reductant. In response to there being no reductant demand, the controller stops the pump and activates the compressed gas source for a predetermined time so as to provide compressed gas to the reductant injector at a pressure sufficient to force reductant contained in the reductant injector upstream towards the reductant insertion assembly via the reductant delivery line while the pump is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Neha Verma, Nicholas Blodgett, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart
  • Patent number: 10890091
    Abstract: A dosing module includes a frame assembly, a first manifold, a first dosing tray, and a first rail assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of panels. The first manifold is coupled to one of the plurality of panels. The first manifold is configured to separately receive air and reductant. The first manifold includes a first connector extending from the first manifold. The first dosing tray includes a first base panel, a second manifold, and a second connector. The second manifold is coupled to the first base panel. The second manifold is configured to separately receive air and reductant from the first manifold and to provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold. The second connector extends from the second manifold. The second connector is configured to be selectively coupled to the first connector. The first rail assembly includes a first member and a second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Bowden, Nicholas Blodgett, Taren Dehart, Tyler Lorenz
  • Patent number: 10619544
    Abstract: A dosing module includes: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of panels; a first manifold configured to separately receive reductant and air and including: a first connector, and a second connector; and a dosing tray including: a base panel, a second manifold configured to separately receive the air and the reductant and provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold, a third connector selectively coupled to the first connector, and a fourth connector selectively coupled to the second connector. When the third connector is coupled to the first connector and the fourth connector is coupled to the second connector, the reductant or air is routed to the first connector, from the first connector to the third connector, from the third connector to the fourth connector, from the fourth connector to the second connector, and from the second connector outside of the dosing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Taren DeHart, Matthew K. Volmerding, Colin L. Norris, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20200009505
    Abstract: A reductant insertion system for inserting reductant into an aftertreatment system via a reductant injector comprises a reductant insertion assembly comprising a pump operatively coupled to the reductant injector via a reductant delivery line. A compressed gas source is operatively coupled to the reductant injector and provides a compressed gas to the reductant injector for gas assisted delivery of the reductant. A controller is operatively coupled to the compressed gas source and the reductant insertion assembly and configured to determine whether there is a reductant demand for the reductant. In response to there being no reductant demand, the controller stops the pump and activates the compressed gas source for a predetermined time so as to provide compressed gas to the reductant injector at a pressure sufficient to force reductant contained in the reductant injector upstream towards the reductant insertion assembly via the reductant delivery line while the pump is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Neha Verma, Nicholas Blodgett, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart
  • Publication number: 20190301337
    Abstract: A dosing module includes: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of panels; a first manifold configured to separately receive reductant and air and including: a first connector, and a second connector; and a dosing tray including: a base panel, a second manifold configured to separately receive the air and the reductant and provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold, a third connector selectively coupled to the first connector, and a fourth connector selectively coupled to the second connector. When the third connector is coupled to the first connector and the fourth connector is coupled to the second connector, the reductant or air is routed to the first connector, from the first connector to the third connector, from the third connector to the fourth connector, from the fourth connector to the second connector, and from the second connector outside of the dosing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Taren DeHart, Matthew K. Volmerding, Colin L. Norris, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20190211729
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly includes: a first pump configured to pump a predetermined amount of a reductant into a selective catalytic reduction system; a reductant delivery line configured to deliver the reductant to the first pump from a reductant storage tank; a reductant return line configured to return reductant to the reductant storage tank from the first pump; a second pump configured to pump the reductant from the reductant storage tank to the first pump; and a valve selectively moveable between a closed position in which the second pump pumps the reductant through the reductant delivery line to the first pump, and an open position in which the second pump draws air through the valve and pumps the air through at least a portion of the reductant delivery line downstream of the valve and the first pump to purge the reductant insertion assembly of the reductant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Karan Sanghavi, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Patent number: 10344651
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly includes: a first pump configured to pump a predetermined amount of a reductant into a selective catalytic reduction system; a reductant delivery line configured to deliver the reductant to the first pump from a reductant storage tank; a reductant return line configured to return reductant to the reductant storage tank from the first pump; a second pump configured to pump the reductant from the reductant storage tank to the first pump; and a valve selectively moveable between a closed position in which the second pump pumps the reductant through the reductant delivery line to the first pump, and an open position in which the second pump draws air through the valve and pumps the air through at least a portion of the reductant delivery line downstream of the valve and the first pump to purge the reductant insertion assembly of the reductant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Karan Sanghavi, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20190195106
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system structured to decompose constituents of an exhaust produced by an engine having a turbocharger including a turbine and a compressor coupled thereto, includes: a selective catalytic reduction system; an injector fluidly coupled to the selective catalytic reduction system and structured to selectively insert a reductant into the selective catalytic reduction system; an intake conduit fluidly coupled to a compressor outlet of the compressor and structured to deliver a compressed air from the compressor to the engine; and an air delivery line fluidly coupling the intake conduit to the injector, the air delivery line structured to deliver a portion of the compressed air to the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shireen Faizi, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Nicholas Blodgett, Colin L. Norris, Stephen M. Holl, Taren DeHart
  • Publication number: 20190128164
    Abstract: A dosing module includes a frame assembly, a first manifold, a first dosing tray, and a first rail assembly. The frame assembly includes a plurality of panels. The first manifold is coupled to one of the plurality of panels. The first manifold is configured to separately receive air and reductant. The first manifold includes a first connector extending from the first manifold. The first dosing tray includes a first base panel, a second manifold, and a second connector. The second manifold is coupled to the first base panel. The second manifold is configured to separately receive air and reductant from the first manifold and to provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold. The second connector extends from the second manifold. The second connector is configured to be selectively coupled to the first connector. The first rail assembly includes a first member and a second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tony Bowden, Nicholas Blodgett, Taren Dehart, Tyler Lorenz