Patents by Inventor Oscar Alfonso

Oscar Alfonso 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).

  • Publication number: 20240069907
    Abstract: Historic context data is automatically associated with particular pieces of source code by retrieval data structures. Ephemeral information is preserved, such as how a piece of code originated operationally and was changed over time, which research sources informed the code's origination and changes, and why particular changes in the code were made. Code may be rolled back to an earlier version based on parameters such as whether code had been refactored, or results of testing or static analysis. Rollback goes beyond editor undo actions, and a developer need not specify a timestamp or a version number. Developer documentation burdens are reduced, developer understanding is increased, and code quality is enhanced, by providing ready access to the code's software development context history data. Some actions made possible include highlighting code that was generated automatically by autocompletion or otherwise, highlighting refactored code, and highlighting pasted code, among other actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Peter GROENEWEGEN, Mark Alistair WILSON-THOMAS, German David OBANDO CHACON, David Ellis PUGH, Mikhail BRESLAV, Oscar Alfonso OBESO TREJO
  • Patent number: 6826950
    Abstract: An apparatus monitors at least one fuel quality characteristic of fuel passing through a fuel delivery system of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes a fuel rail assembly connectable to the fuel delivery system of the motor vehicle. A fuel rail assembly has at least one housing associated with either a pressure regulator or an accumulator. A sensor is associated with the fuel rail assembly for measuring at least one characteristic of fuel quality of fuel passing through the fuel rail assembly. At least one characteristic includes temperature and/or impedance. The sensor can include a pair of plates spaced from one another by a gap of between approximately 0.5 mm to approximately 1.0 mm, inclusive, for measuring impedance across the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson, Yingjie Lin
  • Patent number: 6799458
    Abstract: An oil level/condition sensor includes a first level sensing tube, a common tube, and a second level sensing tube. The tubes are concentric to each other around a central axis. Moreover, the tubes are separated by plastic spacers which insulate the level sensing tubes from the common tube and maintain the concentricity of the tubes. Installed in the end of the first level sensing tube is a coupling/plug and disposed around the coupling/plug is a first condition sensing tube. The coupling/plug insulates the first level sensing tube from the first condition sensing tube and prevents fluid communication therebetween. A second condition sensing tube is attached to the second level sensing tube around the common tube and the first condition sensing tube. A ring-shaped insulator electrically isolates the second condition sensing tube from the second level sensing tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith N. Ismail, Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson
  • Publication number: 20040149023
    Abstract: An apparatus monitors at least one fuel quality characteristic of fuel passing through a fuel delivery system of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes a fuel rail assembly connectable to the fuel delivery system of the motor vehicle. A fuel rail assembly has at least one housing associated with either a pressure regulator or an accumulator. A sensor is associated with the fuel rail assembly for measuring at least one characteristic of fuel quality of fuel passing through the fuel rail assembly. At least one characteristic includes temperature and/or impedance. The sensor can include a pair of plates spaced from one another by a gap of between approximately 0.5 mm to approximately 1.0 mm, inclusive, for measuring impedance across the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson, Yingjie Lin
  • Patent number: 6750763
    Abstract: A system for measuring oil condition in large engines includes a bypass valve that is installed in a lubrication system along a fluid line between an oil pan and an engine. The bypass valve communicates with a measurement chamber and when energized by a control module, the bypass valve diverts oil from the lubrication system to the measurement chamber. An oil condition sensor is disposed within the measurement chamber and is used to determine the condition of the oil that is diverted to the chamber. After the condition of the oil is determined, the bypass valve is energized to release the oil from the measurement chamber back into the lubrication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith N. Ismail, Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson
  • Publication number: 20030145647
    Abstract: A system for measuring oil condition in large engines includes a bypass valve that is installed in a lubrication system along a fluid line between an oil pan and an engine. The bypass valve communicates with a measurement chamber and when energized by a control module, the bypass valve diverts oil from the lubrication system to the measurement chamber. An oil condition sensor is disposed within the measurement chamber and is used to determine the condition of the oil that is diverted to the chamber. After the condition of the oil is determined, the bypass valve is energized to release the oil from the measurement chamber back into the lubrication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Keith N. Ismail, Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson
  • Patent number: 6557396
    Abstract: A flexible circuit film oil sensor includes a flexible circuit film surrounded by a flexible border. A core support flap and a weld flap are attached to opposite ends of the flexible border. The flexible circuit film includes an oil level sensing electrode surface, an oil condition sensing electrode surface, a resistive temperature device, and a common electrode surface. The flexible circuit film engine oil sensor is wrapped around a core structure so that a spiral oil chamber is formed. Accordingly, the spiral oil chamber is at least partially filled with oil and electrical signals are provided across the electrode surfaces in order to monitor the level and condition of oil within the sensor. Additionally, the resistive temperature device provides a signal representative of the temperature of the oil within the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith N. Ismail, Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson
  • Publication number: 20020162385
    Abstract: A flexible circuit film oil sensor includes a flexible circuit film surrounded by a flexible border. A core support flap and a weld flap are attached to opposite ends of the flexible border. The flexible circuit film includes an oil level sensing electrode surface, an oil condition sensing electrode surface, a resistive temperature device, and a common electrode surface. The flexible circuit film engine oil sensor is wrapped around a core structure so that a spiral oil chamber is formed. Accordingly, the spiral oil chamber is at least partially filled with oil and electrical signals are provided across the electrode surfaces in order to monitor the level and condition of oil within the sensor. Additionally, the resistive temperature device provides a signal representative of the temperature of the oil within the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Keith N. Ismail, Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson
  • Publication number: 20020162390
    Abstract: An oil level/condition sensor includes a first level sensing tube, a common tube, and a second level sensing tube. The tubes are concentric to each other around a central axis. Moreover, the tubes are separated by plastic spacers which insulate the level sensing tubes from the common tube and maintain the concentricity of the tubes. Installed in the end of the first level sensing tube is a coupling/plug and disposed around the coupling/plug is a first condition sensing tube. The coupling/plug insulates the first level sensing tube from the first condition sensing tube and prevents fluid communication therebetween. A second condition sensing tube is attached to the second level sensing tube around the common tube and the first condition sensing tube. A ring-shaped insulator electrically isolates the second condition sensing tube from the second level sensing tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Keith N. Ismail, Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Steven Douglas Thomson
  • Patent number: 5942195
    Abstract: A catalytic plasma converter combines oxidation and reduction of exhaust gas emissions such as HC, CO, NO and NOx by providing a pair of catalytic metallic porous elements, such as electrically conductive metal matrix material, spaced apart to define an intermediate reaction chamber. High voltage electric charges of opposite polarity applied to the two elements generate a gas plasma in exhaust gases passing through the converter reaction chamber. Passage of gases through the catalytic elements oxidizes CO and HC emissions present in the exhaust gases while the gas plasma in the reaction chamber causes reduction of NO and NOx and further reaction of HC and CO exhaust emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Oscar Alfonso Lecea, Sara Ann Touse-Shunkwiler
  • Patent number: D592891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventor: Oscar Alfonso