Patents by Inventor Raji Rexavier
Raji Rexavier 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).
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Patent number: 11859576Abstract: A cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head casting, and an injector sleeve within an injector bore in the cylinder head casting. The injector sleeve includes a first sleeve end, and an injector clamping surface formed by an inner sleeve surface adjacent to a cylindrical second sleeve end. The injector sleeve further includes a sleeve clamping surface in contact with an upward facing middle deck surface of the cylinder head casting, and a reaction wall extending between the injector clamping surface and the sleeve clamping surface to transfer an injector clamping load to the upward facing middle deck surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventor: Raji Rexavier
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Patent number: 11686269Abstract: A cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head casting, and an injector sleeve within an injector bore in the cylinder head casting. The injector sleeve includes a first sleeve end, and an injector clamping surface formed by an inner sleeve surface adjacent to a cylindrical second sleeve end. The injector sleeve further includes a sleeve clamping surface in contact with an upward facing middle deck surface of the cylinder head casting, and a reaction wall extending between the injector clamping surface and the sleeve clamping surface to transfer an injector clamping load to the upward facing middle deck surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventor: Raji Rexavier
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Publication number: 20230126743Abstract: A cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head casting, and an injector sleeve within an injector bore in the cylinder head casting. The injector sleeve includes a first sleeve end, and an injector clamping surface formed by an inner sleeve surface adjacent to a cylindrical second sleeve end. The injector sleeve further includes a sleeve clamping surface in contact with an upward facing middle deck surface of the cylinder head casting, and a reaction wall extending between the injector clamping surface and the sleeve clamping surface to transfer an injector clamping load to the upward facing middle deck surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventor: Raji Rexavier
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Publication number: 20230129922Abstract: A cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head casting, and an injector sleeve within an injector bore in the cylinder head casting. The injector sleeve includes a first sleeve end, and an injector clamping surface formed by an inner sleeve surface adjacent to a cylindrical second sleeve end. The injector sleeve further includes a sleeve clamping surface in contact with an upward facing middle deck surface of the cylinder head casting, and a reaction wall extending between the injector clamping surface and the sleeve clamping surface to transfer an injector clamping load to the upward facing middle deck surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventor: Raji Rexavier
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Patent number: 11566580Abstract: A cylinder head assembly includes a cylinder head casting, and an injector sleeve within an injector bore in the cylinder head casting. The injector sleeve includes a first sleeve end, and an injector clamping surface formed by an inner sleeve surface adjacent to a cylindrical second sleeve end. The injector sleeve further includes a sleeve clamping surface in contact with an upward facing middle deck surface of the cylinder head casting, and a reaction wall extending between the injector clamping surface and the sleeve clamping surface to transfer an injector clamping load to the upward facing middle deck surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventor: Raji Rexavier
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Patent number: 11525419Abstract: An engine power module includes a water jacket, a cylinder liner, and a cylinder head. The water jacket forms a coolant supply conduit arranged in a lower coolant annulus extending around the cylinder liner and an upper coolant annulus extending around the cylinder head. The cylinder head has formed therein an injector bore, and a plurality of drill holes convergent on the injector bore. A lower coolant cavity in the cylinder head forms a coolant flow path extending circumferentially around the injector bore between a cavity inlet opening fluidly connected to the coolant supply conduit, and a cavity connection opening fluidly connected to an upper coolant cavity. The arrangement provides flows of coolant through the drill holes to cool an injector sleeve, and separate coolant flows through the lower coolant cavity and upper coolant cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Joshua David Schueler, Patricia A McWade
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Patent number: 11268474Abstract: A method of bank to bank trimming for a locomotive engine during steady state operation comprises receiving a plurality of operating parameter signals, receiving a fuel quantity signal for each of a standard cylinder bank and a donor cylinder bank, providing a trim map, determining whether the engine is operating in a steady state condition based on the plurality of operating parameter signals, determining a target fuel injection duration for each of the standard cylinder bank and the donor cylinder bank if the engine is operating in a steady state condition, and adjusting an actual fuel injection duration to equal the target fuel injection duration for the standard cylinder bank and the donor cylinder bank.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventors: Reddy Pocha Siva Sankara, Gregory L. Armstrong, Raji Rexavier, Michael B. Goetzke
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Publication number: 20210348578Abstract: A method of bank to bank trimming for a locomotive engine during steady state operation comprises receiving a plurality of operating parameter signals, receiving a fuel quantity signal for each of a standard cylinder bank and a donor cylinder bank, providing a trim map, determining whether the engine is operating in a steady state condition based on the plurality of operating parameter signals, determining a target fuel injection duration for each of the standard cylinder bank and the donor cylinder bank if the engine is operating in a steady state condition, and adjusting an actual fuel injection duration to equal the target fuel injection duration for the standard cylinder bank and the donor cylinder bank.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventors: Reddy Pocha Siva SANKARA, Gregory L. Armstrong, Raji Rexavier, Michael B. Goetzke
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Patent number: 10132216Abstract: A housing of a compressor for an internal combustion engine is provided. The housing includes a first air inlet portion. Further, housing includes a tubular wall defining an annular chamber along a circumference of the first air inlet portion. Tubular wall comprising a second air inlet portion. Housing further includes an opening formed in a wall of first air inlet portion, contiguously extending along the circumference of the first air inlet portion, to fluidly couple the annular chamber with the first air inlet portion. The opening being formed at an offset from the second air inlet portion. The opening defines a first edge and a second edge in the wall of the first air inlet portion. The first edge and the second edge are radially offset from each other with respect to a central axis of the first air inlet portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Joshua Schueler, John Michael Carr, Patricia A Mcwade
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Patent number: 9995179Abstract: A compressor assembly is disclosed. The compressor assembly may have a compressor housing and a compressor impeller disposed within the compressor housing. The compressor impeller may have a hub extending from a hub front end to a hub rear end and an exducer blade disposed on the hub adjacent the hub rear end. The compressor impeller may further include a hub extension extending outward from the hub rear end. The compressor assembly may also have an impeller cap disposed on the hub extension. Further, the compressor assembly may have a windage seal disposed on the impeller cap. The windage seal may be separated from a blade rear surface by an axial gap. In addition, the compressor assembly may have a compressor diffuser disposed within the compressor housing. The compressor diffuser may have a diffuser inner surface separated from an outer rim of the exducer blade by a radial gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Progress Rail Locomotive Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Svihla, Raji Rexavier
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Patent number: 9874099Abstract: A turbocharger for a powered machine including a turbine is disclosed. The turbocharger may include a turbine wheel including a disk section, the disk section including a disk body, the disk body including a length extending between a longitudinal axis and a blade platform. The disk section may further include a shoulder section positioned radially outward the longitudinal axis, a neck section positioned radially outward the shoulder section and a throat section positioned radially outward the neck section, an upstream axial plane coextensive with an upstream side of the blade platform, a downstream axial plane coextensive with a downstream side of the blade platform. Further, the turbine burst shield section may have a geometry that peaks in depth in the burst plane which prevents ejection of secondary mass in the event of a turbine burst.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Gary Svihla
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Patent number: 9850857Abstract: This document discloses an exhaust gas turbocharger, which includes a turbine disk connected to a turbine disk hub. The turbine disk hub extends distally away from the turbine disk and towards a shaft that connects the turbine disk to a compressor. The shaft includes a proximal end that includes a shaft hub that extends proximally away from the shaft and towards the turbine disk hub. The turbine disk hub is coaxially connected to the shaft hub at a joint. The turbine disk hub and the shaft hub form a cavity between the turbine disk and the proximal end of the shaft. The turbocharger also includes a sleeve having an inner surface that surrounds and engages at least part of the turbine disk hub, at least part of the shaft hub and that further surrounds the joint and partially surrounds the cavity. The sleeve provides structural reinforcement for the joint and additional cooling functions beyond the cooling function provided by the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Gary Svihla, Alan Wiedmeyer
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Patent number: 9835164Abstract: A compressor impeller assembly is disclosed. The compressor impeller assembly may have a compressor impeller having an impeller bore. The compressor impeller assembly may further have an insert screwed into the impeller bore, the insert having a threaded insert bore. The compressor impeller assembly may also have a shaft having a threaded shaft bore. In addition, the compressor impeller assembly may have a stud. The stud may have a first threaded portion engaged with the threaded insert bore. The stud may also have a second threaded portion engaged with the threaded shaft bore.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Svihla, Raji Rexavier
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Publication number: 20170342880Abstract: A housing of a compressor for an internal combustion engine is provided. The housing includes a first air inlet portion. Further, housing includes a tubular wall defining an annular chamber along a circumference of the first air inlet portion. Tubular wall comprising a second air inlet portion. Housing further includes an opening formed in a wall of first air inlet portion, contiguously extending along the circumference of the first air inlet portion, to fluidly couple the annular chamber with the first air inlet portion. The opening being formed at an offset from the second air inlet portion. The opening defines a first edge and a second edge in the wall of the first air inlet portion. The first edge and the second edge are radially offset from each other with respect to a central axis of the first air inlet portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Joshua Schueler, John Michael Carr, Patricia A. Mcwade
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Patent number: 9803493Abstract: A turbine bearing and seal assembly is disclosed. The turbine bearing and seal assembly may have a turbine cartridge. The turbine cartridge may have a compressor end and a turbine end opposite the compressor end. The turbine bearing and seal assembly may also have a bearing attached to the turbine cartridge. The bearing may be disposed between the compressor end and the turbine end. The turbine bearing and seal assembly may further have a seal collar attachable to a shaft. The seal collar may be disposed within the turbine cartridge adjacent the turbine end.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Svihla, Raji Rexavier, Joshua D. Schueler
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Publication number: 20170051706Abstract: This document discloses an exhaust gas turbocharger, which includes a turbine disk connected to a turbine disk hub. The turbine disk hub extends distally away from the turbine disk and towards a shaft that connects the turbine disk to a compressor. The shaft includes a proximal end that includes a shaft hub that extends proximally away from the shaft and towards the turbine disk hub. The turbine disk. hub is coaxially connected to the shaft hub at a joint. The turbine disk hub and the shaft hub form a cavity between the turbine disk and the proximal end of the shaft. The turbocharger also includes a sleeve having an inner surface that surrounds and engages at least part of the turbine disk hub, at least part of the shaft hub and that further surrounds the joint and partially surrounds the cavity. The sleeve provides structural reinforcement for the joint and additional cooling functions beyond the cooling function provided by the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: ELECTRO-MOTIVE DIESEL, INC.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Gary Svihla, Alan Wiedmeyer
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Publication number: 20170002828Abstract: A turbocharger for a powered machine including a turbine is disclosed. The turbocharger may include a turbine wheel including a disk section, the disk section including a disk body, the disk body including a length extending between a longitudinal axis and a blade platform. The disk section may further include a shoulder section positioned radially outward the longitudinal axis, a neck section positioned radially outward the shoulder section and a throat section positioned radially outward the neck section, an upstream axial plane coextensive with an upstream side of the blade platform, a downstream axial plane coextensive with a downstream side of the blade platform. Further, the turbine burst shield section may have a geometry that peaks in depth in the burst plane which prevents ejection of secondary mass in the event of a turbine burst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Raji Rexavier, Gary Svihla
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Patent number: 9488061Abstract: A compressor seal assembly is disclosed. The compressor seal assembly may have a seal ring having a seal ring bore. The compressor seal assembly may also have a collar. The collar may have a cap portion having a first bore configured to receive an impeller. The cap portion may be disposed in the seal ring bore. The collar may further have a journal portion having a second bore configured to receive a shaft connectable to the impeller. The collar may also have a slinger disposed between the cap portion and the journal portion. The slinger may have a generally cylindrical shape and may have a front face. The slinger may also have a rear face opposite the front face. Further, the slinger may have a cylindrical side surface extending between the front face and the rear face. In addition, the slinger may have a groove disposed on the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Svihla, Raji Rexavier, Joshua D. Schueler
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Patent number: 9422886Abstract: An cylinder head assembly is disclosed. The cylinder head assembly may include a cylinder head having a stepped bore associated with a valve opening. The cylinder head assembly may also include an insert configured to engage the stepped bore, and a cooling passage at least partially formed by the insert and the stepped bore.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Seema Iffat Farooqui, Raji Rexavier
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Publication number: 20160177965Abstract: A compressor assembly is disclosed. The compressor assembly may have a compressor housing and a compressor impeller disposed within the compressor housing. The compressor impeller may have a hub extending from a hub front end to a hub rear end and an exducer blade disposed on the hub adjacent the hub rear end. The compressor impeller may further include a hub extension extending outward from the hub rear end. The compressor assembly may also have an impeller cap disposed on the hub extension. Further, the compressor assembly may have a windage seal disposed on the impeller cap. The windage seal may be separated from a blade rear surface by an axial gap. In addition, the compressor assembly may have a compressor diffuser disposed within the compressor housing. The compressor diffuser may have a diffuser inner surface separated from an outer rim of the exducer blade by a radial gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. SVIHLA, Raji REXAVIER