Patents by Inventor Rick Vaughn Lewis, JR.

Rick Vaughn Lewis, JR. 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).

  • ELECTRONIC PUMP/COMPRESSOR FOR AN ENGINE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230010956
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a system including an electronic compressor, a bypass intake coupled between an engine system of a generator set and the electronic compressor, a bypass outlet coupled between the electronic compressor and the engine system, and a valve positioned to selectively inhibit flow between the bypass intake and the bypass outlet during a starting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Trideep Singh, Jingxuan Liu, Veronica Susan Perks, Phillip L. Roach, Carlos Alcides Lana, John C. Stetter, Stephen Cox, Philipe F. Saad, Rick Vaughn Lewis, Jr., Milan Khushal Visaria
  • Exhaust manifold for a two-stage engine charge air system
    Patent number: 10422266
    Abstract: An exhaust manifold is provided comprising a first log comprising a plurality of inlet segments each having a pair of inlet ports configured to receive exhaust gas from a pair of cylinders of an engine, a second log comprising a plurality of inlet segments each having a pair of inlet ports configured to receive exhaust gas from a pair of cylinders of the engine, and a collector coupled to the logs, the collector comprising a first pair of intake openings configured to receive exhaust gas from the first log, a second pair of intake openings configured to receive exhaust gas from the second log and an outlet configured to route the exhaust gas to a turbocharger, wherein the first pair of intake openings are coupled to a pair of bellows of the first log, each of the pair of bellows being coupled to an inlet segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Rick Vaughn Lewis, Jr., Johnny Chung-Yin Tsai, Nikhil Jayant Ajotikar
  • EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR A TWO-STAGE ENGINE CHARGE AIR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170356326
    Abstract: An exhaust manifold is provided comprising a first log comprising a plurality of inlet segments each having a pair of inlet ports configured to receive exhaust gas from a pair of cylinders of an engine, a second log comprising a plurality of inlet segments each having a pair of inlet ports configured to receive exhaust gas from a pair of cylinders of the engine, and a collector coupled to the logs, the collector comprising a first pair of intake openings configured to receive exhaust gas from the first log, a second pair of intake openings configured to receive exhaust gas from the second log and an outlet configured to route the exhaust gas to a turbocharger, wherein the first pair of intake openings are coupled to a pair of bellows of the first log, each of the pair of bellows being coupled to an inlet segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Philipe F. Saad, Rick Vaughn Lewis, JR., Johnny . Chung-Yin Tsai, Nikhil Jayant Ajotikar