Patents by Inventor Robert E. Dehner

Robert E. Dehner 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: 9347402
    Abstract: An intake body, systems, and method for reducing acoustic resonance in pressure tap passages include determining and/or setting the length of the drilling tap passages to a value such that the natural frequency of each pressure tap passage is outside of or does not substantially overlap with operational frequency content of an air stream in the intake body. The intake body, systems and method reduce the possibility of exciting the natural acoustic frequencies of the pressure tap passages, and can lead to improved signal-to-noise ratio when detecting EGR flow using a delta-P measurement system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Emerick, David J. Moenssen, Brian R. Alderfer, Joshua R. Miller, Gregory H. Henderson, Lisa A. Orth-Farrell, Robert E. Dehner
  • Publication number: 20140290633
    Abstract: An intake body, systems. and method for reducing acoustic resonance in pressure tap passages include determining and/or setting the length of the drilling tap passages to a value such that the natural frequency of each pressure tap passage is outside of or does not substantially overlap with operational frequency content of an air stream in the intake body. The intake body, systems and method reduce the possibility of exciting the natural acoustic frequencies of the pressure tap passages, and can lead to improved signal-to-noise ratio when detecting EGR flow using a delta-P measurement system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Emerick, David Moenssen, Brian Aldlerfer, Robert E. Dehner
  • Patent number: 8096289
    Abstract: Separation of an air compression supply port from exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in internal combustion engines. In one aspect, an air intake connector includes an entry port for an EGR gas, and an air intake elbow is connected to the air intake connector, the elbow receiving air. The elbow includes a first passage for routing a first portion of the air to the air intake connector to be mixed with the EGR gas, and a second passage for routing a second portion of the air to the air intake connector and out an exit port to an air compressor. The second passage is attached to the elbow and extends through a bend in the elbow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Braun, Robert E. Dehner
  • Publication number: 20110232614
    Abstract: An intake body, systems, and method for reducing acoustic resonance in pressure tap passages include determining and/or setting the length of the drilling tap passages to a value such that the natural frequency of each pressure tap passage is outside of or does not substantially overlap with operational frequency content of an air stream in the intake body. The intake body, systems and method reduce the possibility of exciting the natural acoustic frequencies of the pressure tap passages, and can lead to improved signal-to-noise ratio when detecting EGR flow using a delta-P measurement system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES , INC.
    Inventors: Greg EMERICK, David MOENSSEN, Brian ADLERFER, Joshua R. MILLER, Gregory H. HENDERSON, Lisa A. FARRELL, Robert E. DEHNER
  • Publication number: 20100122693
    Abstract: Separation of an air compression supply port from exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in internal combustion engines. In one aspect, an air intake connector includes an entry port for an EGR gas, and an air intake elbow is connected to the air intake connector, the elbow receiving air. The elbow includes a first passage for routing a first portion of the air to the air intake connector to be mixed with the EGR gas, and a second passage for routing a second portion of the air to the air intake connector and out an exit port to an air compressor. The second passage is attached to the elbow and extends through a bend in the elbow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: JEFFREY J. BRAUN, ROBERT E. DEHNER