Patents by Inventor Robert J. Layman

Robert J. Layman 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: 7077784
    Abstract: A system for controlling engine crankshaft deceleration in an internal combustion engine is operable to determine whether the engine is operating with low inertia, to monitor an operational status of an engine retarding device configured to produce an engine retarding torque for decreasing rotational speed of the engine crankshaft, and to limit the retarding torque produced by the engine retarding device if the engine retarding device is operational and if the engine is operating with low inertia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: George L. Banta, III, Robert J. Layman, Martin T. Books, Greg A. Moore
  • Patent number: 5623835
    Abstract: An engine cooling fan control system includes a vehicle speed sensor, a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure of refrigerant provided to a refrigerant condenser forming part of the vehicle air conditioning system and a controller responsive to the vehicle speed and refrigerant pressure signals to operate an engine cooling fan. The engine cooling fan is activated continuously while vehicle speed is below a first speed threshold if the refrigerant pressure exceeds a first pressure. While the vehicle speed is above the first speed threshold, but below a second speed threshold, the engine cooling fan is activated for a predetermined duration if the refrigerant pressure is above the first pressure. Finally, while the vehicle speed is above the second speed threshold, the engine cooling fan is activated in response to the refrigerant pressure exceeding the first pressure and deactivated in response to the refrigerant pressure falling below a second lower pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Layman, Rebecca J. Darr, Jimmie J. Trushlood
  • Patent number: 4520767
    Abstract: The disclosure illustrates a cooling system for a turbocharged diesel engine having an aftercooler and an oil cooler. The cooling system is defined by two flow loops, one for the engine and the other for cooling purposes. An engine driven pump circulates a coolant through the engine block and cylinder heads. The pump also circulates coolant through the cooling loop which includes the engine oil cooler immediately upstream of a radiator and bypass line. The aftercooler is downstream of the radiator and bypass line. Placement of the oil cooler ahead of the radiator and bypass line produces a higher temperature potential which permits a reduction in radiator size in addition to other benefits. A flow control logic system embodied in a dual thermostat arrangement ahead of the radiator and bypass line minimizes mixing of bypass flow with radiator flow and reduces radiator flow rates to permit low aftercooler temperatures that hithertofore have not been achievable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company
    Inventors: Leslie A. Roettgen, Beth A. Webber, Robert M. Brooks, Robert J. Layman