Patents by Inventor Robert M. Brooks

Robert M. Brooks 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: 5119633
    Abstract: A turbocompound engine having a power turbine bypass valve and a control module for controlling opening and closing of the bypass valve. The turbocompound engine is capable of operating in a compression braking mode, and the control module opens the bypass valve in response to actuation of the compression braking, resulting in improved braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Brooks, Timothy P. Lutz, John Stang
  • 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