Patents by Inventor Ryan E. Meister

Ryan E. Meister 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).

  • Publication number: 20080104944
    Abstract: An engine emissions control system may include an electronic control module and a nitrogen oxide sensor in communication with the electronic control module. The nitrogen oxide sensor may be mounted on an exhaust system of an engine and may be configured to provide the electronic control module with feedback indicative of an actual level of nitrogen oxide in an exhaust stream flowing through the exhaust system. The engine emissions control system may also include an engine parameter adjustment assembly controlled by the electronic control module. The electronic control module may automatically actuate the engine parameter adjustment assembly to adjust an engine flow until the actual level of nitrogen oxide reaches a desired level of nitrogen oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: William C. Boley, Ryan E. Meister, Stuart R. Niese
  • Patent number: 7255098
    Abstract: An engine emissions control system is provided. The system may include an exhaust producing engine and an exhaust system through which the exhaust produced by the engine may flow. The system may also include a NOx sensor configured to take a NOx measurement of the amount of NOx in the exhaust produced by the engine. The system may further include a charge density sensing system configured to measure the charge density of a combustion mixture of the engine. In addition, the system may include a controller configured to receive information related to the measurement of the amount of NOx. The controller may be further configured to control a charge density of the combustion mixture with which the engine operates based on the NOx measurement and the charge density measured by the charge density sensing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: William Boley, Stuart Niese, Ryan E. Meister