Patents by Inventor Shawn Herold

Shawn Herold 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: 20170189837
    Abstract: A fluid reservoir for accommodating a fluid reductant used in an SCR exhaust treatment process may include various styles or designs of bag filters to filter debris and contaminants from the reductant prior to being channeled out of the reservoir. To secure the bag filter to a header assembly accommodating the various inlet and outlet tubes, in one aspect, the bag filter is adapted to fit around a header boss descending from the header assembly and protruding into the reservoir volume. Various configurations for the bag filter can be utilized to secure the bag filter to the header boss in a manner that isolates the tubes of the header assembly from the remainder of the reservoir volume to prevent debris and the like from being unintentionally drawn out of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Herold, Matthew F. Fahrenkrug, Jason W. Hudgens, Theron J. Cassidy
  • Publication number: 20170122170
    Abstract: A fluid reservoir for accommodating a fluid reductant used in an SCR exhaust treatment process may include various styles or designs of bag filters to filter debris and contaminants from the reductant prior to being channeled out of the reservoir. To secure the bag filter to a header assembly accommodating the various inlet and outlet tubes, in one aspect, the header assembly may be associated with a base assembly designed to reduce leak paths allowing reductant to bypass the bag filter. In another aspect, the bag filter may be secured directly to the header assembly without the base assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Matthew F. Fahrenkrug, Jason W. Hudgens, Theron J. Cassidy, Shawn Herold
  • Patent number: 8966965
    Abstract: Accurate measurement of exhaust gas compounds is necessary for correct operation of exhaust treatment systems, such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units used in diesel engines. However, accurate sensor readings assume an even distribution of compounds in an exhaust stream in order to use a sampled measurement to be extrapolated to the compound concentrations in the full stream. A structure placed in an exhaust passage downstream of an SCR reaction unit causes turbulence in the exhaust gas while developing a minimal backpressure. This turbulence helps create a more uniform distribution of compounds in the exhaust. As a result, an exhaust gas sensor gives more accurate readings even when the sensor is placed in relatively close proximity to an output of the SCR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James Joshua Driscoll, Arvind Jujare, Shawn Herold, Jason Hudgens, Sachin S. Deshmukh
  • Publication number: 20140305198
    Abstract: Accurate measurement of exhaust gas compounds is necessary for correct operation of exhaust treatment systems, such as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units used in diesel engines. However, accurate sensor readings assume an even distribution of compounds in an exhaust stream in order to use a sampled measurement to be extrapolated to the compound concentrations in the full stream. A structure placed in an exhaust passage downstream of an SCR reaction unit causes turbulence in the exhaust gas while developing a minimal backpressure. This turbulence helps create a more uniform distribution of compounds in the exhaust. As a result, an exhaust gas sensor gives more accurate readings even when the sensor is placed in relatively close proximity to an output of the SCR system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James Joshua Driscoll, Arvind Jujare, Shawn Herold, Jason Hudgens, Sachin S. Deshmukh