Patents by Inventor Stefan BRYGARD

Stefan BRYGARD 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: 10344716
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tunable intake system for exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine with a plurality of cylinders. The system comprises an exhaust gas recirculation manifold arranged to distribute recirculated exhaust gas in an intake air stream to be introduced into the combustion engine; wherein the manifold has an exhaust gas recirculation inlet and an intake air inlet as well as at least one outlet leading to the multiple cylinders of the engine. The system also comprises a first distribution pipe, which has a first pattern of flow distribution perforations for distributing the recirculated exhaust gas into the manifold. The system further includes a second distribution pipe with a second pattern of flow distribution perforations for distributing the recirculated exhaust gas into the manifold, and at least one of the first and second distribution pipes being rotatable with respect to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stefan Brygard, Niklas Sjoholm
  • Patent number: 9964028
    Abstract: A turbocharger system for a light or heavy duty vehicle, a maritime vehicle or a construction vehicle comprises a turbocharger device, an exhaust manifold conduit, a valve, a receptacle for compressed gas and a gas compressor for compressing gas. By opening the valve during a predetermined pulse duration time period, compressed gas may be provided from the receptacle to the exhaust manifold conduit for initial turbocharger compressor spin-up. The turbocharger system further comprises a cooling means configured to decrease temperature of compressed gas provided by the gas compressor, and a heating means configured to increase temperature of the gas pulse generated by opening of the valve. By decreasing the temperature of the compressed gas in the receptacle upstream of the valve and subsequently heating up the generated air pulse before being provided to the exhaust manifold conduit, the response time of the turbocharger device can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Goran Almkvist, Jonas Bjorkholtz, Stefan Brygard
  • Publication number: 20170138318
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tunable intake system for exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine with a plurality of cylinders. The system comprises an exhaust gas recirculation manifold arranged to distribute recirculated exhaust gas in an intake air stream to be introduced into the combustion engine; wherein the manifold has an exhaust gas recirculation inlet and an intake air inlet as well as at least one outlet leading to the multiple cylinders of the engine. The system also comprises a first distribution pipe, which has a first pattern of flow distribution perforations for distributing the recirculated exhaust gas into the manifold. The system further includes a second distribution pipe with a second pattern of flow distribution perforations for distributing the recirculated exhaust gas into the manifold, and at least one of the first and second distribution pipes being rotatable with respect to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Brygard, Niklas Sjoholm
  • Publication number: 20160341115
    Abstract: A turbocharger system for a light or heavy duty vehicle, a maritime vehicle or a construction vehicle comprises a turbocharger device, an exhaust manifold conduit, a valve, a receptacle for compressed gas and a gas compressor for compressing gas. By opening the valve during a predetermined pulse duration time period, compressed gas may be provided from the receptacle to the exhaust manifold conduit for initial turbocharger compressor spin-up. The turbocharger system further comprises a cooling means configured to decrease temperature of compressed gas provided by the gas compressor, and a heating means configured to increase temperature of the gas pulse generated by opening of the valve. By decreasing the temperature of the compressed gas in the receptacle upstream of the valve and subsequently heating up the generated air pulse before being provided to the exhaust manifold conduit, the response time of the turbocharger device can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Goran ALMKVIST, Jonas BJORKHOLTZ, Stefan BRYGARD