Patents by Inventor Stephen Anthony Ciatti

Stephen Anthony Ciatti 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).

  • Engine control systems and methods for starting an engine
    Patent number: 12037956
    Abstract: A method for starting a vehicle's engine includes: causing a crankshaft of the engine to begin to rotate and to rotate through a first plurality of rotations; and causing, for each combustion chamber of at least one combustion chamber of the engine, an exhaust valve of the combustion chamber to remain in an opened position while the crankshaft rotates through the first plurality of rotations and prior to fuel being injected into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart, Stephen Anthony Ciatti, Nick Hertlein