Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Pontius

Stephen M. Pontius 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).

  • Method of providing notification of an air intake restriction
    Patent number: 7098779
    Abstract: Notification of an air intake restriction is provided for an internal combustion engine (101). Readings from one or more air pressure sensors (117, 119) utilized with an internal combustion engine (101) are processed to determine whether an air intake restriction is present. A notification is provided, for example, by displaying (209) a message on a display (123) in a driver's station of a vehicle housing the engine. Various data, including detection of an air intake restriction, may be transmitted (215) for use by personnel, for example, to provide maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen M. Pontius
  • Method of providing notification of an air intake restriction
    Publication number: 20040178895
    Abstract: Notification of an air intake restriction is provided for an internal combustion engine (101). Readings from one or more air pressure sensors (117, 119) utilized with an internal combustion engine (101) are processed to determine whether an air intake restriction is present. A notification is provided, for example, by displaying (209) a message on a display (123) in a driver's station of a vehicle housing the engine. Various data, including detection of an air intake restriction, may be transmitted (215) for use by personnel, for example, to provide maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Stephen M. Pontius