Patents by Inventor Steven Joyce

Steven Joyce 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: 6668764
    Abstract: An engine cooling system and method applicable to a diesel engine in a vehicle. A control module, via a single multi-port valve, controls the coolant flow through a radiator, heater and oil cooler based upon engine operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Techologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Henderson, Chris Bush, Steven Joyce, Iain Gouldson
  • Publication number: 20030075120
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of cooling an internal combustion engine, to an internal combustion engine assembly. The invention provides an internal combustion engine which has a primary and a secondary flow of coolant together with a method of cooling such and engine. The secondary flow of coolant is injected into the primary flow of coolant in dependence upon a variable provided by a sensor, which provides an indication of the temperature of the engine body in the region where the secondary flow of coolant mixes with the primary flow of coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Christian John Brace, Niall Andrew Fraser Campbell, John Gary Hawley, Matthew James Leathard, Kevin Robinson, Alexios Vagenas, Mathew Haigh, Chris Whelan, Steven Joyce, Iaim Gouldson