Patents by Inventor Thomas Joseph Hurley

Thomas Joseph Hurley 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).

  • Air-fuel ratio regulation for internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 10914246
    Abstract: An air bypass system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine includes an air intake system defining a first air intake chamber and a second air intake chamber coupled in flow communication with the first air intake chamber. The air bypass system includes at least one bypass assembly controlling flow communication between the first air intake chamber and the second air intake chamber, said at least one bypass assembly facilitating air flow from the second air intake chamber into the first air intake chamber during an expansion stroke of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Pejman Kazempoor, Thomas Joseph Hurley, Nasr Eldine Alkadi, Mark Andrew Patterson
  • AIR-FUEL RATIO REGULATION FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    Publication number: 20180266342
    Abstract: An air bypass system for an internal combustion engine is provided. The internal combustion engine includes an air intake system defining a first air intake chamber and a second air intake chamber coupled in flow communication with the first air intake chamber. The air bypass system includes at least one bypass assembly controlling flow communication between the first air intake chamber and the second air intake chamber, said at least one bypass assembly facilitating air flow from the second air intake chamber into the first air intake chamber during an expansion stroke of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Pejman Kazempoor, Thomas Joseph Hurley, Nasr Eldine Alkadi, Mark Andrew Patterson