Patents by Inventor Thomas L. KOTENKO

Thomas L. KOTENKO 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 and system for initiating regeneration of diesel particulate filters
    Patent number: 10393045
    Abstract: A method and system for initiating regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) within a diesel engine system comprising the DPF, a data link connector (DLC), and an electronic control unit (ECU) such as an engine control unit includes an engine communication interface (ECI) device and a communication device that request and transmit DPF inhibit parameters that indicate whether initiation of regeneration of the DPF can be performed. The ECI device can comprise two connectors that are connectable to different types of DLC. The communication device can comprise a smart-phone. The ECI device can determine which DPF inhibit parameter are to be requested from the ECU and which vehicle communication protocol is required to communicate with the ECU. The communication device can receive the DPF inhibit parameters, determine whether initiation of regeneration of the DPF can be performed, and transmit a communication to request initiation of regeneration of the DPF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: IDSC Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David P. Shock, Thomas L. Kotenko, Dan O. Morris, Robert J. Hoevenaar, Daniel L. Doss
  • Method and system for initiating regeneration of diesel particulate filters
    Publication number: 20180223755
    Abstract: A method and system for initiating regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) within a diesel engine system comprising the DPF, a data link connector (DLC), and an electronic control unit (ECU) such as an engine control unit includes an engine communication interface (ECI) device and a communication device that request and transmit DPF inhibit parameters that indicate whether initiation of regeneration of the DPF can be performed. The ECI device can comprise two connectors that are connectable to different types of DLC. The communication device can comprise a smart-phone. The ECI device can determine which DPF inhibit parameter are to be requested from the ECU and which vehicle communication protocol is required to communicate with the ECU. The communication device can receive the DPF inhibit parameters, determine whether initiation of regeneration of the DPF can be performed, and transmit a communication to request initiation of regeneration of the DPF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: David P. Shock, Thomas L. Kotenko, Dan O. Morris, Robert J. Hoevenaar, Daniel L. Doss
  • AUTOMATIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DATA RETRIEVAL USING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES
    Publication number: 20080140281
    Abstract: An exemplary scan tool according to this disclosure receives diagnostic information, such as DTCs, from an on-board diagnostic system. The scan tool automatically generates a search query using the received diagnostic information, and initiates data search on multiple pre-identified data sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: IDSC HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Dan O. MORRIS, Colin J. FIELDING, Thomas L. KOTENKO