Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Nelson

Thomas R. Nelson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240052796
    Abstract: A system includes a processing circuit having a memory coupled to one or more processors, the memory storing instructions therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive engine operational data, the engine operational data indicative of at least one engine operational condition; determine, based on the engine operational data, an estimated exhaust temperature; generate, based on the estimated exhaust temperature and a finite time horizon, a forecasted exhaust temperature; correct the forecasted exhaust temperature based on a downpipe model to generate a first inlet temperature profile corresponding to a first component of the exhaust aftertreatment system; and generate, based on the first inlet temperature profile, a second inlet temperature profile corresponding to a second component of the exhaust aftertreatment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Nelson, Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Siddharth Raj Gupta
  • Patent number: 11674422
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, a heater, and a controller that determines a rise in temperature of exhaust gas at an outlet of the heater for a plurality of power levels, predicts a first temperature of the exhaust gas at the outlet of the heater based on the rise in temperature, predicts a second temperature of the exhaust gas at a location of the SCR system based on the first temperature, compares the second temperature for each of the plurality of power levels with a target temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet of the SCR system, selects one of the plurality of power levels based on the comparison, and adjusts operation of the heater based on the selected one of the plurality of power levels to achieve the target temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet of the SCR system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Colin L. Norris, Bryon D. Staebler, Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Thomas R. Nelson, Santhosh Kumar Pettem, Dylan Lawrence Schneider
  • Publication number: 20230105573
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for managing a multiple, and particularly a dual-selective catalyst reduction (SCR), exhaust aftertreatment system according to one or more determined reductant dosing strategies are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by a controller, data indicative of a catalyst of an aftertreatment system; determining, by the controller, a reductant dosing strategy based on a comparison of the data indicative of the catalyst to a respective threshold; and commanding, by the controller, an amount of reductant dosing based on the determined reductant dosing strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: David Schmidt, Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Thomas R. Nelson, Xiaobo Song, Yuying Song, Ying Yuan
  • Publication number: 20220316377
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, a heater, and a controller that determines a rise in temperature of exhaust gas at an outlet of the heater for a plurality of power levels, predicts a first temperature of the exhaust gas at the outlet of the heater based on the rise in temperature, predicts a second temperature of the exhaust gas at a location of the SCR system based on the first temperature, compares the second temperature for each of the plurality of power levels with a target temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet of the SCR system, selects one of the plurality of power levels based on the comparison, and adjusts operation of the heater based on the selected one of the plurality of power levels to achieve the target temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet of the SCR system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Colin L. Norris, Bryon D. Staebler, Jeffrey Diwakar Abraham, Thomas R. Nelson, Santhosh Kumar Pettem, Dylan Lawrence Schneider
  • Patent number: 11105240
    Abstract: A dosing control system includes a shut-off valve, a reductant pump, a reductant injector, and a recirculation conduit. The shut-off valve is configured to receive reductant from a reductant tank. The reductant pump is configured to selectively receive the reductant from the shut-off valve. The reductant pump is configured to selectively be in a reductant pump command state. The reductant injector is configured to selectively receive the reductant from the reductant pump. The recirculation conduit is coupled to the reductant injector and the reductant tank. The recirculation conduit is configured to selectively provide the reductant from the reductant injector to the reductant tank. The shut-off valve is configured to prevent a flow of the reductant to the reductant pump when the reductant pump is not in the reductant pump command state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Hudson, Thomas R. Nelson, Paul M. Hauser, Sandeep Sarabudla, Brian James Witsaman, Atul S. Abhyankar
  • Publication number: 20200040790
    Abstract: A dosing control system includes a shut-off valve, a reductant pump, a reductant injector, and a recirculation conduit. The shut-off valve is configured to receive reductant from a reductant tank. The reductant pump is configured to selectively receive the reductant from the shut-off valve. The reductant pump is configured to selectively be in a reductant pump command state. The reductant injector is configured to selectively receive the reductant from the reductant pump. The recirculation conduit is coupled to the reductant injector and the reductant tank. The recirculation conduit is configured to selectively provide the reductant from the reductant injector to the reductant tank. The shut-off valve is configured to prevent a flow of the reductant to the reductant pump when the reductant pump is not in the reductant pump command state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Hudson, Thomas R. Nelson, Paul M. Hauser, Sandeep Sarabudla, Brian James Witsaman, Atul S. Abhyankar
  • Patent number: 10492749
    Abstract: A device and methods for performing a simulated CT biopsy on a region of interest on a patient. The device comprises a gantry configured to mount an x-ray emitter and CT detector on opposing sides of the gantry, a motor rotatably coupled to the gantry such that the gantry rotates horizontally about the region of interest, and a high resolution x-ray detector positioned adjacent the CT detector in between the CT detector and the x-ray emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: John M. Boone, Thomas R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20110043814
    Abstract: An ultra-stable short pulse remote sensor having extended temporal coherence for long range sensing. The sensor provides unique target signatures from an ultrashort pulse after it has interacted with a target at range by measuring the spectral amplitude and phase of the pulse. Accordingly, coherent detection of targets at long ranges can be performed with reduced power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Steve Ray Wilkinson, Todd O. Clatterbuck, Thomas R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20080187095
    Abstract: A device and methods for performing a simulated CT biopsy on a region of interest on a patient. The device comprises a gantry configured to mount an x-ray emitter and CT detector on opposing sides of the gantry, a motor rotatably coupled to the gantry such that the gantry rotates horizontally about the region of interest, and a high resolution x-ray detector positioned adjacent the CT detector in between the CT detector and the x-ray emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: John M. Boone, Thomas R. Nelson
  • Patent number: 5174355
    Abstract: A shift detecting element originates from an element cavity, a portion of which is defined in one portion of a mold section and another portion of which is defined in another cooperating mold section. The detecting element is cast as an appurtenance to a principal casting and is configured such that it can be easily removed from the principal casting. Misalignment or separation is determined by inspection and/or measurement of the cast shift detecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Inventor: Thomas R. Nelson
  • Patent number: 4938868
    Abstract: The vacuum column system distills liquid under partial vacuum conditions. The system rigorously splashes and boils liquid in a boiler chamber so as to form vapor and a rising mist from the splashing liquid. The vapor and mist rise in a circularly converging path through a mist collector. The heavier mist strikes the surfaces of the mist collector and deposits on those surfaces, thereby separating itself from the vapor. The vapor is then drawn to a condensor chamber where droplets of treated liquid are sprayed through it and fall into a shallow pool of treated liquid. The droplets seed condensation of the vapor directly onto the droplets. Also, the droplets assist in encapsulating bubbles of vapor in the pool as the droplets fall into the pool. The bubbles are then entrained with other treated liquid of the pool as the treated liquid is drawn from the pool down an entrainment conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Inventor: Thomas R. Nelson