Patents by Inventor Tom DePotter

Tom DePotter 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).

  • Dual air circuit for exhaust gas treatment
    Patent number: 8991157
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for an engine includes a regeneration device being in receipt of exhaust from the engine and positioned upstream of a diesel particulate filter. A compressor provides a source of compressed air. An air/fuel nozzle is coupled to the regeneration device, in receipt of a fuel supply as well as the compressed air. The fuel and compressed air are forced through an orifice of the nozzle to atomize the fuel. A bypass line provides compressed air from the compressor to the regeneration device without passing through the orifice of the nozzle. A valve is operable to allow compressed air to flow through the bypass line when a predetermined condition exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Mastbergen, Clark Fraser Paterson, John Michael Williams, Lawrence Dalimonte, Nicholas Morley, Tom DePotter, Jagandeep Sandhu
  • DUAL AIR CIRCUIT FOR EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20130312388
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for an engine includes a regeneration device being in receipt of exhaust from the engine and positioned upstream of a diesel particulate filter. A compressor provides a source of compressed air. An air/fuel nozzle is coupled to the regeneration device, in receipt of a fuel supply as well as the compressed air. The fuel and compressed air are forced through an orifice of the nozzle to atomize the fuel. A bypass line provides compressed air from the compressor to the regeneration device without passing through the orifice of the nozzle. A valve is operable to allow compressed air to flow through the bypass line when a predetermined condition exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: WOODWARD, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Mastbergen, Clark Fraser Paterson, John Michael Williams, JR., Lawrence Dalimonte, Nicholas Morley, Tom DePotter, Jagandeep Sandhu
  • DUAL AIR CIRCUIT FOR EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20120192547
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment system for an engine includes a regeneration device being in receipt of exhaust from the engine and positioned upstream of a diesel particulate filter. A compressor provides a source of compressed air. An air/fuel nozzle is coupled to the regeneration device, in receipt of a fuel supply as well as the compressed air. The fuel and compressed air are forced through an orifice of the nozzle to atomize the fuel. A bypass line provides compressed air from the compressor to the regeneration device without passing through the orifice of the nozzle. A valve is operable to allow compressed air to flow through the bypass line when a predetermined condition exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: WOODWARD, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel B. Mastbergen, Clark Fraser Paterson, John Michael Williams, JR., Lawrence Dalimonte, Nicholas Morley, Tom DePotter, Jagandeep Sandhu