Patents by Inventor Tyler Kent

Tyler Kent 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: 20240317146
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle with convertible storage-speaker enclosures. Polymer body structures have speaker receiving receptacles with an enclosure portion having a cavity and a mounting interface that may receive a storage compartment cover, or a speaker unit. The storage compartment cover allowing access to the cavity and use as a storage compartment. The speaker units including a speaker baffle assembly with a periphery conformingly sized to seat and seal on a shoulder of the enclosure portion at the mounting interface such that an enclosed and sealed speaker is formed utilizing the enclosure portion. The volume of the enclosure portion and the speaker matched for optimal performance. A storage cover may be removed and the speaker unit inserted into the conformingly shaped storage enclosure with the speaker proximate the opening and pointed into the passenger area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler Kent, Joel Kelso, Douglas Grangroth, Dean Fremling, Jason Fields, William Strnad
  • Publication number: 20240302238
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system includes a housing and a tube assembly. The housing has a peripheral wall including an outer surface, an inner surface defining a passage configured to receive a flow of exhaust gas, and a peripheral wall aperture. The tube assembly includes a fitting assembly and a conveying tube. The fitting assembly includes a fitting body and a fitting tube. The fitting body includes a fitting body aperture, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The fitting body is inserted within the peripheral wall aperture and coupled to the outer surface. The fitting tube extends from the lower surface and is disposed in the passage and includes a fitting tube aperture at an inner end. The conveying tube is positioned partially within the fitting body aperture and extends outward from the fitting body and includes a conveying tube aperture at an inner end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Verseman, Tyler Kent Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20240217425
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a headlamp assembly of an off-road vehicle (ORV), the headlamp assembly connectable to a body panel of the ORV, and including a headlamp for emitting a light beam and a mounting portion. The method includes: determining a light beam center axis position of the light beam relative to the headlamp assembly; defining a position of the body panel; determining an aimed position of the headlamp assembly relative to body panel; determining a distance between a position of the mounting portion of the headlamp assembly and a position of the body panel; providing an adjustment stopper having a length substantially equal to the distance between the headlamp assembly and the body panel; and inserting the adjustment stopper in a space between the headlamp assembly and the body panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler Kent, David Andrew Reed, Kristina Lynn Zmuda
  • Patent number: 11974500
    Abstract: Optoelectronic devices, such as photovoltaic devices, comprising a low band gap, solution processable diketopyrrolopyrrole or dithioketopyrrolopyrrole chromophore core or cores are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of fabricating such optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Arnold Bernarte Tamayo, Bright Walker, Tyler Kent, Chunki Kim, Mananya Tantiwiwat
  • Patent number: 11655743
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes: a housing including: a plate having a first aperture, a pipe having a first pipe end coupled to the plate around the first aperture, a second pipe end, and a second aperture, an endcap coupled to the second pipe end, and an elbow coupled to the pipe around the second aperture; an air conduit having a first air conduit end and a second air conduit end coupled to the elbow, the air conduit separated from the pipe at a location between the plate and the endcap; and a delivery conduit extending within the air conduit and coupled to the elbow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Publication number: 20220186649
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes: a housing including: a plate having a first aperture, a pipe having a first pipe end coupled to the plate around the first aperture, a second pipe end, and a second aperture, an endcap coupled to the second pipe end, and an elbow coupled to the pipe around the second aperture; an air conduit having a first air conduit end and a second air conduit end coupled to the elbow, the air conduit separated from the pipe at a location between the plate and the endcap; and a delivery conduit extending within the air conduit and coupled to the elbow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Patent number: 11293323
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes: a housing comprising: a plate having a first channel, an endcap having a second channel, and a pipe having a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, wherein at least a portion of the pipe is airfoil-shaped; and a delivery conduit having a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Patent number: 11215100
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system includes: a pump assembly comprising a pump that includes a pump outlet; a first metering assembly fluidly coupled to the pump outlet, the first metering assembly comprising a first metering manifold; and a second metering assembly fluidly coupled in series with the pump, the second metering assembly being a separate structure from the first metering assembly and comprising a second metering manifold removably coupled to the first metering manifold. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Publication number: 20210232724
    Abstract: A method for defining a route for a connecting medium through a three-dimensional building, involving modeling the three-dimensional building as a two-dimensional array of panels, wherein any two panels in the array of panels are connected panels if a connecting medium can be directly routed from one panel to the other panel, a set of coordinates for each of one or more panels in the array of panels where a connecting medium can enter or exit the panel, and a union of the respective set of coordinates for each of the one or more connected panels in the array of panels where a connecting medium can be routed between the connected panels. The process selects one or more panels in the array through which to route the connecting medium based on the unions of the respective set of coordinates for each of the one or more connected panels in the array of panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Tierney, Tyler Kent Sheldon, Sungmin Kim, Ward Vercruysse, Jumie Yuventi, Sarveswara Rao Basa
  • Publication number: 20210025308
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes: a housing comprising: a plate having a first channel, an endcap having a second channel, and a pipe having a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, wherein at least a portion of the pipe is airfoil-shaped; and a delivery conduit having a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Patent number: 10837339
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes a housing and a delivery conduit. The housing includes a plate, an endcap, and a pipe. The plate has a first channel. The endcap has a second channel. The pipe has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap. The delivery conduit has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel. When the housing is at an ambient temperature, (i) a length of the delivery conduit is greater than (ii) a first distance between a location at which the first end of the pipe is coupled to the plate and a location at which the second end of the pipe is coupled to the endcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Publication number: 20200347766
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system includes: a pump assembly comprising a pump that includes a pump outlet; a first metering assembly fluidly coupled to the pump outlet, the first metering assembly comprising a first metering manifold; and a second metering assembly fluidly coupled in series with the pump, the second metering assembly being a separate structure from the first metering assembly and comprising a second metering manifold removably coupled to the first metering manifold. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Patent number: 10753254
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system comprises a pump assembly including a pump. A first metering assembly is fluidly coupled to the pump. A second metering assembly is fluidly coupled to first metering assembly in series with the pump. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly, such that a first reductant pressure in the first metering assembly is equal to a second reductant pressure in the second metering assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Patent number: 10619544
    Abstract: A dosing module includes: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of panels; a first manifold configured to separately receive reductant and air and including: a first connector, and a second connector; and a dosing tray including: a base panel, a second manifold configured to separately receive the air and the reductant and provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold, a third connector selectively coupled to the first connector, and a fourth connector selectively coupled to the second connector. When the third connector is coupled to the first connector and the fourth connector is coupled to the second connector, the reductant or air is routed to the first connector, from the first connector to the third connector, from the third connector to the fourth connector, from the fourth connector to the second connector, and from the second connector outside of the dosing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Taren DeHart, Matthew K. Volmerding, Colin L. Norris, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20200102870
    Abstract: A dosing lance assembly for an exhaust component includes a housing and a delivery conduit. The housing includes a plate, an endcap, and a pipe. The plate has a first channel. The endcap has a second channel. The pipe has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap. The delivery conduit has a first end coupled to the plate and a second end coupled to the endcap, such that reductant is flowable from the first channel to the second channel. When the housing is at an ambient temperature, (i) a length of the delivery conduit is greater than (ii) a first distance between a location at which the first end of the pipe is coupled to the plate and a location at which the second end of the pipe is coupled to the endcap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Snehal Shivaji Yesumali, Colin L. Norris, Ronald Hale, Ken Hummel, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Raghunath Thakar
  • Publication number: 20190341275
    Abstract: A method for performing a cleaning process in a processing chamber includes, without a substrate arranged on a substrate support of the processing chamber, supplying reactant gases in a side gas flow via side tuning holes of a gas distribution device to effect deposition of a coating on an edge ring of the substrate support. The side gas flow targets an outer region of the processing chamber above the edge ring, and the reactant gases are supplied at a first flow rate. The method further includes, while supplying the reactant gases via the side tuning holes, supplying inert gases in a center gas flow via center holes of the gas distribution device. The inert gases are supplied at a second flow rate that is greater than the first flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yansha JIN, Zhongkui Tan, Tyler Kent, Haoquan Yan, Qian Fu, Anthony Contreras
  • Publication number: 20190301337
    Abstract: A dosing module includes: a frame assembly comprising a plurality of panels; a first manifold configured to separately receive reductant and air and including: a first connector, and a second connector; and a dosing tray including: a base panel, a second manifold configured to separately receive the air and the reductant and provide the air and the reductant back to the first manifold, a third connector selectively coupled to the first connector, and a fourth connector selectively coupled to the second connector. When the third connector is coupled to the first connector and the fourth connector is coupled to the second connector, the reductant or air is routed to the first connector, from the first connector to the third connector, from the third connector to the fourth connector, from the fourth connector to the second connector, and from the second connector outside of the dosing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Taren DeHart, Matthew K. Volmerding, Colin L. Norris, Nicholas Blodgett
  • Publication number: 20190277175
    Abstract: A reductant insertion assembly for inserting a reductant into an aftertreatment system comprises a pump assembly including a pump. A first metering assembly is fluidly coupled to the pump. A second metering assembly is fluidly coupled to first metering assembly in series with the pump. The pump is configured to pump the reductant to the first metering assembly, and to the second metering assembly via the first metering assembly, such that a first reductant pressure in the first metering assembly is equal to a second reductant pressure in the second metering assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Kent Lorenz, Colin L. Norris, Taren DeHart, Tony L. Bowden
  • Publication number: 20190195106
    Abstract: An aftertreatment system structured to decompose constituents of an exhaust produced by an engine having a turbocharger including a turbine and a compressor coupled thereto, includes: a selective catalytic reduction system; an injector fluidly coupled to the selective catalytic reduction system and structured to selectively insert a reductant into the selective catalytic reduction system; an intake conduit fluidly coupled to a compressor outlet of the compressor and structured to deliver a compressed air from the compressor to the engine; and an air delivery line fluidly coupling the intake conduit to the injector, the air delivery line structured to deliver a portion of the compressed air to the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shireen Faizi, Tyler Kent Lorenz, Nicholas Blodgett, Colin L. Norris, Stephen M. Holl, Taren DeHart
  • Patent number: 10134585
    Abstract: Surface pretreatment of SiGe or Ge surfaces prior to gate oxide deposition cleans the SiGe or Ge surface to provide a hydrogen terminated surface or a sulfur passivated (or S—H) surface. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a high-dielectric-constant oxide at a low temperature is conducted in the range of 25-200° C. to form an oxide layer. Annealing is conducted at an elevated temperature. A method for oxide deposition on a damage sensitive III-V semiconductor surface conducts in-situ cleaning of the surface with cyclic pulsing of hydrogen and TMA (trimethyl aluminum) at a low temperature in the range of 100-200° C. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a high-dielectric-constant oxide forms an oxide layer. Annealing is conducted at an elevated temperature. The annealing can create a silicon terminated interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Kasra Sardashti, Tobin Kaufman-Osborn, Tyler Kent, Andrew Kummel, Shariq Siddiqui, Bhagawan Sahu, Adam Brand, Naomi Yoshida