Patents by Inventor Virginie Morel

Virginie Morel 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).

  • Gasoline internal combustion engine with assisted compression ignition
    Patent number: 11506168
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber with a cylinder head, a cylinder, and a piston. The internal combustion engine also includes at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve that are connected to the combustion chamber, a fuel injector that injects fuel into the combustion chamber, at least two ignition devices arranged in the combustion chamber, and control means that control the valves, the injector, and the ignition means. The control means operate the engine according to different combustion modes including a controlled ignition combustion mode, a compression ignition combustion mode, and an assisted compression ignition combustion mode. The control means activate the ignition means in the assisted compression ignition combustion mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Sebastien Houille, Virginie Morel, Sankesh Durgada
  • GASOLINE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH ASSISTED COMPRESSION IGNITION
    Publication number: 20220003148
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber with a cylinder head, a cylinder, and a piston. The internal combustion engine also includes at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve that are connected to the combustion chamber, a fuel injector that injects fuel into the combustion chamber, at least two ignition devices arranged in the combustion chamber, and control means that control the valves, the injector, and the ignition means. The control means operate the engine according to different combustion modes including a controlled ignition combustion mode, a compression ignition combustion mode, and an assisted compression ignition combustion mode. The control means activate the ignition means in the assisted compression ignition combustion mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicants: ARAMCO OVERSEAS COMPANY B.V., PSA Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Sebastien Houille, Virginie Morel, Sankesh Durgada