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BENSON DONALD J
US56 patents
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CUMMINS INC
36 patentsUS6823834B2Nov 30, 2004
System for estimating auxiliary-injected fueling quantities
CUMMINS INC80 citations98
US6557530B1May 6, 2003
Fuel control system including adaptive injected fuel quantity estimation
CUMMINS INC123 citations98
US6497223B1Dec 24, 2002
Fuel injection pressure control system for an internal combustion engine
CUMMINS INC61 citations96
US6439202B1Aug 27, 2002
Hybrid electronically controlled unit injector fuel system
CUMMINS INC70 citations96
US6637675B2Oct 28, 2003
Rate shaping fuel injector with limited throttling
CUMMINS INC33 citations93
US6990855B2Jan 31, 2006
System for estimating a quantity of parasitic leakage from a fuel injection system
CUMMINS INC31 citations92
US6705543B2Mar 16, 2004
Variable pressure fuel injection system with dual flow rate injector
CUMMINS INC48 citations92
US6557776B2May 6, 2003
Fuel injector with injection rate control
CUMMINS INC46 citations92
US6353791B1Mar 5, 2002
Apparatus and method for determining engine static timing errors and overall system bandwidth
CUMMINS INC36 citations92
US7156368B2Jan 2, 2007
Solenoid actuated flow controller valve
CUMMINS INC25 citations91
US7334741B2Feb 26, 2008
Fuel injector with injection rate control
CUMMINS INC22 citations90
US9470167B2Oct 18, 2016
System and method for estimating high-pressure fuel leakage in a common rail fuel system
CUMMINS INC6 citations82
US9267460B2Feb 23, 2016
System and method for estimating high-pressure fuel leakage in a common rail fuel system
CUMMINS INC6 citations82
US9169784B2Oct 27, 2015
Processing system and method for calculating pressure decreases due to injection events in a high-pressure fuel system
CUMMINS INC6 citations81
US7950370B2May 31, 2011
High pressure common rail fuel system with gas injection
CUMMINS INC16 citations81
US6405709B1Jun 18, 2002
Cyclic pressurization including plural pressurization units interconnected for energy storage and recovery
CUMMINS INC11 citations74
US9551631B2Jan 24, 2017
System and method for adapting to a variable fuel delivery cutout delay in a fuel system of an internal combustion engine
CUMMINS INC5 citations71
US11255306B2Feb 22, 2022
Fuel injector with flexible member
CUMMINS INC2 citations70
US10077748B2Sep 18, 2018
Fuel injector for common rail
CUMMINS INC4 citations67
US12215648B2Feb 4, 2025
Fuel injection system for enhanced low injection quantity control
CUMMINS INC0 citations63
US12092062B2Sep 17, 2024
Methods and systems for determining effective steady state flow rate for fuel injectors
CUMMINS INC0 citations63
US11668261B2Jun 6, 2023
Pump active inlet valve spilling residual pressure
CUMMINS INC0 citations63
US11480128B2Oct 25, 2022
System and method for determining and adjusting fuel injection control parameters
CUMMINS INC0 citations63
US9822748B2Nov 21, 2017
Restrictive flow passage in common rail injectors
CUMMINS INC2 citations63
US6832748B2Dec 21, 2004
Outwardly opening, seat-sealed, force balanced, hydraulic valve and actuator assembly
CUMMINS INC6 citations63
US7248041B2Jul 24, 2007
Device and method for measuring transient magnetic performance
CUMMINS INC5 citations61
US6637776B2Oct 28, 2003
Fluid manifold connector and fluid manifold assembly
CUMMINS INC5 citations61
US12092060B2Sep 17, 2024
Fuel injector with flexible member
CUMMINS INC0 citations59
US11719207B2Aug 8, 2023
Pump plunger assembly for improved pump efficiency
CUMMINS INC0 citations58
US12173675B2Dec 24, 2024
Pump assemblies with barrel guiding features
CUMMINS INC0 citations55
US11725604B2Aug 15, 2023
Method for controlling pressure with a direct metered pump based on engine subcycle mass balance
CUMMINS INC0 citations55
US10048228B2Aug 14, 2018
Systems and methods for estimating fuel type and fuel properties using sonic speed
CUMMINS INC0 citations52
US9476377B2Oct 25, 2016
System, method, and apparatus for fuel injection control
CUMMINS INC0 citations52
US11905908B2Feb 20, 2024
Fuel system management during cylinder deactivation operation
CUMMINS INC0 citations51
US11486386B2Nov 1, 2022
Active control valve for a fluid pump
CUMMINS INC0 citations49
US9567936B2Feb 14, 2017
Processing system and method for calculating pressure decreases due to injection events in a high-pressure fuel system
CUMMINS INC1 citations49
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC
9 patentsUS5715788AFeb 10, 1998
Integrated fuel injector and ignitor assembly
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC193 citations99
US6293254B1Sep 25, 2001
Fuel injector with floating sleeve control chamber
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC60 citations96
US6557779B2May 6, 2003
Variable spray hole fuel injector with dual actuators
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC53 citations92
US6155503ADec 5, 2000
Solenoid actuator assembly
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC33 citations92
US5899136AMay 4, 1999
Low leakage plunger and barrel assembly for high pressure fluid system
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC51 citations92
US5626325AMay 6, 1997
High pressure control valve for a fuel injection system
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC36 citations92
US5549274AAug 27, 1996
Ball guide for an electronically actuated control valve
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC32 citations92
US6056264AMay 2, 2000
Solenoid actuated flow control valve assembly
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC51 citations91
US6550455B2Apr 22, 2003
Cyclic pressurization including plural pressurization units interconnected for energy storage and recovery
CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC7 citations74
CUMMINS SCANIA HPCR SYSTEM LLC
2 patentsWESTPORT RES INC
1 patentBENSON DONALD J
1 patentCUMMIS INC
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