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Donald J. Benson
Also filed as: BENSON DONALD J
55 granted patents·12 pending applications·1,263 citations·filing 1994–2025
98Inventor score
Files withCUMMINS INC50CUMMINS ENGINE CO INC9CUMMINS SCANIA HPCR SYSTEM LLC3BENSON DONALD J1CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIE1
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67 records- 0199US6557530B1Fuel control system including adaptive injected fuel quantity estimationCUMMINS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·123 cites·32 claims
- 0298US5715788AIntegrated fuel injector and ignitor assemblyCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 10, 1998·193 cites·29 claims
- 0397US6823834B2System for estimating auxiliary-injected fueling quantitiesCUMMINS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 30, 2004·80 cites·61 claims
- 0497US6439202B1Hybrid electronically controlled unit injector fuel systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 27, 2002·70 cites·24 claims
- 0597US6336598B1Gaseous and liquid fuel injector with a two way hydraulic fluid control valveWESTPORT RES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 8, 2002·92 cites·29 claims
- 0695US6497223B1Fuel injection pressure control system for an internal combustion engineCUMMINS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·61 cites·27 claims
- 0795US6293254B1Fuel injector with floating sleeve control chamberCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 25, 2001·60 cites·21 claims
- 0894US6705543B2Variable pressure fuel injection system with dual flow rate injectorCUMMINS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 16, 2004·48 cites·16 claims
- 0994US6557779B2Variable spray hole fuel injector with dual actuatorsCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·53 cites·20 claims
- 1094US6557776B2Fuel injector with injection rate controlCUMMINS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·46 cites·23 claims
- 1193US9470167B2System and method for estimating high-pressure fuel leakage in a common rail fuel systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 18, 2016·6 cites·18 claims
- 1293US7334741B2Fuel injector with injection rate controlCUMMINS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 26, 2008·22 cites·20 claims
- 1390US6637675B2Rate shaping fuel injector with limited throttlingCUMMINS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 28, 2003·33 cites·26 claims
- 1489US9267460B2System and method for estimating high-pressure fuel leakage in a common rail fuel systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·6 cites·11 claims
- 1589US6353791B1Apparatus and method for determining engine static timing errors and overall system bandwidthCUMMINS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 5, 2002·36 cites·27 claims
- 1688US5899136ALow leakage plunger and barrel assembly for high pressure fluid systemCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 4, 1999·51 cites·13 claims
- 1787US7950370B2High pressure common rail fuel system with gas injectionCUMMINS INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 31, 2011·16 cites·23 claims
- 1887US6056264ASolenoid actuated flow control valve assemblyCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·51 cites·20 claims
- 1986US9169784B2Processing system and method for calculating pressure decreases due to injection events in a high-pressure fuel systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 27, 2015·6 cites·23 claims
- 2086US6990855B2System for estimating a quantity of parasitic leakage from a fuel injection systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2006·31 cites·61 claims
- 2185US7156368B2Solenoid actuated flow controller valveCUMMINS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 2, 2007·25 cites·15 claims
- 2284US11255306B2Fuel injector with flexible memberCUMMINS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 22, 2022·2 cites·15 claims
- 2382US12215648B2Fuel injection system for enhanced low injection quantity controlCUMMINS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2481US9551631B2System and method for adapting to a variable fuel delivery cutout delay in a fuel system of an internal combustion engineCUMMINS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·5 cites·14 claims
- 2580US2025215839A1Fuel Injection System for Enhanced Low Injection Quantity ControlCUMMINS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2679US6155503ASolenoid actuator assemblyCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·33 cites·27 claims
- 2779US5626325AHigh pressure control valve for a fuel injection systemCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·36 cites·25 claims
- 2876US10077748B2Fuel injector for common railCUMMINS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 18, 2018·4 cites·23 claims
- 2974US12173675B2Pump assemblies with barrel guiding featuresCUMMINS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3074US9567936B2Processing system and method for calculating pressure decreases due to injection events in a high-pressure fuel systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·1 cites·24 claims
- 3174US2025084814A1Pump assemblies with barrel guiding featuresCUMMINS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3273US5549274ABall guide for an electronically actuated control valveCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 27, 1996·32 cites·8 claims
- 3372US12092060B2Fuel injector with flexible memberCUMMINS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 3471US11480128B2System and method for determining and adjusting fuel injection control parametersCUMMINS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 25, 2022·0 cites·26 claims
- 3570US12092062B2Methods and systems for determining effective steady state flow rate for fuel injectorsCUMMINS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 17, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3669US11920537B2System and method for determining and adjusting fuel injection control parametersCUMMIS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 5, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 3769US6405709B1Cyclic pressurization including plural pressurization units interconnected for energy storage and recoveryCUMMINS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 18, 2002·11 cites·17 claims
- 3868US12203457B2Fuel pump assemblyCUMMINS SCANIA HPCR SYSTEM LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 3966US11719207B2Pump plunger assembly for improved pump efficiencyCUMMINS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 4065US11668261B2Pump active inlet valve spilling residual pressureCUMMINS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4163US8757047B2Low leakage plunger assembly for a high pressure fluid systemBENSON DONALD J·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 24, 2014·5 cites·14 claims
- 4263US2025154941A1Fuel pump assemblyCUMMINS SCANIA HPCR SYSTEM LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4362US9822748B2Restrictive flow passage in common rail injectorsCUMMINS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 21, 2017·2 cites·23 claims
- 4459US6550455B2Cyclic pressurization including plural pressurization units interconnected for energy storage and recoveryCUMMINS ENGINE CO INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 22, 2003·7 cites·51 claims
- 4558US12276244B2Fuel injectors with misalignment compensationCUMMINS SCANIA HPCR SYSTEM LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4658US10048228B2Systems and methods for estimating fuel type and fuel properties using sonic speedCUMMINS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4758US2016146144A1System and method for estimating high-pressure fuel leakage in a common rail fuel systemCUMMINS INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4857US11725604B2Method for controlling pressure with a direct metered pump based on engine subcycle mass balanceCUMMINS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 15, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 4955US12203425B2Method and system for measuring fueling quantity variation during multipulse fuel injection eventCUMMINS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 5055US11486386B2Active control valve for a fluid pumpCUMMINS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
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