Inventor · Peoria, IL, US

Travis E. Barnes

38Patents
14h-index
85Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 1993 → Jul 8, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5357912A Electronic control system and method for a hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US5564391A Electronic control for a hydraulic-actuator unit injector fuel system and method for operating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6272859A Device for controlling a variable geometry turbocharger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6062186A Method of starting an engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US5445129A Method for controlling a hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US5447138A Method for controlling a hydraulically-actuated fuel injections system to start an engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6694953B2 Utilization of a rail pressure predictor model in controlling a common rail fuel injection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US5586538A Method of correcting engine maps based on engine temperature Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US6026780A Method for controlled transition between use of different injection waveform types in a hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled fuel injection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7201127B2 Internal combustion engine start-up operating mode and engine using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5477828A Method for controlling a hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US6092504A Device for controlling engine speed using dual governors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6112729A Device for controlling exhaust gas recirculation in an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6152107A Device for controlling fuel injection in cold engine temperatures Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6082331A Electronic control and method for consistently controlling the amount of fuel injected by a hydraulically activated, electronically controlled injector fuel system to an engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5529044A Method for controlling the fuel injection rate of a hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6192868A Apparatus and method for a cold start timing sweep Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US6484696B2 Model based rail pressure control for variable displacement pumps Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5711273A Method for controlling the operation of a driver circuit in response to an electrical fault condition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7111613B1 Fuel injector control system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6907851B2 Engine valve actuation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7287516B2 Pump control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6367456B1 Method of determining the fuel injection timing for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6850835B1 On engine trim for fuel injectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7520266B2 Fuel injector control system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active

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