Prof. Reitz's patents and patent applications include:
Patents
Reitz, R.,D., and Thiel, M., Diesel Engine Particulate (Soot) Reduction by Means of Multiple Injections with an Increasing Injection Pressure in Each Successive Pulse, Mar 04, 2003. US Patent No 6526939 -- Description
Marriott, C.D., and Reitz, R.D., Internal Combustion Engine Using Premixing with Combustion of Stratified Charges, Dec 30, 2003. US Patent No 6668789 -- Description
R.D. Reitz, C.J. Rutland and R. Jhavar, Controlled Valve Actuation for Emissions Reduction, May 18, 2004. US Patent No 6736106 -- Description
Sun, Y., and Reitz, R.D. , Adaptive Injection Strategy (AIS) for Diesel Engines , Dec 16, 2008. US Patent No 7,464,690
Patent Applications
Mather, D., and Reitz, R.D., A Method for reducing Pollutant Emissions From Diesel Engines, 2000. P00196US
D.D. Wickman and R.D. Reitz, Piston/Combustion Chamber Configurations for Enhanced CI Engine Performance, Jun 01, 2002. 09920224-P02354US
Bergin, M., Hessel, R., and Reitz, R.D., Interacting Fuel Sprays to Reduce Pollutant Formation in Direct Injection Engines, 2004. P05054US