Patents by Inventor Bruce L Raymond

Bruce L Raymond 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).

  • Device and method for providing tappet alignment
    Patent number: 6732692
    Abstract: A device for resisting rotation of a valve tappet, and in particular a roller valve tappet, is provided as part of a cylinder head gasket. The device includes a resilient portion having a flat face contacting a flat surface of a valve tappet to resist rotation thereof. The resiliency of the device urges the flat face against the flat surface of the valve tappet to resist rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E Cetnar, Robert A Perkins, Bruce L Raymond