Patents by Inventor Clayton R. Westerfeld

Clayton R. Westerfeld 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).

  • Nozzle combustion shield and sealing member with improved heat transfer capabilities
    Patent number: 10605213
    Abstract: An injector combustion shield assembly comprising a bore configured to receive a fuel injector, the bore including a fluid opening in fluid communication with a fluid jacket and a fluid outlet positioned within an annular wall of the bore; and a valve positioned between the fluid jacket and the fluid opening and configured to selectively permit a fluid from the fluid jacket to enter the bore, the valve being movable between an open configuration to permit fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore via the fluid opening and a closed configuration to prevent fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan, Timothy P. Lutz, David B. Snyder, Derek G. Weiler, Clayton R. Westerfeld, Julie Anne Colin, Akintomide K. Akinola, Joseph Eric Parlow, Steven J. Kolhouse
  • NOZZLE COMBUSTION SHIELD AND SEALING MEMBER WITH IMPROVED HEAT TRANSFER CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20170051713
    Abstract: An injector combustion shield assembly comprising a bore configured to receive a fuel injector, the bore including a fluid opening in fluid communication with a fluid jacket and a fluid outlet positioned within an annular wall of the bore; and a valve positioned between the fluid jacket and the fluid opening and configured to selectively permit a fluid from the fluid jacket to enter the bore, the valve being movable between an open configuration to permit fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore via the fluid opening and a closed configuration to prevent fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan, Timothy P. Lutz, David B. Snyder, Derek G. Weiler, Clayton R. Westerfeld, Julie Anne Colin, Akintomide K. Akinola, Joseph Eric Parlow, Steven J. Kolhouse