Patents by Inventor Jakub M. Walczak

Jakub M. Walczak 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).

  • Patent number: 11933424
    Abstract: Gas admission valve assembly includes a housing, an elongated valve guide disposed within a central bore of the housing, a valve including a valve stem slidably disposed within the valve guide and a valve head selectively engagable with a valve seat of the housing to control flow between gas entry and exit openings into a housing entry chamber. First and second stem seals are disposed at opposite ends of the valve guide in sealing engagement with the valve stem between the valve stem and the central bore of the housing distally and the valve guide proximally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jakub M. Walczak, Prabhu Nagaraj, Kevin D. Yoder
  • Patent number: 11608760
    Abstract: A valve assembly for an engine includes a gas exchange valve, a valve guide, and a seal. The gas exchange valve includes a valve stem. The valve guide includes an outer surface having a stem seal retention surface disposed at a seal end thereof. The valve stem extends through the valve guide such that the valve is reciprocally movable over a range of travel along the longitudinal axis with respect thereto. The seal is mounted to the stem seal retention surface of the valve guide such that the seal is in running, sealing engagement with the valve stem. The stem seal retention surface includes a shoulder surface to help retain the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin A. Hattiangadi, Selvaganapathi Ganesan, Jakub M. Walczak
  • Publication number: 20230018227
    Abstract: Gas admission valve assembly includes a housing, an elongated valve guide disposed within a central bore of the housing, a valve including a valve stem slidably disposed within the valve guide and a valve head selectively engagable with a valve seat of the housing to control flow between gas entry and exit openings into a housing entry chamber. First and second stem seals are disposed at opposite ends of the valve guide in sealing engagement with the valve stem between the valve stem and the central bore of the housing distally and the valve guide proximally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jakub M. Walczak, Prabhu Nagaraj, Kevin D. Yoder
  • Publication number: 20210340890
    Abstract: A valve assembly for an engine includes a gas exchange valve, a valve guide, and a seal. The gas exchange valve includes a valve stem. The valve guide includes an outer surface having a stem seal retention surface disposed at a seal end thereof. The valve stem extends through the valve guide such that the valve is reciprocally movable over a range of travel along the longitudinal axis with respect thereto. The seal is mounted to the stem seal retention surface of the valve guide such that the seal is in running, sealing engagement with the valve stem. The stem seal retention surface includes a shoulder surface to help retain the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ashwin A. Hattiangadi, Selvaganapathi Ganesan, Jakub M. Walczak
  • Publication number: 20160222834
    Abstract: A valve lifter assembly for an engine is provided. The valve lifter assembly includes a first valve lifter and a second valve lifter received through a first bore and a second bore, respectively, of a cylinder head. The valve lifter assembly includes a spacer disposed between the first valve lifter and the second valve lifter. The spacer constrains rotation of the first and second valve lifters within a predefined angle range. A pair of first bevel surfaces is adapted to provide a surface contact with a first inner face of the first valve lifter. A pair of second bevel surfaces is adapted to provide a surface contact with a second inner face of the second valve lifter. A second recessed surface is defined between each of the pair of second bevel surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jakub M. Walczak, Kevin Yoder, Sahul Hameed Peer Mohamed