Patents by Inventor James Allen Kimmel

James Allen Kimmel 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: 7201136
    Abstract: A fuel delivery injector for an internal combustion engine is provided. A fuel injector forms part of a device which provides a combined injection and ignition. The fuel delivery injector comprises first and second portions adapted to be detachably connected together. The first portion incorporates a valve structure having a valve member movable with respect to a valve seat for opening and closing a delivery port, and an actuating member operatively connected to the valve member. An actuator is provided in the second portion. When the first and second portions are connected together, the actuator is operably associated with the actuating member to provide an actuating assembly. Typically, the actuating assembly comprises an electromagnetic device in which the actuating member comprises a solenoid armature and the actuator comprises a solenoid coil, whereby connection of the first and second portions together completes assembly of the electromagnetic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Orbital Engine Company (Australia) Pty Limited
    Inventors: Michael Leonard McKay, David John Longman, James Allen Kimmel
  • Patent number: 7104477
    Abstract: Air assist fuel injectors having one or more inserts that guide movement of a poppet, and an air assist fuel injector having a solid poppet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Synerject, LLC
    Inventors: David Kilgore, William June Rogers, Scott P. Dillon, Gary Lee Maschke, James Allen Kimmel
  • Patent number: 6568080
    Abstract: A first air assist fuel injector configured for operation with a two stroke engine and a second air assist fuel injector configured for operation with a four stroke engine. The first air assist fuel injector and the second air assist fuel injector share one or more common items, such as a solenoid coil assembly and/or an armature, even though the air assist fuel injectors are configured for different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Synerject, LLC
    Inventors: James Allen Kimmel, David Christopher Kilgore
  • Publication number: 20030047624
    Abstract: Air assist fuel injectors having one or more inserts that guide movement of a poppet, and an air assist fuel injector having a solid poppet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: David Kilgore, William June Rogers, Scott P. Dillon, Gary Lee Maschke, James Allen Kimmel
  • Patent number: 6484700
    Abstract: An air assist fuel injector having an armature and a solenoid for actuating the armature. The armature includes a conduit having a conical portion for delivering liquid fuel and gas to a poppet of the air assist fuel injector. The conduit includes an inlet for receiving the liquid fuel and gas from a cap of the air assist fuel injector. The cap includes a number of channels for delivering the liquid fuel and gas, and the outlets of the channels are located radially inward of the periphery of the inlet to the armature conduit. The armature also includes a flow path located between an area upstream of the inlet to the armature and an area downstream of the armature. The flow path may include one or more recesses in the armature or one or more recesses in an armature guide of the air assist fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Synerject, LLC
    Inventors: James Allen Kimmel, Scott P. Dillon
  • Publication number: 20020104893
    Abstract: A first air assist fuel injector configured for operation with a two stroke engine and a second air assist fuel injector configured for operation with a four stroke engine. The first air assist fuel injector and the second air assist fuel injector share one or more common items, such as a solenoid coil assembly and/or an armature, even though the air assist fuel injectors are configured for different applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: James Allen Kimmel, David Christopher Kilgore
  • Patent number: 6402057
    Abstract: A first air assist fuel injector configured for operation with a two stroke engine and a second air assist fuel injector configured for operation with a four stroke engine. The first air assist fuel injector and the second air assist fuel injector share one or more common items, such as a solenoid coil assembly and/or an armature, even though the air assist fuel injectors are configured for different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Synerject, LLC
    Inventors: James Allen Kimmel, David Christopher Kilgore
  • Patent number: 6302337
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for an air assist fuel injector having an interface cap. The sealing arrangement includes a sleeve sealingly attached to a leg of the air assist fuel injector and that receives at least a portion of the interface cap. A seal member abuts the sleeve to seal a solenoid from liquid fuel and gas and to seal an interface between the air assist fuel injector and a rail when the air assist fuel injector is received by the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Synerject, LLC
    Inventor: James Allen Kimmel