Patents by Inventor James E. Froling

James E. Froling 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).

  • Oil flow system for engine cylinder deactivation
    Patent number: 10774698
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an engine oil system of a cylinder head. In one example, an engine oil system may include a first oil gallery and a second oil gallery fluidly coupled to each other via a plurality of oil chambers. Each oil chamber includes a plug, and one or more of the plugs may include a slot shaped to direct a flow of engine oil from a solenoid valve to the second oil gallery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff D. Fluharty, Jonathan Denis Crowe, John Christopher Riegger, James E. Froling
  • OIL FLOW SYSTEM FOR ENGINE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20200003089
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an engine oil system of a cylinder head. In one example, an engine oil system may include a first oil gallery and a second oil gallery fluidly coupled to each other via a plurality of oil chambers. Each oil chamber includes a plug, and one or more of the plugs may include a slot shaped to direct a flow of engine oil from a solenoid valve to the second oil gallery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff D. Fluharty, Jonathan Denis Crowe, John Christopher Riegger, James E. Froling
  • Oil flow system for engine cylinder deactivation
    Patent number: 10465571
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an engine oil system of a cylinder head. In one example, an engine oil system may include a first oil gallery and a second oil gallery fluidly coupled to each other via a plurality of oil chambers. Each oil chamber includes a plug, and one or more of the plugs may include a slot shaped to direct a flow of engine oil from a solenoid valve to the second oil gallery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff D. Fluharty, Jonathan Denis Crowe, John Christopher Riegger, James E. Froling
  • OIL FLOW SYSTEM FOR ENGINE CYLINDER DEACTIVATION
    Publication number: 20180355770
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an engine oil system of a cylinder head. In one example, an engine oil system may include a first oil gallery and a second oil gallery fluidly coupled to each other via a plurality of oil chambers. Each oil chamber includes a plug, and one or more of the plugs may include a slot shaped to direct a flow of engine oil from a solenoid valve to the second oil gallery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff D. Fluharty, Jonathan Denis Crowe, John Christopher Riegger, James E. Froling