Patents by Inventor KALEB J. ZIMMERMAN

KALEB J. ZIMMERMAN 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).

  • Internal combustion engine and head gasket for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 11480132
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine and a head gasket are provided. The internal combustion engine includes a block having at least one cylinder, a head joined to the block at a head interface, a cooling fluid circulation passage extending at least partially through the head and the block and having a first portion disposed in the head and a second portion disposed in the block, a head gasket having a plate extending across the head interface and separating the first portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage from the second portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage, and a plurality of orifices extending through the plate. The plurality of orifices is aligned with the cooling fluid circulation passage and is configured to control a flow of cooling fluid circulating between the first portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage and the second portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Kaleb J. Zimmerman, Jeremy M. Kessens, Douglas S. Brocco, Gregory J. Horton
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND HEAD GASKET FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20220112863
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine and a head gasket are provided. The internal combustion engine includes a block having at least one cylinder, a head joined to the block at a head interface, a cooling fluid circulation passage extending at least partially through the head and the block and having a first portion disposed in the head and a second portion disposed in the block, a head gasket having a plate extending across the head interface and separating the first portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage from the second portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage, and a plurality of orifices extending through the plate. The plurality of orifices is aligned with the cooling fluid circulation passage and is configured to control a flow of cooling fluid circulating between the first portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage and the second portion of the cooling fluid circulation passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: KALEB J. ZIMMERMAN, JEREMY M. KESSENS, DOUGLAS S. BROCCO, GREGORY J. HORTON