Patents by Inventor Kurt Sigerud

Kurt Sigerud 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: 6941916
    Abstract: An auto-enrichener for an engine, including an enriching conduit for carrying fuel and air to an engine, and a valve disposed in the conduit. The valve is adjustable between at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the open configuration passage of fuel and air through the conduit is enabled, and in the closed configuration passage of fuel and air through the conduit is not enabled. The auto-enrichener also includes a thermal expansion element in communication with the valve. The thermal expansion element expands with increasing temperature and contracts with decreasing temperature to activate the valve. The auto-enrichener also includes a heater that hears the thermal expansion element when the engine is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Sigerud, Mik Tursky, Ted Bettin
  • Publication number: 20050087173
    Abstract: An auto-enrichener for an engine, including an enriching conduit for carrying fuel and air to an engine, and a valve disposed in the conduit. The valve is adjustable between at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the open configuration passage of fuel and air through the conduit is enabled, and in the closed configuration passage of fuel and air through the conduit is not enabled. The auto-enrichener also includes a thermal expansion element in communication with the valve. The thermal expansion element expands with increasing temperature and contracts with decreasing temperature to activate the valve. The auto-enrichener also includes a heater that heats the thermal expansion element when the engine is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: ARCTIC CAT INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Sigerud, Mike Tursky, Ted Bettin