Patents by Inventor Richard Terrence Tamba
Richard Terrence Tamba 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).
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Publication number: 20240044286Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a piston, a cylinder, and an output shaft, wherein the piston is arranged for reciprocating motion within the cylinder, driven by combustion, and the piston is coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the piston drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the engine has increased engine part commonality. The internal combustion engine may include a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank, the first cylinder bank having a first cylinder head, the second cylinder bank having a second cylinder head, and the first cylinder head and the second cylinder head being formed as common parts such that they are interchangeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Patent number: 11885390Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a piston, a cylinder, and an output shaft, wherein the piston is arranged for reciprocating motion within the cylinder, driven by combustion, and the piston is coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the piston drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the coupling includes a connecting rod coupled to the piston, a slider bearing located for reciprocating movement relative to the connecting rod, the coupling further including a crankshaft rotatably mounted within a slider bearing, the engine having a camshaft and a balance shaft wherein the balance shaft is housed in a hollow of the camshaft such that the camshaft and the balance shaft rotate about a common axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: ASF Technologies (Australia) Pty LtdInventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20220403876Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a pair of opposed pistons, a pair of opposed cylinders, and an output shaft, wherein each of the pistons is arranged for reciprocating motion within a respective one of the cylinders, driven by combustion, and the pistons are coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the pistons drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the coupling includes a connecting rod coupled to the opposed pistons, and the coupling further includes a crankshaft rotatably mounted within a slider bearing, the slider bearing being formed of separable parts and having unitary sides for sliding contact within the connecting rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20220403915Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a piston, a cylinder, and an output shaft, wherein the piston is arranged for reciprocating motion within the cylinder, driven by combustion, and the piston is coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the piston drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the coupling includes a connecting rod coupled to the piston, a slider bearing located for reciprocating movement relative to the connecting rod, the coupling further including a crankshaft rotatably mounted within a slider bearing, the engine having a camshaft and a balance shaft wherein the balance shaft is housed in a hollow of the camshaft such that the camshaft and the balance shaft rotate about a common axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20220381180Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a pair of opposed pistons, a pair of opposed cylinders, and an output shaft, wherein each of the pistons is arranged for reciprocating motion within a respective one of the cylinders, driven by combustion, and the pistons are coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the pistons drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the coupling includes a unitary connecting rod coupled to the opposed pistons, the connecting rod having side guides for guiding a slider bearing located for reciprocating movement relative to the connecting rod, and the coupling further includes a crankshaft rotatably mounted within the slider bearing, the crankshaft having at least one guide shoulder for supporting axial location relative to the slider bearing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20220372898Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a piston, a cylinder, and an output shaft, wherein the piston is arranged for reciprocating motion within the cylinder, driven by combustion, and the piston is coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the piston drives rotation of the output shaft, wherein the engine further includes an oil pump arrangement having a multi-stage regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20220364503Abstract: An internal combustion engine, including a piston, a cylinder, and an output shaft, wherein the piston is arranged for reciprocating motion within the cylinder, driven by combustion, and the piston is coupled to the output shaft by a coupling such that said reciprocating motion of the piston drives rotation of the output shaft, the coupling being arranged such that the piston has sinusoidal motion when plotted against rotational angle of the output shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Graham Harry Fountain, Emmanuel Kavarnos, Dimitrios Psonis, Richard Terrence Tamba
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Patent number: 10975978Abstract: A solenoid device including pressure altering means for altering an output pressure of the solenoid device; and an actuator for providing an actuating signal to said pressure altering means; wherein the solenoid device further includes a sensor arranged to sense a control value of the solenoid device, and a controller which receives a request and is arranged to control delivery of power to the actuator with feedback from the sensor until the control value meets the request.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: BRT Group Pty LtdInventor: Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20180363798Abstract: A solenoid device including pressure altering means for altering an output pressure of the solenoid device; and an actuator for providing an actuating signal to said pressure altering means; wherein the solenoid device further includes a sensor arranged to sense a control value of the solenoid device, and a controller which receives a request and is arranged to control delivery of power to the actuator with feedback from the sensor until the control value meets the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: BRT Group Pty LtdInventor: Richard Terrence TAMBA
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Patent number: 9810342Abstract: A solenoid spool valve including a spool valve having a sleeve provided with a supply pressure port, a control pressure port, an exhaust port and a spool supported in the sleeve for axial displacement within the sleeve; and an electromagnetic actuator for providing an axial drive force to the spool in a first axial direction; wherein the spool has a first piston with a first land for opening/closing the supply pressure port and a second piston with a second land for opening/closing the exhaust port, wherein the first piston has a larger piston face surface area in fluid communication with the control pressure port than does the second piston.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: NT Consulting International Pty LimitedInventor: Richard Terrence Tamba
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Patent number: 9028285Abstract: A hybrid marine drivetrain for a watercraft, the drivetrain including a driveshaft for driving a propulsion device of the watercraft, an internal combustion engine for driving the driveshaft, a motor for driving the driveshaft, a storage unit for storing energy in a form suitable for operating the motor, and a generator driven by the internal combustion engine for generating energy to power the motor, wherein a drive output of the motor is in direct driving connection with the driveshaft, a drive output of the internal combustion engine is in direct driving connection with a rotor of the generator, and a clutch is provided to selectively couple/decouple drive from the internal combustion engine to/from the driveshaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: NT Consulting International Pty LimitedInventor: Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20150047720Abstract: A solenoid device including pressure altering means for altering an output pressure of the solenoid device; and an actuator for providing an actuating signal to said pressure altering means; wherein the solenoid device further includes a sensor arranged to sense a control value of the solenoid device, and a controller which receives a request and is arranged to control delivery of power to the actuator with feedback from the sensor until the control value meets the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: BRT GROUP PTY LTDInventor: Richard Terrence Tamba
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Patent number: 8672803Abstract: An automated manual transmission system (1) including an input shaft (4), a clutch, an output shaft (6), and a gearbox enabling selection of different transmission ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft (6). An actuation mechanism (10) is operatively connected to the clutch and the gearbox to effect disengagement and re-engagement of the clutch and coordinated selection of the transmission ratios. A hybrid motor (14) is operably connected to the output shaft (6) and a control system (16) is operable to regulate the actuating mechanism in response to control inputs, to effect automatic gear changes. The hybrid motor (14) is responsive to the control system (16) to provide supplementary torque to the vehicle driveline when the clutch is disengaged, to reduce torque interruption in the driveline.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: NT Consulting International Pty. Ltd.Inventors: Richard Terrence Tamba, Simon Fitzgerald
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Patent number: 8388489Abstract: A multi-ratio automatic transmission for a vehicle, the transmission having a single planetary gear set, a plurality of friction elements for coupling components of the planetary gear set between an input and an output of the transmission in different configurations so as to achieve a plurality of forward drive ratios, and a control system for selectively engaging/disengaging the friction elements in different combinations to effect selection of the ratios, wherein the friction elements include first and second clutches mounted forward of the planetary gear set, and wherein power flow in each of the forward drive ratios is routed from the input to the planetary gear set through at least one of the first and second clutches.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: NT Consulting International Pty LimitedInventors: Simon Paul Fitzgerald, Richard Terrence Tamba, Darren Lee Firth
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Publication number: 20120326066Abstract: A solenoid spool valve including a spool valve having a sleeve provided with a supply pressure port, a control pressure port, an exhaust port and a spool supported in the sleeve for axial displacement within the sleeve; and an electromagnetic actuator for providing an axial drive force to said spool in a first axial direction; wherein the spool has a first piston with a first land for opening/closing the supply pressure port and a second piston with a second land for opening/closing the exhaust port, wherein the first piston has a larger piston face surface area in fluid communication with the control pressure port than does the second piston.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: NT Consulting International Pty LimitedInventor: Richard Terrence Tamba
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Publication number: 20110306463Abstract: An automated manual transmission system (1) including an input shaft (4), a clutch, an output shaft (6), and a gear-box enabling selection of different transmission ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft (6). An actuation mechanism (10) is operatively connected to the clutch and the gearbox to effect disengagement and re-engagement of the clutch and coordinated selection of the transmission ratios. A hybrid motor (14) is operably connected to the output shaft (6) and a control system (16) is operable to regulate the actuating mechanism in response to control inputs, to effect automatic gear changes. The hybrid motor (14) is responsive to the control system (16) to provide supplementary torque to the vehicle driveline when the clutch is disengaged, to reduce torque interruption in the driveline.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: NT CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL PTY, LTD.Inventors: Richard Terrence Tamba, Simon Fitzgerald
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Patent number: 8052577Abstract: A torque converter having a lockup clutch or a coupling device, for selectively providing a mechanical connection between a drive unit and a drive train. The lockup clutch (C) or coupling device has a driving part connected to the drive unit and a driven part connected to the drive train. The torque converter also has a control system for applying a first pressure in a sense to cause frictional engagement between the driving part and the driven part and a second pressure in a sense to cause disengagement of the driving part and the driven part. A differential between the pressures is progressively controllable by the control system so as to control the relative positioning between the driven part and the driving part.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2005Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: NT Consulting International PTY LTDInventors: Richard Terrence Tamba, Darren Lee Firth
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Publication number: 20110237141Abstract: A hybrid marine drivetrain for a watercraft, the drivetrain including a driveshaft for driving a propulsion device of the watercraft, an internal combustion engine for driving the driveshaft, a motor for driving the driveshaft, a storage unit for storing energy in a form suitable for operating the motor, and a generator driven by the internal combustion engine for generating energy to power the motor, wherein a drive output of the motor is in direct driving connection with the driveshaft, a drive output of the internal combustion engine is in direct driving connection with a rotor of the generator, and a clutch is provided to selectively couple/decouple drive from the internal combustion engine to/from the driveshaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: NT Consulting International Pty LimitedInventor: Richard Terrence Tamba
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Patent number: 7891263Abstract: A two speed transmission system mounted for driving a marine craft comprising: an input shaft coupled in direct connection with a driveshaft of an engine of the marine craft; an output shaft coaxial with the input shaft coupled in direct connection with a driveline of the marine craft; a first gear train for transmitting drive at a fixed first gear ratio; a second gear train for transmitting drive at a fixed second gear ratio; a first friction clutch operable to engage/disengage the first gear train; and a second friction clutch operable to engage/disengage the second gear train, wherein in shifting between the first gear ratio and the second gear ratio one of the friction clutches is disengaged using controlled slippage while the other friction clutch is engaged using controlled slippage.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2004Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: NT Consulting International Pty LimitedInventors: Graham Mowbray, Richard Terrence Tamba, Stephen Tapper, Paul Donnelly
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Publication number: 20100285918Abstract: A multi-ratio automatic transmission for a vehicle, the transmission having a single planetary gear set, a plurality of friction elements for coupling components of the planetary gear set between an input and an output of the transmission in different configurations so as to achieve a plurality of forward drive ratios, and a control system for selectively engaging/disengaging the friction elements in different combinations to effect selection of the ratios, wherein the friction elements include first and second clutches mounted forward of the planetary gear set, and wherein power flow in each of the forward drive ratios is routed from the input to the planetary gear set through at least one of the first and second clutches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: NT CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL PTY LIMITEDInventors: Simon Paul Fitzgerald, Richard Terrence Tamba, Darren Lee Firth