Patents by Inventor Robert MacFarland

Robert MacFarland 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: 7610792
    Abstract: A sled carriage is configured to move in a direction of an axis and a track is attached with the sled carriage. A platform is attached with the track and a sled buck is attached with the platform. Upon acceleration of the sled carriage, the sled buck and platform move relative to the sled carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Weigang Chen, Michael Stiyer, Baohua Xiao, Robert MacFarland, Matthew Maltarich
  • Publication number: 20080121014
    Abstract: A sled carriage is configured to move in a direction of an axis and a track is attached with the sled carriage. A platform is attached with the track and a sled buck is attached with the platform. Upon acceleration of the sled carriage, the sled buck and platform move relative to the sled carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Weigang Chen, Michael Stiyer, Baohua Xiao, Robert MacFarland, Matthew Maltarich
  • Patent number: 6904668
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is located at least within the tube assembly; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Corp.
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert MacFarland, Michael J. Hornby
  • Patent number: 6687997
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The method provides for manufacturing a sealed fuel injector unit via a predetermined number of different types of operations. Each type comprises a range of percentages of the predetermined number of operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Automotive Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert MacFarland, Michael J. Hornby
  • Patent number: 6663026
    Abstract: A fuel injector for controlling fuel flow to an internal combustion engine and a method of setting dynamic calibration for the fuel injector. The fuel injector has a body, a seat, an armature assembly, a resilient member, and a member. The member extends parallel to the longitudinal axis between a first portion and a second portion. The first portion supports the resilient member and engages the body, and the second portion has a filter. The method can be achieved, in part, by providing the member extending between the first portion and the second portion, fixing the filter to the second portion, moving the member along the longitudinal axis with respect to the body; and engaging the first portion with respect to the body such that the first portion supports the resilient member in a predetermined dynamic state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventor: Robert MacFarland
  • Publication number: 20020138983
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is located at least within the tube assembly; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert MacFarland, Michael J. Hornby
  • Publication number: 20020138969
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a modular fuel injector permits the fabrication of the electrical group subassembly outside a clean room while a fuel group subassembly is fabricated inside a clean room. The fuel injector comprises a valve group subassembly and a coil group subassembly. The valve group subassembly includes a tube assembly having a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end; a seat that is secured at the second end of the tube assembly and that defines an opening; an armature assembly that is disposed within the tube assembly; a member that biases the armature assembly toward the seat; an adjusting tube that is disposed in the tube assembly and that engages the member for adjusting a biasing force of the member; a filter that is located at least within the tube assembly; and a first attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Dallmeyer, Robert MacFarland, Michael J. Hornby