Patents by Inventor Thomas James Carney

Thomas James Carney 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).

  • Fuel injector seal construction and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 6659371
    Abstract: A fuel injector seal for preventing the intrusion of liquid fuel into the working moving parts of a fuel injector. The seal is in the form of a flexible bellows, assembled from first, inner and second, outer caps joined together. The seal is positioned in the injector to create a liquid tight seal between the reciprocating injector jet needle and the enclosure for the remaining fuel-sensitive components of the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Senior Investments AG
    Inventor: Thomas James Carney
  • Fuel injector seal construction and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20030080218
    Abstract: A fuel injector seal for preventing the intrusion of liquid fuel into the working moving parts of a fuel injector. The seal is in the form of a flexible bellows, assembled from first, inner and second, outer caps joined together. The seal is positioned in the injector to create a liquid tight seal between the reciprocating injector jet needle and the enclosure for the remaining fuel-sensitive components of the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas James Carney
  • Thin wall, high pressure, volume compensator
    Patent number: 6076557
    Abstract: Accumulators/compensators for pressurized fluent material systems are provided, in which a continuous substantially non-permeable, flexible membrane (like a bellows) surrounds or is surrounded by a non-gaseous support medium, all within a surrounding housing. Various combinations of support media, which may include internal gas-filled cavities, are described and illustrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Senior Engineering Investments AG
    Inventor: Thomas James Carney