Patents by Inventor Todd L. Rachel

Todd L. Rachel 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: 9527532
    Abstract: A three wheeled vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle frame with a frame sidewall providing a substantially flat surface, with recesses in the flat surface. Alignment arms have inner ends and outer ends, where the inner ends are mounted to the frame sidewall, and the outer ends mount a wheel hub. The inner ends have couplings with pivotal portions and fixed portions, the pivotal portions being at least partially positioned within the recesses, and the fixed portions being attached to the substantially flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: James A. J. Holroyd, Brian T. Utter, Jason J. Hohenstein, Todd L. Rachel
  • Patent number: 4327689
    Abstract: In an electronic fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine an oxygen sensor tests the exhaust gas for oxygen content and provides a feedback signal for fuel/air mixture control. During cold start and engine warm-up the oxygen sensor is inoperative and mixture is controlled as a function of engine coolant temperature. During this phase the mixture may be excessively lean causing rough engine running. Means responsive to cylinder misfirings temporarily enrich the mixture to eliminate engine roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventor: Todd L. Rachel
  • Patent number: 3967598
    Abstract: A combined fuel pump control circuit, intermittent injection electronic fuel control system is disclosed herein to provide optimum fuel delivery at constant operating pressure to the fuel injector valve means of an electronically controlled fuel supply system and to eliminate fuel return means. By energizing the pump in response to the engine operating parameters which determine the engine fuel requirement, fuel as calculated to meet the fuel requirement is provided thereby eliminating the need for fuel, in excess of that required by the engine, to be recirculated from the area of the engine back to the fuel reservoir. In order to intermittently energize the fuel pump, the pump is provided with signals which correspond to the injector valve energizing signals in timing and duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1973
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventor: Todd L. Rachel
  • Patent number: RE31658
    Abstract: A fuel injection system employing digital logic to generate injection command pulses of a time duration calculated to provide a precise quantity of fuel to meet presently existing, varying engine requirements is disclosed herein. The system employs a first or injector selection circuit operative to select an injector or injector group for injection and a second or adaptive delay circuit to generate an injection command. The circuits are electronically intercoupled to provide for substantially simultaneous application of the selection pulse and injection pulse to the proper injector group and to eliminate the need for a mechanical distributor arrangement to select the proper injector group. The time duration or delay signal is generated by a function generator producing an output as a known function of time with injection occurring during the time it takes for the output to reach a pre-determined, selected, threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1984
    Assignee: The Bendix Corporation
    Inventor: Todd L. Rachel