Patents by Inventor Tyler Austin Hamm

Tyler Austin Hamm 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).

  • Tappet Assembly for Use in a High-Pressure Fuel System and Method of Manufacturing
    Publication number: 20210404430
    Abstract: A tappet assembly for use in translating force between a camshaft lobe and a fuel pump assembly via reciprocal movement within a tappet cylinder having a guide slot. The tappet assembly comprises a tappet body having inner and outer surface and defining a pair of apertures, and a follower assembly. The follower assembly has a shaft and a first bearing and a second bearing each supported on the shaft for engaging the camshaft lobe. A beam is further supported on the shaft between the first and second bearings and has a platform for engaging the fuel pump assembly. The shaft is disposed in the pair of apertures of the tappet body and the beam is arranged in the tappet body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: GT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: John E. Brune, Terence William Roberts, JR., Tyler Austin Hamm
  • Tappet assembly for use in a high-pressure fuel system of an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 11111893
    Abstract: A tappet assembly for use in translating force between a camshaft lobe and a fuel pump assembly via reciprocal movement within a tappet cylinder having a guide slot. The tappet assembly comprises a tappet body having a shelf and defining a pair of apertures, and a follower assembly. The follower assembly has a shaft, a first bearing and a second bearing, each supported on the shaft for engaging the camshaft lobe. A beam is further supported on the shaft between the first and second bearings and has a platform for engaging the fuel pump assembly. The shaft is disposed in the pair of apertures of the tappet body and the beam is arranged in the tappet body and engaged with the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: GT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: John E. Brune, Terence William Roberts, Jr., Tyler Austin Hamm
  • Tappet Assembly for Use in a High-Pressure Fuel System of an Internal Combustion Engine
    Publication number: 20200300203
    Abstract: A tappet assembly for use in translating force between a camshaft lobe and a fuel pump assembly via reciprocal movement within a tappet cylinder having a guide slot. The tappet assembly comprises a tappet body having a shelf and defining a pair of apertures, and a follower assembly. The follower assembly has a shaft, a first bearing and a second bearing, each supported on the shaft for engaging the camshaft lobe. A beam is further supported on the shaft between the first and second bearings and has a platform for engaging the fuel pump assembly. The shaft is disposed in the pair of apertures of the tappet body and the beam is arranged in the tappet body and engaged with the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: GT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: John E. Brune, Terence William Roberts, JR., Tyler Austin Hamm