Patents by Inventor William Martin Sheeran

William Martin Sheeran 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).

  • Carbonaceous deposit-resistant coating for fuel injectors
    Patent number: 6145763
    Abstract: An automotive fuel injector having a fluorine-coating amphorous hydronated carbon film coating to resist the formation of carbonaceous deposits thereon. The fluorine-coating amphorous hydronated carbon film is made in part form trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane. The coating helps the fuel injector resist coking or the growth of hard carbonaceous deposits. This reduction in coking and deposits improves the fuel economy and engine performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Edward Fleming, Michael Howard Parsons, Robert Eugene Hetrick, William Martin Sheeran, Xia Zhang