Patents Examined by James J Kim
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Patent number: 11717126Abstract: A motor assembly comprises a stator, a rotor configured to be rotated about a shaft by electromagnetically interacting with the stator, an impeller configured to be rotated with the rotor about the shaft by being coupled to the rotor and configured to suction air in response to a rotation, a housing configured to cover between the impeller and the stator by being coupled to the stator, a cover comprising an inlet through which air sucked by the impeller is introduced, and configured to cover the impeller, a guide member configured to guide the air discharged from the impeller and configured to be coupled to the housing, and a plurality of first vanes protruding from one of the cover and the guide member to an axial direction and coupled to the other of the cover and the guide member.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woong Hwang, Ji Min Kim, Tae Sang Park, Kee Yeon Cho, Jin Woo Han
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Patent number: 11719256Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a housing configured to accommodate an impeller. The impeller rotates relative to the housing. A flow channel that cooperates with the impeller is disposed in the housing. The flow channel includes a pressurization area, in which a static pressure and a flow velocity of an air flow are gradually increased along a rotation direction of the impeller. However, an air inlet is disposed on the housing, and there is a specific gap between the impeller and the air inlet. As a result, when air flows through the pressurization area, there is a specific amount of leakage through the gap. Therefore, an air baffle ring is disposed in the centrifugal fan provided in this application.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianliang Wang, Liujun Zou, Jian Shi, Zhiguo Zhang
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Patent number: 11719186Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a piston for an internal combustion engine. The piston comprises a cover which at least partially covers a piston basehead of the piston. A heat-isolating air gap is formed between the cover and the piston basehead, which is fluidically connected to a combustion chamber and/or an upper side of the cover facing away from the heat-isolating air gap. The fluidic connection permits a fluid exchange to take place between the heat-isolating air gap and the combustion chamber. In this way, a pressure gradient can be reduced between the combustion chamber and the heat-isolating air gap. As a result, the cover is/can be kept thin without being deformed during combustion.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: MAN TRUCK & BUS SEInventors: Thomas Malischewski, Jens Dietrich, Daniel Zülow
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Patent number: 11719182Abstract: An engine is provided with a cylinder liner that extends beyond the surface of the crankcase surrounding the cylinder. When the engine is oriented in an inverted V-block configuration, the extension of the cylinder liner provides a barrier to oil that can pool on the crankcase surface and otherwise enter the interior of the cylinder, absent such a barrier.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: DeltaHawk Engines, Inc.Inventor: Matthew Daniel De Lise
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Patent number: 11697085Abstract: A dust filter is configured to filter air drawn into a vehicle canister. The dust filter includes a first portion including a first engaging portion and a second portion including a second engaging portion. The second portion is attached to the first portion by engagement of the second engaging portion with the first engaging portion. The first portion includes a filtration member and a case. The case includes an inner chamber within which the filtration member is disposed. The case includes a drainage port configured to drain liquid that has infiltrated the inner chamber. The second portion is attached to the first portion to form a cover that covers the drainage port together with the first portion. The cover has an outlet that opens to the outside at a position lower than the drainage port.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takumi Tsuchiya, Norihiro Kondo, Tsuneyuki Kurata
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Patent number: 11692503Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a cylinder head with an exterior wall including a removable camshaft carrier. In one example, a cylinder head includes a camshaft carrier removably couplable to a mount surface of the cylinder head and adapted to form a portion of an exterior wall of the cylinder head while coupled to the mount surface. The camshaft carrier may include a first section removably couplable to the cylinder head and a second section removably couplable to the first section, with the first section and the second section together shaped to receive a camshaft journal.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeff Fluharty, Forest Heggie, Chad Ramsby, Robert Stephen Furby
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Patent number: 11692478Abstract: Linear generators with a piston having a valve are described herein. The linear generator includes a combustion module and at least one linear motor. The linear motor includes at least one piston having: a piston head with an opening therein; a piston skirt opposed to the piston head; a piston side wall extending between the piston head and the piston skirt, the piston side wall having at least one port therein. The piston also includes a valve mechanism movable relative to each of the piston head, the piston seat and the piston side wall. The valve mechanism includes a valve stem extending through the piston skirt and the interior piston volume into a mover shaft of the motor, and a valve head coupled to the valve stem and configured to cover the opening of the piston head.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Intelline Inc.Inventors: Kyle Timothy Faller, Jason Rwang Young
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Patent number: 11692467Abstract: The teachings herein are related to assemblies, such as oil pan assemblies, including a laminate bottom portion and a nut attached to the laminate bottom portion. The nut may provide a sealable opening to a cavity of the assembly. The laminate bottom portion preferably includes a polymeric layer sandwiched between two metallic layers. The nut preferably is a clinch nut.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATIONInventors: Bryan Joseph Tullis, Jason Schoonover
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Patent number: 11686270Abstract: A cast piston for an internal combustion engine is made of an iron-based material and has windows in at least one side wall carrying a piston pin boss. The windows are asymmetric relative to one another on the side of the skirt walls.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Federal-Mogul Nurnberg GmbHInventors: Christoffer Schmoll, Rainer Weiss, Michael Seiffert, Mark Day, Georg Hopp, Florian Sigel
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Patent number: 11680174Abstract: A coating composition for forming a coating film including particles and a resin binder is so configured that a content of the particles in the coating film is more than 30 vol%, the coating composition includes the particles, a raw resin of the resin binder, and a solvent, and a ratio V/D is 2.5 or less, where V is a volatilization rate (g/m2·s) of the solvent, and D is a diffusion coefficient (10?9 m2/s) of the solvent in the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2023Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Koga, Ken Sakamoto, Masaya Minato, Tsutomu Shigenaga
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Patent number: 11680538Abstract: A cylindrical sleeve for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The cylindrical sleeve includes a hollow cylindrical sleeve body, extending along an axial direction, with an inner peripheral side that has, along the axial direction, a first axial portion and a second axial portion. The inner peripheral side in the first axial portion is either cylindrical or opens at a first opening angle towards the second axial portion. The second axial portion opens at a second opening angle away from the first axial portion that is greater than the first opening angle. A first surface roughness of the inner peripheral side in the first axial portion is greater than a second surface roughness in the second axial portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventors: Stefan Gaiselmann, Bartek Lemm, Marco Maurizi
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Patent number: 11674472Abstract: A method of improving corrosion resistance of a cylinder cover including a port that is an intake port or an exhaust port. The cylinder cover is configured such that an annular cooling water passage is formed between an inner peripheral surface of the port and a valve seat ring when the valve seat ring is inserted in the port. The method includes forming a weld overlay layer on each of sealed regions of the inner peripheral surface of the port by laser metal deposition using a welding material made of a nickel-based alloy, a copper alloy, stainless steel, or a titanium alloy, the sealed regions being positioned at both sides of the cooling water passage, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daichi Kubo, Yuto Sakane, Tomohiro Ueno, Ryo Morihashi, Hayato Iwasaki, Yuji Kamei, Hideaki Kurokawa, Yoshishige Sakai, Takayuki Imai
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Patent number: 11674473Abstract: An engine includes a cylinder block in which a cylinder is formed, a piston arranged to be reciprocally movable in the cylinder, a cylinder head that is arranged on an upper side of the cylinder block and forms a combustion chamber between an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and an upper surface of the piston, and an ignition plug arranged in the cylinder head. An inner peripheral portion of the cylinder head includes an inner peripheral side portion formed to be flush with the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder, and a tilting portion tilting from the upper surface of the piston to a side surface is formed on the piston.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiki Shinohara, Takashi Suzuki, Masanori Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11667005Abstract: Making a piston includes receiving a piston crown including a combustion face forming a combustion bowl. The piston includes a base material, and a thermal barrier coating (TBC) material forming at least a portion of the combustion face including a bowl edge. Making a piston further includes advancing a polishing tool into contact with the combustion face, spinning the polishing tool such that a positive piston profile is polished via contact with a negative tool profile, and removing some of the TBC material based on the spinning the polishing tool relative to the piston.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Kenth I Svensson
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Patent number: 11663862Abstract: A method for diagnosing a part of a crank case ventilation system of an engine operable in different engine running conditions, the system comprising an electrically driven crank case ventilation, eCCV, separator. The method comprises determining a compared power consumption of the eCCV separator by comparing a current power consumption indicative value of the eCCV separator with a reference value; determining whether or not the compared power consumption achieved as pre-set criteria; and diagnosing a fault in the system in response to determining that the compared power consumption achieves the pre-set criteria.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATIONInventors: Per Gustafsson, Milad Mousavi
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Patent number: 11661904Abstract: Cylinder cover for an internal combustion engine, comprising a cylinder head, a cylinder head cover, an intermediate flange arranged between the cylinder head and the cylinder head cover, a plurality of fasteners for fastening the cylinder head cover and the intermediate flange to the cylinder head. The plurality of fasteners comprising a first fastener having a first head with internal threads, and a first shaft with first external threads, and a second fastener comprising a second head, and a second shaft with second external threads. The first fastener fastens the intermediate flange to the cylinder head and the second fastener fastens the cylinder head cover to the intermediate flange.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: FLEETGUARD FILTERS PRIVATE LIMITEDInventors: Rohan Turior, Satyasheel Milind Borwankar, Ajay Nehra, Aditya R Pujari, Sachin P Shirode
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Patent number: 11655727Abstract: In general, techniques are described regarding a rotary servo for actuators. A servo assembly includes a cylindrical outer sleeve including ports, a cylindrical outer spool annularly disposed within the cylindrical outer sleeve, a stepper motor mechanically coupled to the cylindrical outer spool, and an actuator mechanically coupled to compressor variable geometry that controls compression provided by a compressor. The cylindrical outer spool includes channels configured to provide fluidic interconnection between the ports and a cylindrical inner spool, where the cylindrical inner spool is annularly disposed within the cylindrical outer spool, and the cylindrical inner spool includes grooves configured to provide fluidic interconnection through the channels of the cylindrical outer sleeve. The stepper motor is configured to rotate the cylindrical outer spool within the cylindrical outer sleeve to deliver a fluid to and thereby actuate the actuator to control the compressor variable geometry.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Rolls-Royce plcInventor: Daniel J. Bickley
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Patent number: 11655788Abstract: In at least some implementations, a charge forming device includes a body that has a throttle bore, a throttle valve associated with the throttle bore, a coupler and an actuator. The throttle has a valve head received within and movable relative to the throttle bore, and a valve shaft to which the valve head is coupled. The coupler is connected to the valve shaft and carries or includes a sensor element. And the actuator has a drive shaft coupled to the coupler so that rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to the coupler and the valve shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Walbro LLCInventors: Jeffrey C. Hoppe, Duried F. Rabban, Bradley J. Roche, David L. Speirs
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Patent number: 11655777Abstract: An engine with a vertically oriented parallel valve and stem arrangement accommodating tumble flow to support spark-ignited fuel usage. The engine may be provided in a configuration generally suited for swirl flow, compression combustion fuel usage. However, the introduction of a unique, replaceable valve head assembly may be utilized to induce tumble flow within a combustion chamber of the engine. Thus, spark-ignited fuel may be utilized without requiring vast overhaul of the engine to accommodate such fuels. Notably, with the addition of such an assembly, diesel fuel may be replaced with natural gas on large scale equipment without the requirement of impractically burdensome or expensive measures.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Inventors: Christopher L. Wray, Zainal Abidin, Kevin L. Hoag, Anthony S. Perkins, Ian P. Gilbert, Marc C. Megel
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Patent number: 11649749Abstract: An apparatus that improves the gas mileage of an internal combustion engine in a vehicle is disclosed that is comprised of an air inlet, a condensation chamber, and an air outlet that is connected to the vehicle's oil system through an oil filler port in the engine of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: PREFERRED RENOVATIONS, LLCInventor: Lewis P. Bell, Jr.