Patents by Inventor Akintomide K. Akinola

Akintomide K. Akinola 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: 11725605
    Abstract: A cylinder head [20, 120] mountable onto a cylinder block [16] of an engine [10] is disclosed. The cylinder head [20, 120] includes at least one fastener boss [28, 128] configured for receiving a fastener [24], and the cylinder head [20, 120] is securely fastened onto the cylinder block [16] of the engine [10] by the fastener [24]. A boss cutout [30, 130] is formed on a lower portion of the at least one fastener boss [28, 128] that abuts the cylinder block [16] such that a contact pressure balance of sealing pressures around the cylinder block [16] is evenly distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Dennis King Chan, William Ryan Dougherty, Jeffrey D. Jones, Andrew P. Perr, Andrew Guy Kitchen, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230089814
    Abstract: A cylinder head [20, 120] mountable onto a cylinder block [16] of an engine [10] is disclosed. The cylinder head [20, 120] includes at least one fastener boss [28, 128] configured for receiving a fastener [24], and the cylinder head [20, 120] is securely fastened onto the cylinder block [16] of the engine [10] by the fastener [24]. A boss cutout [30, 130] is formed on a lower portion of the at least one fastener boss [28, 128] that abuts the cylinder block [16] such that a contact pressure balance of sealing pressures around the cylinder block [16] is evenly distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis King Chan, William Ryan Dougherty, Jeffrey D. Jones, Andrew P. Perr, Andrew Guy Kitchen, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, JR.
  • Patent number: 11441512
    Abstract: A cooling system for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a cylindrical seat configured to engage an exhaust valve, a first coolant jacket, and a first conduit. The exhaust valve seat defines an annular cooling passage extending along a circumference of the cylindrical seat. A wall of the cylindrical seat defines a first opening into the annular cooling passage and a second opening into the annular cooling passage, where the first opening is positioned diametrically opposite to the second opening. The first coolant jacket is positioned adjacent to a fire-deck of the internal combustion engine. The first conduit fluidly couples the first coolant jacket to the at least one of the first opening and the second opening to the annular cooling passage in the exhaust valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Perr, Robin J. Bremmer, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, Jr., Dennis King Chan
  • Publication number: 20210332774
    Abstract: A cylinder head [20, 120] mountable onto a cylinder block [16] of an engine [10] is disclosed. The cylinder head [20, 120] includes at least one fastener boss [28, 128] configured for receiving a fastener [24], and the cylinder head [20, 120] is securely fastened onto the cylinder block [16] of the engine [10] by the fastener [24]. A boss cutout [30, 130] is formed on a lower portion of the at least one fastener boss [28, 128] that abuts the cylinder block [16] such that a contact pressure balance of sealing pressures around the cylinder block [16] is evenly distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis King Chan, William Ryan Dougherty, Jeffrey D. Jones, Andrew P. Perr, Andrew Guy Kitchen, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210254580
    Abstract: A cooling system for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a cylindrical seat configured to engage an exhaust valve, a first coolant jacket, and a first conduit. The exhaust valve seat defines an annular cooling passage extending along a circumference of the cylindrical seat. A wall of the cylindrical seat defines a first opening into the annular cooling passage and a second opening into the annular cooling passage, where the first opening is positioned diametrically opposite to the second opening. The first coolant jacket is positioned adjacent to a fire-deck of the internal combustion engine. The first conduit fluidly couples the first coolant jacket to the at least one of the first opening and the second opening to the annular cooling passage in the exhaust valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Perr, Robin J. Bremmer, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, JR., Dennis King Chan
  • Patent number: 11008973
    Abstract: A cooling system for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a cylindrical seat configured to engage an exhaust valve, a first coolant jacket, and a first conduit. The exhaust valve seat defines an annular cooling passage extending along a circumference of the cylindrical seat. A wall of the cylindrical seat defines a first opening into the annular cooling passage and a second opening into the annular cooling passage, where the first opening is positioned diametrically opposite to the second opening. The first coolant jacket is positioned adjacent to a fire-deck of the internal combustion engine. The first conduit fluidly couples the first coolant jacket to the at least one of the first opening and the second opening to the annular cooling passage in the exhaust valve seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Perr, Robin J. Bremmer, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, Jr., Dennis King Chan
  • Publication number: 20200232414
    Abstract: A cooling system for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine includes a cylindrical seat configured to engage an exhaust valve, a first coolant jacket, and a first conduit. The exhaust valve seat defines an annular cooling passage extending along a circumference of the cylindrical seat. A wall of the cylindrical seat defines a first opening into the annular cooling passage and a second opening into the annular cooling passage, where the first opening is positioned diametrically opposite to the second opening. The first coolant jacket is positioned adjacent to a fire-deck of the internal combustion engine. The first conduit fluidly couples the first coolant jacket to the at least one of the first opening and the second opening to the annular cooling passage in the exhaust valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Perr, Robin J. Bremmer, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, Dennis King Chan
  • Patent number: 10605213
    Abstract: An injector combustion shield assembly comprising a bore configured to receive a fuel injector, the bore including a fluid opening in fluid communication with a fluid jacket and a fluid outlet positioned within an annular wall of the bore; and a valve positioned between the fluid jacket and the fluid opening and configured to selectively permit a fluid from the fluid jacket to enter the bore, the valve being movable between an open configuration to permit fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore via the fluid opening and a closed configuration to prevent fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan, Timothy P. Lutz, David B. Snyder, Derek G. Weiler, Clayton R. Westerfeld, Julie Anne Colin, Akintomide K. Akinola, Joseph Eric Parlow, Steven J. Kolhouse
  • Patent number: 10494981
    Abstract: A combustion pre-chamber device for a spark ignition internal combustion engine is configured to engage a spark plug and be mounted to a cylinder head in communication with a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the engine. The combustion pre-chamber device includes a number of bores that open at an outer surface thereof that extend into the body and receive a coolant flow to provide cooling for a combustion pre-chamber of the combustion pre-chamber device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Cummins Inc
    Inventors: Andrew P. Perr, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, Jr., Dwight A. Doig
  • Publication number: 20190284985
    Abstract: A combustion pre-chamber device for a spark ignition internal combustion engine is configured to engage a spark plug and be mounted to a cylinder head in communication with a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the engine. The combustion pre-chamber device includes a number of bores that open at an outer surface thereof that extend into the body and receive a coolant flow to provide cooling for a combustion pre-chamber of the combustion pre-chamber device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew P. Perr, Philipe F. Saad, Akintomide K. Akinola, Rick Vaughan Lewis, JR., Dwight A. Doig
  • Publication number: 20170051713
    Abstract: An injector combustion shield assembly comprising a bore configured to receive a fuel injector, the bore including a fluid opening in fluid communication with a fluid jacket and a fluid outlet positioned within an annular wall of the bore; and a valve positioned between the fluid jacket and the fluid opening and configured to selectively permit a fluid from the fluid jacket to enter the bore, the valve being movable between an open configuration to permit fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore via the fluid opening and a closed configuration to prevent fluid flow from the fluid jacket into the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan, Timothy P. Lutz, David B. Snyder, Derek G. Weiler, Clayton R. Westerfeld, Julie Anne Colin, Akintomide K. Akinola, Joseph Eric Parlow, Steven J. Kolhouse