Patents by Inventor Andrew Clamp

Andrew Clamp 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: 6302190
    Abstract: A chill plate 30 is described for cooling an electronic control unit (ECU) 20 of an engine. The chill plate 30 comprises a housing 32 having a flat front face onto which the ECU 20 may be mounted, formed with a central pocket 36 for accommodating any components 28 protruding from the rear face of the ECU. The housing also includes flow passages 40 through which fuel may flow around at least part of the periphery of the central pocket 36 to transfer heat to the fuel from the regions of the front face 38 surrounding the pocket 36.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignees: Cummins Engine Company Ltd., Iveco (UK) Ltd., New Holland U.K. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Clamp, John J. Purcell
  • Patent number: 6216658
    Abstract: An integral cylinder block is provided having features which enhance structural stiffness, thereby reducing noise emissions. The block includes an upper portion with cylinder bores and a lower portion forming at least a part of a crankcase. At the upper and lower portions of the block, the casing has sculpted wall portions with a curved, undulate shape. At a side of the cylinder block, a closed oil cooler cavity is formed. A wall is provided to generally separate the oil cooler cavity from the water jacket defined within the block. An opening is provided in the wall, but the opening is distally located relative to a water pump outlet that provides a flow of coolant into the cavity, thereby improving the flow direction of coolant across the oil cooler. Also, an opposite side of the cylinder block includes a closed tappet cavity to accommodate pushrods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignees: Cummins Engine Company Ltd., Iveco (UK) Ltd., New Holland U.K. Ltd.
    Inventors: Enzo Pierro, Nikos Jon Chimonides, Hermann-Josef Huestegge, Phil Scarth, Craig James Korte, Andrew Clamp, Jean-Patrick Vernon Rich, Hans-Jurg Nydegger