Patents by Inventor Anthony Santana

Anthony Santana 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).

  • Spark plug ground electrode configuration
    Patent number: 10826279
    Abstract: A spark plug having a shell with a ground electrode recess. A ground electrode having an insertion end, a firing end, and a round cross-sectional profile toward the insertion end is inserted into the ground electrode recess of the shell. An attachment portion surrounds at least a portion of the ground electrode and includes a solidified bonding material at a connection interface between the ground electrode and the shell. In some implementations, the ground electrode can have a copper core that extends further into the shell, past the distal end of the insulator. In some embodiments, the ground electrode has a sheath surrounding the copper core that has aluminum and a high weight percentage of nickel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Ignition LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Santana, Andreas Zeh, Rene Trebbels, Sofian Oeij, Kevin Miller, John Burrows, Sam Roe
  • Engine vacuum enhancement in an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8103431
    Abstract: A control system for an engine includes a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) module that compares MAP of an engine to a predetermined MAP and an air/spark module that decreases flow of air and that advances ignition spark when the MAP module indicates that the MAP is greater than a predetermined MAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Inventors: David R. Lancaster, Anthony Santana
  • ENGINE VACUUM ENHANCEMENT IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090187328
    Abstract: A control system for an engine includes a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) module that compares MAP of an engine to a predetermined MAP and an air/spark module that decreases flow of air and that advances ignition spark when the MAP module indicates that the MAP is greater than a predetermined MAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: David R. Lancaster, Anthony Santana