Patents by Inventor Beth Wagner

Beth Wagner 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).

  • Combustion chamber elasticity device
    Patent number: 10808607
    Abstract: An energy storage device is provided for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The energy storage device includes first and second end connectors connected to respective ones of a piston and crankshaft, and a flexible connection rod portion rotatably connected with the first and second end connectors. The flexible connection rod portion elastically buckles above a predetermined cylinder pressure threshold to store combustion energy and provide a more constant pressure combustion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Antonevich, Reid Irish, Stephen D. Cofer, Jr., Kent H. Clark, Garrett Blum, Michael Kosinski, Beth Wagner, Mark Gray
  • COMBUSTION CHAMBER ELASTICITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180100432
    Abstract: An energy storage device is provided for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The energy storage device includes first and second end connectors connected to respective ones of a piston and crankshaft, and a flexible connection rod portion rotatably connected with the first and second end connectors. The flexible connection rod portion elastically buckles above a predetermined cylinder pressure threshold to store combustion energy and provide a more constant pressure combustion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: John M. Antonevich, Reid Irish, Stephen D. Cofer, JR., Kent H. Clark, Garrett Blum, Michael Kosinski, Beth Wagner, Mark Gray