Patents by Inventor Bill Burnham

Bill Burnham 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).

  • Rotor for variable valve timing system and VVT system comprising the rotor
    Patent number: 9255499
    Abstract: The invention relates to rotor body for a variable valve timing system, comprising a main body comprising a front side, a back side and vanes tips, made from a fibrous reinforced polymeric material, a central part comprising an (axial) bore hole made of metal, and sealing elements made of a non-reinforced polymeric material at the vain tips and at the front side and back side. The invention also relates to a variable valve timing system comprising an assembly of a rotor and a stator receiving the rotor on a camshaft, wherein the rotor is a rotor body as described above, wherein an end part of the camshaft and/or a fixing element is received in the bore hole and the rotor is fixed at the end part of the camshaft with the fixing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Carl Howarth, Jeff Harding, Bill Burnham
  • ROTOR FOR VARIABLE VALVE TIMING SYSTEM AND VVT SYSTEM COMPRISING THE ROTOR
    Publication number: 20150075465
    Abstract: The invention relates to rotor body for a variable valve timing system, comprising a main body comprising a front side, a back side and vanes tips, made from a fibrous reinforced polymeric material, a central part comprising an (axial) bore hole made of metal, and sealing elements made of a non-reinforced polymeric material at the vain tips and at the front side and back side. The invention also relates to a variable valve timing system comprising an assembly of a rotor and a stator receiving the rotor on a camshaft, wherein the rotor is a rotor body as described above, wherein an end part of the camshaft and/or a fixing element is received in the bore hole and the rotor is fixed at the end part of the camshaft with the fixing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: Jeff Harding, Carl Howarth, Bill Burnham