Patents by Inventor Bill R. Hutchins

Bill R. Hutchins 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).

  • Flow control device
    Patent number: 9488092
    Abstract: A flow restrictor 50 for use in a cooling system of an internal engine comprises a housing 29 enclosing an elongate body, a number of alternating first and second circumferentially extending passages formed in the elongate body. Each first passage is separated from a respective adjacent second passage by a respective land and at least one transfer passage extending across each land so as to connect the first and second passages on each side of the land and provide a significant loss in fluid momentum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventor: Bill R. Hutchins
  • FLOW CONTORL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150128885
    Abstract: A flow restrictor 50 for use in a cooling system of an internal engine comprises a housing 29 enclosing an elongate body, a number of alternating first and second circumferentially extending passages formed in the elongate body. Each first passage is separated from a respective adjacent second passage by a respective land and at least one transfer passage extending across each land so as to connect the first and second passages on each side of the land and provide a significant loss in fluid momentum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Bill R. Hutchins
  • Flow control device
    Patent number: 8950434
    Abstract: A flow restrictor for use in a cooling system of an internal engine comprises a housing enclosing an elongate body, a number of alternating first and second circumferentially extending passages formed in the elongate body. Each first passage is separated from a respective adjacent second passage by a respective land and at least one transfer passage extending across each land so as to connect the first and second passages on each side of the land and provide a significant loss in fluid momentum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Land Rover
    Inventor: Bill R. Hutchins