Patents by Inventor Brian NELLENBACH

Brian NELLENBACH 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).

  • Cylinder liner for an internal combustion engine and method of forming
    Patent number: 10718291
    Abstract: A method of forming an engine is provided. A liner is cast with an outer surface with a first texture extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end of the liner. A circumferential section of the outer surface of the liner is coated with an insulative, thermoset material with a lower thermal conductivity than the texture. An engine and a cylinder liner for the engine are provided. The liner has first and second ends with an outer surface extending therebetween. An outer surface of the liner has axial sections defining a texture and an insulative thermoset coating to form material interfaces with the block with different thermal conductivities thereacross.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Burns, Robert Rentschler, Brian Nellenbach
  • CYLINDER LINER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF FORMING
    Publication number: 20190186407
    Abstract: A method of forming an engine is provided. A liner is cast with an outer surface with a first texture extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end of the liner. A circumferential section of the outer surface of the liner is coated with an insulative, thermoset material with a lower thermal conductivity than the texture. An engine and a cylinder liner for the engine are provided. The liner has first and second ends with an outer surface extending therebetween. An outer surface of the liner has axial sections defining a texture and an insulative thermoset coating to form material interfaces with the block with different thermal conductivities thereacross.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan BURNS, Robert RENTSCHLER, Brian NELLENBACH