Patents by Inventor Chad D. Ormsbee

Chad D. Ormsbee 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).

  • Patent number: 8402947
    Abstract: A fuel rail includes an elongated tube having an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The elongated tube defines a fuel passageway for directing fuel toward the plurality of outlets. The fuel rail also includes a plurality of immovable baffles positioned within the elongated tube to divide the fuel passageway into a plurality of chambers such that each outlet is positioned in one of the plurality of chambers. The plurality of baffles restricts fluid flow between adjacent chambers. A majority of the plurality of outlets are located essentially at an acoustic node of each corresponding chamber to reduce noise generated by the fuel rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Venkatesh Kannan, Jason Schwanke, Chad D. Ormsbee, John P. Casari
  • Publication number: 20120255522
    Abstract: A fuel rail includes an elongated tube having an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The elongated tube defines a fuel passageway for directing fuel toward the plurality of outlets. The fuel rail also includes a plurality of baffles positioned within the elongated tube to divide the fuel passageway into a plurality of chambers such that each outlet is positioned in one of the plurality of chambers. The plurality of baffles restricts fluid flow between adjacent chambers. A majority of the plurality of outlets are located essentially at an acoustic node of each corresponding chamber to reduce noise generated by the fuel rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Venkatesh Kannan, Jason Schwanke, Chad D. Ormsbee, John P. Casari
  • Patent number: 8251047
    Abstract: A fuel rail includes an elongated tube having an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The elongated tube defines a fuel passageway for directing fuel toward the plurality of outlets. The fuel rail also includes a plurality of baffles positioned within the elongated tube to divide the fuel passageway into a plurality of chambers such that each outlet is positioned in one of the plurality of chambers. The plurality of baffles restricts fluid flow between adjacent chambers. A majority of the plurality of outlets are located essentially at an acoustic node of each corresponding chamber to reduce noise generated by the fuel rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Venkatesh Kannan, Jason Schwanke, Chad D. Ormsbee, John P. Casari
  • Publication number: 20120048236
    Abstract: A fuel rail includes an elongated tube having an inlet and a plurality of outlets. The elongated tube defines a fuel passageway for directing fuel toward the plurality of outlets. The fuel rail also includes a plurality of baffles positioned within the elongated tube to divide the fuel passageway into a plurality of chambers such that each outlet is positioned in one of the plurality of chambers. The plurality of baffles restricts fluid flow between adjacent chambers. A majority of the plurality of outlets are located essentially at an acoustic node of each corresponding chamber to reduce noise generated by the fuel rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Venkatesh Kannan, Jason Schwanke, Chad D. Ormsbee, John P. Casari