Patents by Inventor Charles W. Gill

Charles W. Gill 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: 6931705
    Abstract: A method of modifying a combustion seal of a diesel engine fitted with a cylinder liner having an annular top sealing ridge which is damaged or mispositioned so as to interrupt the combustion seal is provided. The method includes exposing the sealing ridge and, without removing the liner from the engine, clamping and plastically deforming a combustion seal shim against the sealing ridge to perfect the combustion seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Kueltzo, Michael S. Sadowski, Charles W. Gills, James R. Zwick
  • Publication number: 20030221654
    Abstract: A method of modifying a combustion seal of a diesel engine fitted with a cylinder liner having an annular top sealing ridge which is damaged or mispositioned so as to interrupt the combustion seal is provided. The method includes exposing the sealing ridge and, without removing the liner from the engine, clamping and plastically deforming a combustion seal shim against the sealing ridge to perfect the combustion seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Steven W. Kueltzo, Michael S. Sadowski, Charles W. Gills, James R. Zwick
  • Patent number: 6069326
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a hand held measurement instrument utilizing a touch screen display to provide a flexible and un-cluttered user interface. The measurement instrument includes a controller connected to the touch screen display as well as to a control port and a probe port. The control port supplies screen data for use by the touch screen display as well as control data for use in analyzing measurement signals received from the probe port. The controller retrieves one of the screens to be shown on the touch screen display, the screen including one or more keys. In response to one of the keys being touched, the controller performs a predetermined measurement function. In response to another one of the keys being touched, the controller retrieves another of the screens to be shown on the touch screen display. As a result, the touch screen display allows an ideal number of keys to be available to the user for a particular measurement function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Dresser Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Henson, Ronald J. Deschenes, Charles W. Gill, Robert E. Hennig