Patents by Inventor Chris L. Sanger

Chris L. Sanger 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).

  • Pre-combustion device for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8662053
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including a first end defining an inner passage along a first inner surface of the first end, where the inner passage has threads structured to receive a spark plug. The apparatus further includes a second end opposite the first end and extending into a combustion chamber of a cylinder, the second end defining a pre-combustion chamber along a second inner surface and threads on an outer surface structured to thread into a spark plug hole in a cylinder head, which may be an enlarged spark plug hole. The second end includes holes that fluidly couple the pre-combustion chamber of the second end with the combustion chamber of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Leon A. LaPointe, Chris L. Sanger, James A. Zigan, Daniel J. Mohr, Laszlo D. Tikk
  • PRE-COMBUSTION DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110146618
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including a first end defining an inner passage along a first inner surface of the first end, where the inner passage has threads structured to receive a spark plug. The apparatus further includes a second end opposite the first end and extending into a combustion chamber of a cylinder, the second end defining a pre-combustion chamber along a second inner surface and threads on an outer surface structured to thread into a spark plug hole in a cylinder head, which may be an enlarged spark plug hole. The second end includes holes that fluidly couple the pre-combustion chamber of the second end with the combustion chamber of the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Leon A. LaPointe, Chris L. Sanger, James A. Zigan, Daniel J. Mohr, Laszio D. Tikk