Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER L. WRAY

CHRISTOPHER L. WRAY 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).

  • OUTWARDLY-OPENING VALVE WITH CAST-IN DIFFUSER
    Publication number: 20130298889
    Abstract: Disclosed is an engine valve port including a valve opening, a first portion, and a separate second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separately connected to the valve opening, and the first portion and the second portion merge together at a location spaced from the valve opening. The valve port has a bifurcated, porpoise-like shape. The first portion and the second portion are generally arcuate in shape, and the first portion and the second portion have a generally semicircular cross-section. Also disclosed is an engine including such a valve port. A valve associated with the valve port may be an outwardly-opening valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SCUDERI GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: FORD A. PHILLIPS, CHRISTOPHER L. WRAY, MITCHEL A. SMOLIK