Patents by Inventor Courtney T. Brown

Courtney T. Brown 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 head gasket for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7789060
    Abstract: A gasket (122) includes a first plurality of cylinder openings (402) arranged to correspond, one each, to a corresponding first plurality of cylinder bores (106) formed in a crankcase (102) of an internal combustion engine (100). A second plurality of coolant openings (404) and a third plurality of oil openings (406) are formed in a substrate sheet of material that makes up the gasket (122). A fourth plurality of pushrod openings (408) is formed in the substrate material of the gasket (122). Each of the fourth plurality of pushrod openings (408) includes a pass through portion (302) that has a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, D, and an alignment portion (304) that has a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, d. The diameter d is smaller than the diameter D. The pass-through portion (304) is located adjacent to the alignment portion (302).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Courtney T. Brown, Matthew J. Clarke, Wence Prikazsky
  • CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20080290607
    Abstract: A gasket (122) includes a first plurality of cylinder openings (402) arranged to correspond, one each, to a corresponding first plurality of cylinder bores (106) formed in a crankcase (102) of an internal combustion engine (100). A second plurality of coolant openings (404) and a third plurality of oil openings (406) are formed in a substrate sheet of material that makes up the gasket (122). A fourth plurality of pushrod openings (408) is formed in the substrate material of the gasket (122). Each of the fourth plurality of pushrod openings (408) includes a pass through portion (302) that has a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, D, and an alignment portion (304) that has a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, d. The diameter d is smaller than the diameter D. The pass-through portion (304) is located adjacent to the alignment portion (302).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Courtney T. Brown, Matthew J. Clarke, Wence Prikazsky