Patents by Inventor Dean Craig Diers

Dean Craig Diers 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: 11225933
    Abstract: A liquid fuel injector such as for a dual fuel system in an internal combustion engine includes two-way injection control valves for controlling twin outlet checks. A first set of orifices are arranged in an A-F-Z pattern, and a second set of orifices are arranged in an A-F-Z pattern, within the fuel injector, among a high-pressure inlet passage, a low-pressure space, and first and second outlet check control chambers, respectively. A common nozzle supply cavity is fluidly connected to the high-pressure inlet passage and supplies each of two sets of nozzle outlets opened and closed by the twin outlet checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Campion, Dean Craig Diers, Sana Mahmood, Jonathan Anders, Bobby John, Jonathan Richard Chittenden
  • Publication number: 20200025154
    Abstract: A liquid fuel injector such as for a dual fuel system in an internal combustion engine includes two-way injection control valves for controlling twin outlet checks. A first set of orifices are arranged in an A-F-Z pattern, and a second set of orifices are arranged in an A-F-Z pattern, within the fuel injector, among a high-pressure inlet passage, a low-pressure space, and first and second outlet check control chambers, respectively. A common nozzle supply cavity is fluidly connected to the high-pressure inlet passage and supplies each of two sets of nozzle outlets opened and closed by the twin outlet checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Campion, Dean Craig Diers, Sana Mahmood, Jonathan Anders, Bobby John, Jonathan Richard Chittenden
  • Publication number: 20140064848
    Abstract: A strike off apparatus and method for moving a blade in such an apparatus are disclosed. The strike off apparatus may comprise a frame, a collar mounted to the frame, a blade mounted to the frame and moveable from a first position to a second position, a guide disposed within the channel, and an actuator operatively connected to the guide. The actuator may be configured to move the blade from the first position to a second position. The frame and collar may define a first portion of a generally vertical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Wayne Engel, Dean Craig Diers, Kevin James Magee