Patents by Inventor Elwood B. Crosby

Elwood B. Crosby 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).

  • Fuel injector module
    Patent number: 6497218
    Abstract: A fuel injector module for an internal combustion engine having two banks of cylinders includes a longitudinally extending central portion with opposing sides, at least two branches extending laterally from one of the opposing sides, and at least two more branches extending laterally from the other of the opposing sides. Each of the branches includes an injector receptacle for housing a fuel injector that injects fuel into a respective cylinder. Each of the branches also includes an electrical connector adjacent the injector receptacle for providing electrical power to the fuel injector. Preferably, each of the electrical connectors includes a pogo-pin electrically coupled to the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Warner, Jaihind S. Sumal, Elwood B. Crosby
  • Fuel injector module
    Publication number: 20020117151
    Abstract: A fuel injector module for an internal combustion engine having two banks of cylinders includes a longitudinally extending central portion with opposing sides, at least two branches extending laterally from one of the opposing sides, and at least two more branches extending laterally from the other of the opposing sides. Each of the branches includes an injector receptacle for housing a fuel injector that injects fuel into a respective cylinder. Each of the branches also includes an electrical connector adjacent the injector receptacle for providing electrical power to the fuel injector. Preferably, each of the electrical connectors includes a pogo-pin electrically coupled to the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Robert Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: William M. Warner, Jaihind S. Sumal, Elwood B. Crosby