Patents by Inventor Eric Bourguignon

Eric Bourguignon 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).

  • Internal combustion engine with spark ignition and direct fuel injection comprising a very high-pressure direct injection system
    Patent number: 6907856
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine with spark ignition and direct fuel injection. The inventive engine comprises: a cylinder; a cylinder head; a piston which is mounted to slide in the cylinder; a combustion chamber which is defined in the cylinder between the cylinder head and the piston; a fuel injector which opens into the combustion chamber; a spark plug; inlet and exhaust valves; and a fuel injection pump which supplies the injector with a flow of pressurized fuel. According to the invention, the pressure of the fuel flow supplied to the injector exceeds 300 bar and, preferably, reaches or exceeds 500 bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Bourguignon, Pascal Sulkowski
  • Internal combustion engine with spark ignition and direct fuel injection comprising a very high-pressure direct injection system
    Publication number: 20040250791
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine with spark ignition and direct fuel injection. The inventive engine comprises: a cylinder; a cylinder head; a piston which is mounted to slide in the cylinder; a combustion chamber which is defined in the cylinder between the cylinder head and the piston; a fuel injector which opens into the combustion chamber; a spark plug; inlet and exhaust valves; and a fuel injection pump which supplies the injector with a flow of pressurized fuel. According to the invention, the pressure of the fuel flow supplied to the injector exceeds 300 bar and, preferably, reaches or exceeds 500 bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Bourguignon, Pascal Sulkowski