Patents by Inventor Eric L. STACY

Eric L. STACY 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 including an injector combustion seal positioned between a fuel injector and an engine body
    Patent number: 9410520
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal component fabricated or formed of a first material and a thermally conductive or heat transfer component fabricated or formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The first material has a greater strength than the second material, and the second material has a greater thermal conductivity than the first material. Thus, the injector seal assembly is able to provide a primary benefit of a combustion seal while also providing an enhanced benefit of transferring heat from one portion of the fuel injector to another portion of the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Franks, Joshua G. Knight, Fred M. Rasener, Hanna C. Small, Eric L. Stacy, Joseph A. Worthington, Amit Yeole
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING AN INJECTOR COMBUSTION SEAL POSITIONED BETWEEN A FUEL INJECTOR AND AN ENGINE BODY
    Publication number: 20150040857
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal component fabricated or formed of a first material and a thermally conductive or heat transfer component fabricated or formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The first material has a greater strength than the second material, and the second material has a greater thermal conductivity than the first material. Thus, the injector seal assembly is able to provide a primary benefit of a combustion seal while also providing an enhanced benefit of transferring heat from one portion of the fuel injector to another portion of the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Gregory S. FRANKS, Joshua G. KNIGHT, Fred M. RASENER, Hanna C. SMALL, Eric L. STACY, Joseph A. WORTHINGTON, Amit YEOLE