Patents by Inventor Frank J. Kalemba

Frank J. Kalemba 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 quill passageway assembly for engine
    Patent number: 9133800
    Abstract: A fuel quill passageway assembly for an engine is disclosed. The engine includes a head pot; a cylinder head having an outer wall situated adjacent to the head pot, an inner wall, and a water jacket situated between the outer wall and the inner wall; and a fuel injector situated adjacent to the inner wall. The assembly may include a first sleeve extending through an aperture in the head pot toward an aperture in the outer wall of the cylinder head. The assembly may also include a second sleeve extending from the aperture in the outer wall of the cylinder head, through the water jacket, to an aperture in the inner wall of the cylinder head. Additionally, the assembly may include a seal joining the second sleeve to the first sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. MacVicar, Brent Valesano, Frank J. Kalemba
  • FUEL QUILL PASSAGEWAY ASSEMBLY FOR ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130047962
    Abstract: A fuel quill passageway assembly for an engine is disclosed. The engine includes a head pot; a cylinder head having an outer wall situated adjacent to the head pot, an inner wall, and a water jacket situated between the outer wall and the inner wall; and a fuel injector situated adjacent to the inner wall. The assembly may include a first sleeve extending through an aperture in the head pot toward an aperture in the outer wall of the cylinder head. The assembly may also include a second sleeve extending from the aperture in the outer wall of the cylinder head, through the water jacket, to an aperture in the inner wall of the cylinder head. Additionally, the assembly may include a seal joining the second sleeve to the first sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Robert T. MacVicar, Brent Valesano, Frank J. Kalemba