Patents by Inventor Grant M. Wheeler

Grant M. Wheeler 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 injection assembly for integrated induction system
    Patent number: 5261375
    Abstract: An integrated induction system for providing fluids to the cylinders in an engine comprises a casing adapted for mounting on the engine. The casing has an air inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets. A plurality of air tubes are disposed within the casing so that air entering the air inlet flows through the air tubes and respective fluid outlets to the cylinders. A fuel injection assembly is mounted within the casing to inject fuel into the air exiting the air tubes adjacent each of the fluid outlets causing a mixture of air and fuel to enter the respective cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Rush, II, Jack E. Elder, Karl J. Haltiner, Jr., Grant M. Wheeler
  • Integrated induction system
    Patent number: 5094194
    Abstract: An integrated induction system for providing fluids to the cylinders in an engine comprises a casing adapted for mounting on the engine. The casing has an air inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets. A plurality of air tubes are disposed within the casing so that air entering the air inlet flows through the air tubes and respective fluid outlets to the cylinders. A fuel injection assembly is mounted within the casing to inject fuel into the air exiting the air tubes adjacent each of the fluid outlets causing a mixture of air and fuel to enter the respective cylinders. Connected to the fuel injection assembly is a carrier upon which are mounted induction system components. The casing is mounted on distribution mountings which are connected to the engine. The distribution mountings have passages to allow communication between air and fuel contained within the casing and the cylinders, and to allow communication between a supplemental fluid source and the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Rush, II, Jack E. Elder, Richard K. Shier, Karl J. Haltiner, Jr., Grant M. Wheeler, William M. Lychuk
  • Integrated induction system
    Patent number: 5003933
    Abstract: An integrated induction system for providing fluids to the cylinders in an engine comprises a casing adapted for mounting on the engine. The casing has an air inlet and a plurality of fluid outlets. A plurality of air tubes are disposed within the casing so that air entering the air inlet flows through the air tubes and respective fluid outlets to the cylinders. A fuel injection assembly is mounted within the casing to inject fuel into the air exiting the air tubes adjacent each of the fluid outlets causing a mixture of air and fuel to enter the respective cylinders. Connected to the fuel injection assembly is a carrier upon which are mounted induction system components. The casing is mounted on distribution mountings which are connected to the engine. The distribution mountings have passages to allow communication between air and fuel contained within the casing and the cylinders, and to allow communication between a supplemental fluid source and the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William B. Rush, II, Jack E. Elder, Richard K. Shier, Jerry B. Foss, Karl J. Haltiner, Jr., Grant M. Wheeler