Patents by Inventor Gregory McCliment

Gregory McCliment 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).

  • Pressure feedback exhaust gas recirculation system
    Patent number: 5613479
    Abstract: A pressure feedback EGR system including an EGR tube having a metering orifice therein and extending between an exhaust passageway and an intake passageway of the internal combustion engine, a first pressure tap connected to the EGR tube on one side of the metering orifice, a second pressure tap connected to the EGR tube on the other side of the metering orifice, and the first pressure tap and the second pressure tap each having an end disposed within the EGR tube and with each end being partially closed to form an orifice extending therethrough to reduce noise from pulsations across the metering orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Freeman C. Gates, Gregory McCliment, Joseph W. Pratt