Patents by Inventor Henry J. Outhouse

Henry J. Outhouse 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).

  • Cylinder head insert apparatus
    Publication number: 20120103297
    Abstract: A cylinder head apparatus for an internal combustion engine has a plurality of combustion chambers with each cylinder head having a plurality of combustion faces for fitting over the plurality of combustion chambers. The cylinder head has an elongated slot between two combustion chamber faces and has an elongated cylinder head insert having a generally T-shaped cross-section press fitted into the cylinder head slot to form a cylinder head having reduced high temperature deformations between cylinder head combustion chamber faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Henry J. Outhouse
  • Cylinder head insert method
    Patent number: 8061030
    Abstract: A cylinder head modification method includes the steps of selecting a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers and the cylinder head having a plurality of combustion chamber faces on the top of each combustion chamber. An elongated cylinder head insert is selected having a generally T-shaped cross-section and then forming an elongated slot in the selected cylinder head between a pair of combustion chamber faces. The elongated slot is shaped to receive the elongated cylinder head insert therein. A method includes press fitting the elongated cylinder head insert into the elongated slot and the cylinder head to thereby reduce localized high temperature deformations in the cylinder head. The method includes the step of heating the cylinder head to expand the slot for pressure fitting the cylinder head insert thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Inventor: Henry J. Outhouse
  • Cylinder head insert method & apparatus
    Publication number: 20090172938
    Abstract: A cylinder head modification method includes the steps of selecting a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers and the cylinder head having a plurality of combustion chamber faces on the top of each combustion chamber. An elongated cylinder head insert is selected having a generally T-shaped cross-section and then forming an elongated slot in the selected cylinder head between a pair of combustion chamber faces. The elongated slot is shaped to receive the elongated cylinder head insert therein. A method includes press fitting the elongated cylinder head insert into the elongated slot and the cylinder head to thereby reduce localized high temperature deformations in the cylinder head. The method includes the step of heating the cylinder head to expand the slot for pressure fitting the cylinder head insert thereinto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Henry J. Outhouse