Patents by Inventor James Leiby

James Leiby 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).

  • Publication number: 20080035084
    Abstract: A system and method to control valve timing and valve lift of an engine is described. The intake valve timing can be retarded while the valve is in a low lift or high lift mode. The method can lower engine friction and reduce fuel consumption, at least under some conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: James Leiby, Robert Stein, Tom Leone, Lester Ryder
  • Patent number: 7325521
    Abstract: A system and method to control valve timing and valve lift of an engine is described. The intake valve timing can be retarded while the valve is in a low lift or high lift mode. The method can lower engine friction and reduce fuel consumption, at least under some conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Leiby, Robert Stein, Tom Leone, Lester Ryder
  • Patent number: 6886533
    Abstract: A four-stroke cycle reciprocating internal combustion engine includes a piston mounted for reciprocal movement within a power cylinder and primary and secondary intake valves. The primary valve has a fixed event, in terms of both duration and lift, and the secondary valve has variable duration and lift. Although the timing of the primary and secondary valve events may be retarded from a standard timing value, both valves close at the same time regardless of the presence of timing retard. The dual event strategy, combined with camshaft timing retard for part load conditions, produces excellent charge motion by staggering the respective lifted flow areas of the primary and secondary valve events and by delaying the secondary valve opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Leiby, Robert Albert Stein, Stephen George Russ