Patents by Inventor Jason E. Morehead

Jason E. Morehead 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).

  • Hybrid metal-composite valve lifter guide
    Patent number: 6978752
    Abstract: A hybrid valve lifter guide formed of metal and nonmetallic material for maintaining the angular position of a reciprocable valve lifter having a circumferential surface with at least one alignment flat. The guide includes a metal guide body having a longitudinal guide wall with at least one guide opening through the wall. The guide opening is adapted to receive a valve lifter. A nonmetallic insert is retained by the body adjacent the guide opening to engage at least one alignment flat of the valve lifter received in the guide opening to substantially maintain the angular position of the valve lifter and dampen angular oscillation of the lifter during engine operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Albertson, Mark Stabinsky, Frederick J. Rozario, Jason E. Morehead