Patents by Inventor Jerl J. Purcell

Jerl J. Purcell 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).

  • Seatless wet cylinder liner for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8978620
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an internal combustion engine with an engine block and a cylinder liner housing a piston. The engine block includes at least one cylinder cavity and at least one replaceable cylinder liner positioned within the cylinder cavity. At least two press fit areas create an interference fit between the engine block and the replaceable cylinder liner. One press fit area is located proximate to the top surface of the engine block and the other press fit area is located in the engine block at the opposite end of the cylinder liner. A storage volume is formed between the press fit areas by the outer surface of the cylinder liner and the surface of the engine block defining the cylinder cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron S. Quinton, Jerl J. Purcell, Nathaniel Hassall, Steven M. Chapman, Jim D. Kahlenbeck
  • SEATLESS WET CYLINDER LINER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130206124
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an internal combustion engine with an engine block and a cylinder liner housing a piston. The engine block includes at least one cylinder cavity and at least one replaceable cylinder liner positioned within the cylinder cavity. At least two press fit areas create an interference fit between the engine block and the replaceable cylinder liner. One press fit area is located proximate to the top surface of the engine block and the other press fit area is located in the engine block at the opposite end of the cylinder liner. A storage volume is formed between the press fit areas by the outer surface of the cylinder liner and the surface of the engine block defining the cylinder cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Aaron S. Quinton, Jerl J. Purcell, Nathaniel Hassall, Steven M. Chapman, Jim D. Kahlenbeck