Patents by Inventor Jim D. KAHLENBECK

Jim D. KAHLENBECK 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).

  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20100147254
    Abstract: A system and method for cooling oil in an engine system. In one embodiment, the system includes an oil sump and an oil cooler that is integrated into the oil sump. The oil cooler receives cooling fluid and ejects the cooling fluid, and the cooling fluid cools oil in the oil sump as the cooling fluid passes through the oil cooler. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the overall size of the engine system and the number of external pressurized oil lines are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger D. ENGLAND, Jim D. KAHLENBECK