Patents by Inventor Jonathan T. Bykowski
Jonathan T. Bykowski 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).
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Patent number: 11939939Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Publication number: 20230313715Abstract: An apparatus facilitates multiple paths or circuits through an engine and remote housing for an oil filter. The apparatus includes a first oil filter chamber housing a first oil filter, a second oil filter chamber housing a second oil filter, a first output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the first oil filter chamber housing to bearings of an engine, a second output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the second oil filter chamber housing to a sump of the engine, and an input of the remote housing configured to provide a path from an oil pump of the engine to the first oil filter chamber housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Jonathan T. BYKOWSKI, Terrence M. ROTTER, William O. KOENIGS, Sean A. RUSCH, David M. TORRES, Dean M. NELSON, Alexander A. YOSICK, Nicholas C. BILLE, Timothy A. NIGHBOR, Joseph A. MCMULLEN
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Publication number: 20230250769Abstract: A throttle assembly for an engine may include a remote throttle lever, a sensor, and a terminal. The remote throttle lever may be coupled physically to a user input device and operable to be moved under control of the user input device. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the remote throttle lever and generate an output signal indicative of the position of the remote throttle lever. The terminal configured to provide the output signal to a controller of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Terrence M. ROTTER, Jonathan T. BYKOWSKI, William D. KOENIGS
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Patent number: 11713699Abstract: An apparatus facilitates multiple paths or circuits through an engine and remote housing for an oil filter. The apparatus includes a first oil filter chamber housing a first oil filter, a second oil filter chamber housing a second oil filter, a first output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the first oil filter chamber housing to bearings of an engine, a second output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the second oil filter chamber housing to a sump of the engine, and an input of the remote housing configured to provide a path from an oil pump of the engine to the first oil filter chamber housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Terence M. Rotter, William D. Koenigs, Sean A. Rusch, David M. Torres, Dean M. Nelson, Alexander A. Yosick, Nicholas C. Bille, Timothy A. Nighbor, Joseph A. McMullen
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Publication number: 20230167792Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventor: Jonathan T. BYKOWSKI
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Patent number: 11649775Abstract: A throttle assembly for an engine may include a remote throttle lever, a sensor, and a terminal. The remote throttle lever may be coupled physically to a user input device and operable to be moved under control of the user input device. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the remote throttle lever and generate an output signal indicative of the position of the remote throttle lever. The terminal configured to provide the output signal to a controller of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Terence M. Rotter, William D. Koenigs
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Patent number: 11572855Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Publication number: 20220090547Abstract: A throttle assembly for an engine may include a remote throttle lever, a sensor, and a terminal. The remote throttle lever may be coupled physically to a user input device and operable to be moved under control of the user input device. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the remote throttle lever and generate an output signal indicative of the position of the remote throttle lever. The terminal configured to provide the output signal to a controller of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Terence M. Rotter, William D. Koenigs
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Publication number: 20220010757Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Patent number: 11143151Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Publication number: 20210062692Abstract: An apparatus facilitates multiple paths or circuits through an engine and remote housing for an oil filter. The apparatus includes a first oil filter chamber housing a first oil filter, a second oil filter chamber housing a second oil filter, a first output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the first oil filter chamber housing to bearings of an engine, a second output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the second oil filter chamber housing to a sump of the engine, and an input of the remote housing configured to provide a path from an oil pump of the engine to the first oil filter chamber housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Terence M. Rotter, William D. Koenigs, Sean A. Rusch, David M. Torres, Dean M. Nelson, Alexander A. Yosick, Nicholas C. Bille, Timothy A. Nighbor, Joseph A. McMullen
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Publication number: 20200318590Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump housing may include an integral vapor trap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Patent number: 10731613Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump is capable of pressurizing the fuel to pressures suitable for use in fuel injection type engines. A resiliently deformable in-tank fuel filter may be coupled to the pump.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Patent number: 10634111Abstract: An electronic device for the ignition system of an engine, which may incorporate circuitry for voltage amplification via transformer action, while also containing circuitry for sensing operational parameters, circuitry for calculation of derived values from the sensed data or operational parameters, circuitry for storage of the data and derived values, circuitry for engine system control, and circuitry for the wireless communication of data and derived values.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Michael R. Kleczewski, Pezaan S. Patrawala
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Patent number: 10526952Abstract: Intake assemblies for an engine are provided. In one aspect, an air intake assembly includes a screen defining a plurality of air passage holes therein, a fan, a flywheel, a crankshaft, and a screen support member coupled to the screen. The fan, the flywheel and the screen support member are coupled to the crankshaft with a single fastener, and the screen, the fan, the flywheel, the crankshaft and the screen support member all rotate together. In one aspect, the screen support member supports the screen a distance away from the fan such that the screen is completely spaced-apart from and does not engage the fan. In one aspect, a screen support member includes a base near one end of the screen support member and a plurality of coupling locations near a second end. The screen couples to the screen support member at the plurality of coupling locations.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp
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Publication number: 20190107089Abstract: An in-tank fuel pump assembly and mounting system is disclosed which may be configured for mounting inside a fuel tank. The assembly includes a pump housing, pump mounted to the housing, and pressure relief valve. The housing may comprise upper and lower pump housing units coupled together. The upper housing unit is configured for mounting to a tank opening, which in one implementation may be the fuel fill opening. The lower housing unit extends into the tank to approximately the bottom of the tank. A fuel fill fluid pathway is created through the housing for adding fuel to the tank while the pump assembly remains in situ. The upper housing unit may include a removable fuel cap. The pump is capable of pressurizing the fuel to pressures suitable for use in fuel injection type engines. A resiliently deformable in-tank fuel filter may be coupled to the pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventor: Jonathan T. Bykowski
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Publication number: 20180223722Abstract: Intake assemblies for an engine are provided. In one aspect, an air intake assembly includes a screen defining a plurality of air passage holes therein, a fan, a flywheel, a crankshaft, and a screen support member coupled to the screen. The fan, the flywheel and the screen support member are coupled to the crankshaft with a single fastener, and the screen, the fan, the flywheel, the crankshaft and the screen support member all rotate together. In one aspect, the screen support member supports the screen a distance away from the fan such that the screen is completely spaced-apart from and does not engage the fan. In one aspect, a screen support member includes a base near one end of the screen support member and a plurality of coupling locations near a second end. The screen couples to the screen support member at the plurality of coupling locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp
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Publication number: 20180163689Abstract: An electronic device for the ignition system of an engine, which may incorporate circuitry for voltage amplification via transformer action, while also containing circuitry for sensing operational parameters, circuitry for calculation of derived values from the sensed data or operational parameters, circuitry for storage of the data and derived values, circuitry for engine system control, and circuitry for the wireless communication of data and derived values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Michael R. Kleczewski, Pezaan S. Patrawala
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Patent number: 9797412Abstract: A noise suppression system for an air-cooled internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system may include an acoustically designed shroud forming a cavity and configured for attenuating noise produced by a cooling air fan associated with the engine. In one system, the shroud is mountable on a housing of the air fan. A pair of air inlet passages may be provided which are operable to draw ambient cooling air into the shroud to the fan. The air inlet passages are acoustically configured and tuned to attenuate noise generated by the fan. In one system, the air inlet passages may each be formed in a rear quadrant of the shroud. Various configurations of the shroud may include quarter wave resonators and/or micro-perforated panels to further attenuate fan noise.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Inventors: Tyler W. Le Roy, Jonathan T. Bykowski, Roger W. Albert
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Patent number: D881372Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp