Patents by Inventor Joshua P. Styron

Joshua P. Styron 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).

  • Pressure reactive piston for reciprocating internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7637241
    Abstract: A pressure reactive piston for an internal combustion engine includes an axially directed central bore formed within a piston ring portion of the piston, which houses a slidably mounted crown which cooperates with the central bore to define a gas chamber which is closed off from the environment by means of a flexible gas seal interposed between the crown and the ring portion of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventor: Joshua P. Styron
  • PRESSURE REACTIVE PISTON FOR RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20090107447
    Abstract: A pressure reactive piston for an internal combustion engine includes an axially directed central bore formed within a piston ring portion of the piston, which houses a slidably mounted crown which cooperates with the central bore to define a gas chamber which is closed off from the environment by means of a flexible gas seal interposed between the crown and the ring portion of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Joshua P. Styron
  • Variable compression ratio connecting rod for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7028647
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio connecting rod for an internal combustion engine includes a large end adapted for attachment to a crankshaft and a small end adapted for attachment to a piston. An adjustable four-bar link system extends between and links the large end and the small end so as to permit the length of the connecting rod to be adjusted through the action of an adjustable toggle link and an eccentric which is driven by inertia forces acting upon the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua P. Styron
  • Variable compression ratio sensing system for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 6857401
    Abstract: A sensing system for an internal combustion engine having variable compression ratio connecting rods includes a connecting rod sensor which outputs digital signals having characteristic values corresponding to the compression ratio state of the connecting rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua P. Styron