Patents by Inventor Kaleb Zimmerman

Kaleb Zimmerman 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: 11181032
    Abstract: A cylinder head for use with an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head including a body having a fire deck and defining a water jacket in fluid communication with a cooling system, a first runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a first valve seat, a second runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a second valve seat, and a channel defined by the in fluid communication with the water jacket and positioned between the first runner and the second runner. The channel, in turn, includes a first inlet through which a first flow enters the channel, a second inlet through which a second flow enters the channel, and where the first inlet and the second inlet are oriented such that the first flow and the second flow interact with one another to create a turbulent region within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Kessens, Douglas S. Brocco, Kaleb Zimmerman, Gerald W. Green
  • Patent number: 11022020
    Abstract: A cylinder head for use with an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head including a body having a fire deck and defining a water jacket in fluid communication with a cooling system. The cylinder head also includes a first runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a first valve seat, a second runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a second valve seat, and a channel defined by the body, where the cooling channel is in fluid communication with the water jacket and positioned between the first runner and the second runner, and where the cooling channel includes a flow diverter configured to produce a turbulent region proximate the fire deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Kessens, Douglas S. Brocco, Kaleb Zimmerman, Gerald W. Green
  • Publication number: 20200088084
    Abstract: A cylinder head for use with an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head including a body having a fire deck and defining a water jacket in fluid communication with a cooling system. The cylinder head also includes a first runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a first valve seat, a second runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a second valve seat, and a channel defined by the body, where the cooling channel is in fluid communication with the water jacket and positioned between the first runner and the second runner, and where the cooling channel includes a flow diverter configured to produce a turbulent region proximate the fire deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Kessens, Douglas S. Brocco, Kaleb Zimmerman, Gerald W. Green
  • Publication number: 20200088085
    Abstract: A cylinder head for use with an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head including a body having a fire deck and defining a water jacket in fluid communication with a cooling system, a first runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a first valve seat, a second runner defined by the body and open to the fire deck to at least partially form a second valve seat, and a channel defined by the in fluid communication with the water jacket and positioned between the first runner and the second runner. The channel, in turn, includes a first inlet through which a first flow enters the channel, a second inlet through which a second flow enters the channel, and where the first inlet and the second inlet are oriented such that the first flow and the second flow interact with one another to create a turbulent region within the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Kessens, Douglas S. Brocco, Kaleb Zimmerman, Gerald W. Green
  • Publication number: 20140116658
    Abstract: A vehicle cooling system includes a fan, a first heat exchanger, an upper heat exchanger and a lower heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is spaced apart in front of the fan. The upper heat exchanger is positioned between a top portion of the fan and a top portion of the first heat exchanger. The lower heat exchanger is positioned between a bottom portion of the fan and a bottom portion of the first heat exchanger. A structural frame supports the first, top and lower heat exchangers, and the frame forming a fan shroud which surrounds the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: JOSHUA J. KAPPELMAN, Kaleb Zimmerman, Ronnie F. Burk, Randy C. Rush, Adam J. Shuttleworth
  • Patent number: D772773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian L. Andersen, Kaleb Zimmerman, Craig E. Rehmert, James W. Wienkes