Patents by Inventor Kern E. Haynes

Kern E. Haynes 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: 6871635
    Abstract: A fuel rail damper includes a hollow member having a first end and a second end, opposing first and second sides, a first face and a second face interconnecting and spacing apart the first and second sides, and a width. Each of the first and second ends are sealed in an air tight manner to thereby define a chamber in conjunction with the first and second sides and the first and second faces and wherein the widths of the ends do not substantially exceed the hollow member width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Curran, Michael A. Bradley, Charles W. Braun, Peter E. Bartell, Kern E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 6736111
    Abstract: A fuel rail assembly includes an integral pressure damper and an over-pressure stop to prevent the damper from flexing beyond it elastic limit. The rail assembly also includes injector cups formed outwardly relative to the rail to provide substantially unimpeded fuel flow to the injector. The fuel rail assembly further includes a damper cover to protect the damper from outside damage. The damper cover can be hermetically sealed to form an air chamber above the damper and opposite the fuel chamber in the fuel rail thereby providing a means for keeping the pressure differential between the chambers in an APDI fuel injection system substantially constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Braun, Kern E. Haynes
  • Publication number: 20040035399
    Abstract: A fuel rail damper includes a hollow member having a first end and a second end, opposing first and second sides, a first face and a second face interconnecting and spacing apart the first and second sides, and a width. Each of the first and second ends are sealed in an air tight manner to thereby define a chamber in conjunction with the first and second sides and the first and second faces and wherein the widths of the ends do not substantially exceed the hollow member width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Steven M. Curran, Michael A. Bradley, Charles W. Braun, Peter E. Bartell, Kern E. Haynes
  • Publication number: 20030230282
    Abstract: A fuel rail assembly includes an integral pressure damper and an over-pressure stop to prevent the damper from flexing beyond it elastic limit. The rail assembly also includes injector cups formed outwardly relative to the rail to provide substantially unimpeded fuel flow to the injector. The fuel rail assembly further includes a damper cover to protect the damper from outside damage. The damper cover can be hermetically sealed to form an air chamber above the damper and opposite the fuel chamber in the fuel rail thereby providing a means for keeping the pressure differential between the chambers in an APDI fuel injection system substantially constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Charles W. Braun, Kern E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 6655354
    Abstract: A fuel rail damper includes a hollow member having a first end and a second end, opposing first and second sides, a first face and a second face interconnecting and spacing apart the first and second sides, and a width. Each of the first and second ends are sealed in an air tight manner to thereby define a chamber in conjunction with the first and second sides and the first and second faces and wherein the widths of the ends do not substantially exceed the hollow member width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Curran, Michael A. Bradley, Charles W. Braun, Peter E. Bartell, Kern E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 6629650
    Abstract: An engine fuel injector includes an internal fuel passage in which pressure waves can develop upon opening and closing of an injection valve. A fuel pressure damper is associated with the fuel passage and operates to vary the internal volume of the fuel passage in a manner to reduce the amplitude of pressure variations and pressure waves in the fuel passage. A variety of fuel pressure damper embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Curran, Ahmet T. Becene, Charles Wilson Braun, Kern E. Haynes, Leonard Lee Shebert, Jr., Christopher A. Tucker, David J. Thompson, Jr., Brent Jack Wahba, Michael Raymond Raney, James M. Banna
  • Publication number: 20030111057
    Abstract: A fuel rail damper includes a hollow member having a first end and a second end, opposing first and second sides, a first face and a second face interconnecting and spacing apart the first and second sides, and a width. Each of the first and second ends are sealed in an air tight manner to thereby define a chamber in conjunction with the first and second sides and the first and second faces and wherein the widths of the ends do not substantially exceed the hollow member width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Steven M. Curran, Michael A. Bradley, Charles W. Braun, Peter E. Bartell, Kern E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 6513500
    Abstract: A fuel rail damper includes a hollow member having a first end and a second end, opposing first and second sides, and a first face and a second face interconnecting and spacing apart the first and second sides. Each of the first and second ends are sealed in an air tight manner to thereby define a chamber in conjunction with the first and second sides and the first and second faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles W. Braun, Andrew S. Price, Steven M. Curran, Michael A. Bradley, Peter E. Bartell, Kern E. Haynes
  • Publication number: 20030010847
    Abstract: An engine fuel injector includes an internal fuel passage in which pressure waves can develop upon opening and closing of an injection valve. A fuel pressure damper is associated with the fuel passage and operates to vary the internal volume of the fuel passage in a manner to reduce the amplitude of pressure variations and pressure waves in the fuel passage. A variety of fuel pressure damper embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Steven M. Curran, Ahmet T. Becene, Charles Wilson Braun, Kern E. Haynes, Leonard Lee Shebert, Christopher A. Tucker, David J. Thompson, Brent Jack Wahba, Michael Raymond Raney, James M. Banna
  • Publication number: 20020139351
    Abstract: A fuel rail damper includes a hollow member having a first end and a second end, opposing first and second sides, and a first face and a second face interconnecting and spacing apart the first and second sides. Each of the first and second ends are sealed in an air tight manner to thereby define a chamber in conjunction with the first and second sides and the first and second faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Charles W. Braun, Andrew S. Price, Steven M. Curran, Michael A. Bradley, Peter E. Bartell, Kern E. Haynes
  • Patent number: 6269804
    Abstract: A liquid cooled fuel rail assembly includes an elongate tubular fuel conduit having a longitudinal central axis and a first diameter. The fuel conduit is configured for carrying fuel and defines at least one port, each port being configured to receive an intake end of a corresponding fuel injector. A first end plug is associated with a first end of the fuel conduit and defines a first bore and a second bore therethrough. The first end plug seals the first end of the fuel conduit. A second end plug is associated with a second end of the fuel conduit and defines a first bore and a second bore therethrough. The second end plug seals the second end of the fuel conduit. A fuel inlet is in fluid communication with the second bore of the first end plug. A fuel outlet is in fluid communication with the second bore of the second end plug. An elongate tubular coolant conduit has a second outside diameter that is less than the first outside diameter of the fuel conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wilson Braun, Peter E. Bartell, Jeffrey Mark Noll, Kern E. Haynes