Patents by Inventor L. Eric Stacy

L. Eric Stacy 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).

  • Heat transferring fuel injector combustion seal with load bearing capability
    Patent number: 10036355
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal member comprising a first section, a second section and an annular recess disposed in the first section, the first section having a first diameter and the second section having a second diameter wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter; and a sleeve member comprising a first end received by the first section of the seal member, the sleeve member further including a lengthwise portion configured to press fit around a nozzle housing of a fuel injector to cause heat transfer from the nozzle housing toward a body portion of the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory S. Franks, Joshua G. Knight, Joseph A. Worthington, Fred M. Rasener, L. Eric Stacy, Hanna Christine Small, Amit Yeole, Timothy John Monahan
  • HEAT TRANSFERRING FUEL INJECTOR COMBUSTION SEAL WITH LOAD BEARING CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20160138540
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel injector seal assembly comprising a seal member comprising a first section, a second section and an annular recess disposed in the first section, the first section having a first diameter and the second section having a second diameter wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter; and a sleeve member comprising a first end received by the first section of the seal member, the sleeve member further including a lengthwise portion configured to press fit around a nozzle housing of a fuel injector to cause heat transfer from the nozzle housing toward a body portion of the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory S. Franks, Joshua G. Knight, Joseph A. Worthington, Fred M. Rasener, L. Eric Stacy, Hanna Christine Small, Rajesh Yeole, Timothy John Monahan