Patents by Inventor Lloyd E. Stanley

Lloyd E. Stanley 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: 10487771
    Abstract: An engine component includes stratified metal layers. The stratified metal layers form walls of a cylinder head having internal cavities defining a cooling jacket configured to direct coolant within and through the walls. The stratified metal layers also form a lattice disposed within and spanning between opposing surfaces of the cooling jacket configured to promote heat transfer between the stratified metal layers and coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fabian Gadau, Mark Michael Madin, Joy Hines Forsmark, Lloyd E. Stanley, John Cornell
  • Publication number: 20190218995
    Abstract: An engine component includes stratified metal layers. The stratified metal layers form walls of a cylinder head having internal cavities defining a cooling jacket configured to direct coolant within and through the walls. The stratified metal layers also form a lattice disposed within and spanning between opposing surfaces of the cooling jacket configured to promote heat transfer between the stratified metal layers and coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Fabian GADAU, Mark Michael MADIN, Joy Hines FORSMARK, Lloyd E. STANLEY, John CORNELL
  • Patent number: 10161290
    Abstract: An engine cooling system is provided with an internal combustion engine defining a head cooling jacket and a block cooling jacket in a split flow configuration. A first thermostat is positioned at an outlet of the block cooling jacket and configured to control coolant flow therethrough. A second thermostat is positioned to receive coolant flow from the first thermostat and the head cooling jacket. The first and second thermostats are in a thermostat assembly within a housing. In response to coolant temperature being below a first threshold, a first and a second thermostat downstream of the engine in a thermostat assembly are closed such that coolant flows through a head jacket and the thermostat assembly to a pump, and such that coolant in the head jacket entrains a trickle flow of coolant from a block jacket through an interbore cooling passage, thereby cooling an interbore region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Clifford E. Maki, Sunil Katragadda, Ravi Gopal, Peter Kanefsky, Jeffrey A. Mullins, Lloyd E. Stanley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9784175
    Abstract: An engine cylinder block forms a cooling jacket adjacent to a cylinder and that intersects a deck face adapted to mate with a cylinder head. The cooling jacket has an inlet passage intersecting a mounting face adapted to mate with a coolant pump housing. The block forms a vent passage extending from the cooling jacket to the mounting face. The pump housing forms a volute adapted to receive an impeller. The housing forms a discharge passage that fluidly connects to the inlet passage of the block. The pump housing also forms a vent passage the fluidly connects with the vent passage of the block. The vent passages of the block and pump housing are positioned between the deck face of the block and the inlet and discharge passages when the pump housing is connected to the engine block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Kanefsky, Sunil Katragadda, Ravi Gopal, Clifford E. Maki, Lloyd E. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20170114700
    Abstract: An engine cooling system is provided with an internal combustion engine defining a head cooling jacket and a block cooling jacket in a split flow configuration. A first thermostat is positioned at an outlet of the block cooling jacket and configured to control coolant flow therethrough. A second thermostat is positioned to receive coolant flow from the first thermostat and the head cooling jacket. The first and second thermostats are in a thermostat assembly within a housing. In response to coolant temperature being below a first threshold, a first and a second thermostat downstream of the engine in a thermostat assembly are closed such that coolant flows through a head jacket and the thermostat assembly to a pump, and such that coolant in the head jacket entrains a trickle flow of coolant from a block jacket through an interbore cooling passage, thereby cooling an interbore region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Clifford E. MAKI, Sunil KATRAGADDA, Ravi GOPAL, Peter KANEFSKY, Jeffrey A. MULLINS, Lloyd E. STANLEY, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160348568
    Abstract: An engine cylinder block forms a cooling jacket adjacent to a cylinder and that intersects a deck face adapted to mate with a cylinder head. The cooling jacket has an inlet passage intersecting a mounting face adapted to mate with a coolant pump housing. The block forms a vent passage extending from the cooling jacket to the mounting face. The pump housing forms a volute adapted to receive an impeller. The housing forms a discharge passage that fluidly connects to the inlet passage of the block. The pump housing also forms a vent passage the fluidly connects with the vent passage of the block. The vent passages of the block and pump housing are positioned between the deck face of the block and the inlet and discharge passages when the pump housing is connected to the engine block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Peter KANEFSKY, Sunil KATRAGADDA, Ravi GOPAL, Clifford E. MAKI, Lloyd E. STANLEY
  • Patent number: 7461414
    Abstract: The invention is a bidet assembly that can be easily installed onto any existing conventional toilet. The bidet assembly provides enhanced ease of use, is ergonomically designed and aesthetically pleasing. Furthermore the bidet assembly may be formed from preexisting off the shelf items if desired. However, the bidet may also include optional features such as a specialized spray nozzle having a unique spray pattern, an ergonomically designed handgrip and novel shaped spray wand, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventors: Cathy D. Santa Cruz, Lloyd E. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20080092283
    Abstract: The invention is a bidet assembly that can be easily installed onto any existing conventional toilet. The bidet assembly provides enhanced ease of use, is ergonomically designed and aesthetically pleasing. Furthermore the bidet assembly may be formed from preexisting off the shelf items if desired. However, the bidet may also include optional features such as a specialized spray nozzle having a unique spray pattern, an ergonomically designed handgrip and novel shaped spray wand, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Cathy D. Santa Cruz, Lloyd E. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20020066781
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a device and method which encourages a finder of a lost item to return the item by way of the postal system to a recipient for a reward as compensation for their honesty, and thereafter the recipient forwards the lost article to the original owner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventors: Cathy D. Santa Cruz, Lloyd E. Stanley