Patents by Inventor Lucas Steele

Lucas Steele 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: 12215658
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fuel injector, comprising: a body including a plurality of body alignment features; a nozzle including a plurality of nozzle alignment features and a plurality of nozzle holes for injecting fuel; and a plurality of alignment guides configured to mate with the plurality of body alignment features and the plurality of nozzle alignment features to align the nozzle with the body such that the plurality of nozzle holes is in a desired orientation relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan P. Steele, Michael A. Lucas, Derek G. Weiler
  • Patent number: 10557644
    Abstract: An adjustable drip pan designed to be installed into tightly-enclosed spaces. Specifically, an adjustable drip pan comprising a bottom pan, said bottom pan comprising a bottom floor, a reservoir, and one or more walls; and a top pan, said top pan comprising a top floor and a lip, wherein said one or more walls form a ridge. Said ridge, said bottom floor, and said reservoir create a water-impermeable basin for collecting water, and said bottom pan and said top pan are slidably adjustable in a plane along an axis, where adjustment of said bottom pan and said top pan is limited, in a first direction of said axis, by touching of said lip and said ridge, and in a second direction of said axis, by touching of a first one of said one or more walls all and said top pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Inventor: Lucas Steele