Patents by Inventor Mark R. Lear

Mark R. Lear 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).

  • Control of fuelling rate for internal combustion engines
    Patent number: 4800862
    Abstract: A method of injecting fuel to an internal combustion engine (9) comprising introducing a metered quantity of fuel into a scheduling chamber (32) from where it is injected by pressurized gas into the combustion chamber or induction system of the engine (9). The rate and/or time of introduction of the fuel to the scheduling chamber (32) is controlled in relation to the period of injection to achieve a predetermined fuel distribution in the combustion chamber at ignition. An axial stratification of fuel in the combustion chamber can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Orbital Engine Company Proprietary Limited
    Inventors: Michael L. McKay, Mark R. Lear