Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Pickell

Michael Edward Pickell 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).

  • Publication number: 20220136473
    Abstract: A filtration device may include a securement section and a filter. The securement section may be configured to be threadably secured to and extend within an interior of a common rail fuel injector. The securement section may include a passage for fuel. The passage may extend in a direction along a central axis of the securement section. The filter may be configured to be positioned within the interior of the common rail fuel injector to filter the fuel flowing through the common rail fuel injector. The filter may include a plurality of holes that are fluidly connecting to the passage of the securement section. The diameter of the filter may be smaller than a diameter of the securement section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Richard IBRAHIM, Michael Edward PICKELL
  • Patent number: 10371110
    Abstract: An engine head assembly includes a plurality of fuel injectors each positioned within a fuel injector bore in an engine head, and fluidly coupled with a fluid conduit. Each fuel injector includes a valve assembly within a fuel injector case such that an interior fluid space is formed between the fuel injector case and the valve assembly. The fuel injector case includes an elongate body having a particulate-blocking perforation array formed therein, and that is structured to block particulates in fuel entering the fuel injector from the fluid conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Brown, Michael Edward Pickell
  • Publication number: 20190195181
    Abstract: An engine head assembly includes a plurality of fuel injectors each positioned within a fuel injector bore in an engine head, and fluidly coupled with a fluid conduit. Each fuel injector includes a valve assembly within a fuel injector case such that an interior fluid space is formed between the fuel injector case and the valve assembly. The fuel injector case includes an elongate body having a particulate-blocking perforation array formed therein, and that is structured to block particulates in fuel entering the fuel injector from the fluid conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Brown, Michael Edward Pickell