Patents by Inventor Michael Kosinski

Michael Kosinski 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).

  • Combustion chamber elasticity device
    Patent number: 10808607
    Abstract: An energy storage device is provided for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The energy storage device includes first and second end connectors connected to respective ones of a piston and crankshaft, and a flexible connection rod portion rotatably connected with the first and second end connectors. The flexible connection rod portion elastically buckles above a predetermined cylinder pressure threshold to store combustion energy and provide a more constant pressure combustion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Antonevich, Reid Irish, Stephen D. Cofer, Jr., Kent H. Clark, Garrett Blum, Michael Kosinski, Beth Wagner, Mark Gray
  • COMBUSTION CHAMBER ELASTICITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180100432
    Abstract: An energy storage device is provided for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The energy storage device includes first and second end connectors connected to respective ones of a piston and crankshaft, and a flexible connection rod portion rotatably connected with the first and second end connectors. The flexible connection rod portion elastically buckles above a predetermined cylinder pressure threshold to store combustion energy and provide a more constant pressure combustion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: John M. Antonevich, Reid Irish, Stephen D. Cofer, JR., Kent H. Clark, Garrett Blum, Michael Kosinski, Beth Wagner, Mark Gray
  • Exhaust system slip joint
    Publication number: 20080012296
    Abstract: An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a slip joint with a female section having an opening with an inner diameter, a male section having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the opening of the female section, the male section being at least partially received in the female section, a wear sleeve disposed between the female section and the male section, and at least one seal contacting the wear sleeve and at least one of the female section and the male section, to seal the slip joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer Johnston, Glen Alden, William Storkman, James Duke, Benjamin Moshier, Reid Irish, Devaraj Doraiswamy, Michael Kosinski