Patents by Inventor Michael P. Ellero

Michael P. Ellero 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: 20120024244
    Abstract: A method of constructing a speed target on a camshaft in a combustion engine is disclosed. In applying the method a multiple number of ring segments are positioned around a portion of the camshaft. The multiple number of ring segments form a closed ring having a variable outer magnetic surface for reading by a speed sensor. Further, the multiple number of ring segments are secured in a radial direction and in a circumferential direction with respect to the camshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: James D. Wotherspoon, Michael P. Ellero
  • Publication number: 20110220051
    Abstract: Disclosed is a push rod retainer for retaining an extremity of a push rod and a first end of a rocker arm in proximity of each other, comprising a base section accommodating at least a part of a junction space wherein the extremity of the push rod and a connection member of the rocker arm are joinable; and at least two resilient projections extending from the base section and at least partly in a direction towards each other, said resilient projections bounding a first entrance to the junction space. Also disclosed is a rocker arm having a connection member that is provided with a circumferential constriction configured for engagement by the resilient projections of the disclosed push rod retainer, and a method of retaining together a push rod and a rocker arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: James D. Wotherspoon, Jamie P. Smith, Michael P. Ellero