Patents by Inventor Nicholas C. Polcyn

Nicholas C. Polcyn 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: 9951744
    Abstract: An ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes optical focusing lenses, including a center optical focusing lens and satellite optical focusing lens. The center optical focusing lens focuses laser light from a laser generator to a center ignition point in a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The satellite optical focusing lenses focus laser light from the laser generator to satellite ignition points in the combustion chamber of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The satellite optical focusing lenses are directionally angled away from the center optical focusing lens. A firing depth of the center ignition point is greater than a firing depth of the at least one satellite ignition point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn, Jeremy Koscielny
  • Patent number: 9932956
    Abstract: A laser ignition device for an internal combustion engine can include a laser generator, a housing, and a window. The laser generator can emit a pulse of laser light. The housing can be coupled to the internal combustion engine. The housing can have a first end and a second end. The second end can be proximate to a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine and can define an aperture through which the laser light is permitted to exit the housing into the combustion chamber. The window can be coupled to the second end of the housing and cover the aperture. The window can permit the laser light to pass through the window and into the combustion chamber. The window can have a rounded outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeongung Hwang, Christopher Thomas, Nicholas C. Polcyn
  • Publication number: 20170342956
    Abstract: An ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes optical focusing lenses, including a center optical focusing lens and satellite optical focusing lens. The center optical focusing lens focuses laser light from a laser generator to a center ignition point in a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The satellite optical focusing lenses focus laser light from the laser generator to satellite ignition points in the combustion chamber of the cylinder of the internal combustion engine. The satellite optical focusing lenses are directionally angled away from the center optical focusing lens. A firing depth of the center ignition point is greater than a firing depth of the at least one satellite ignition point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jeongung HWANG, Nicholas C. POLCYN, Jeremy KOSCIELNY
  • Publication number: 20170241395
    Abstract: A laser ignition device for an internal combustion engine can include a laser generator, a housing, and a window. The laser generator can emit a pulse of laser light. The housing can be coupled to the internal combustion engine. The housing can have a first end and a second end. The second end can be proximate to a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine and can define an aperture through which the laser light is permitted to exit the housing into the combustion chamber. The window can be coupled to the second end of the housing and cover the aperture. The window can permit the laser light to pass through the window and into the combustion chamber. The window can have a rounded outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jeongung HWANG, Christopher THOMAS, Nicholas C. POLCYN
  • Patent number: 8912716
    Abstract: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes a spark plug housing. An insulator is concentrically located within the housing and has a distal end extending from an outer surface of the housing. A center electrode extends from a proximal end of the insulator. A ground electrode is secured to the housing and has an electrode tip arranged a distance from the center electrode. A chamber cap fixedly secured to the housing and surrounding both the center and ground electrodes, includes a laminate shell and a plurality of orifices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn, Christopher Thomas
  • Patent number: 8823251
    Abstract: A spark plug for use with internal combustion engines includes a metallic shell housing having a semi-cylindrical shroud partially surrounding the insulator and the center electrode and to which the ground electrode is joined. The semi-cylindrical shroud promotes improved heat dissipation from the ground electrode to the shell housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn, Christopher Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140009058
    Abstract: A spark plug for use with internal combustion engines includes a metallic shell housing having a semi-cylindrical shroud partially surrounding the insulator and the center electrode and to which the ground electrode is joined. The semi-cylindrical shroud promotes improved heat dissipation from the ground electrode to the shell housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn, Christopher Thomas
  • Patent number: 8350457
    Abstract: A spark plug includes a housing, a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a pre-chamber cup. The housing is configured to thread into a spark-plug hole in an engine. The center electrode extends axially from a center of the housing. The ground electrode extends radially inward from the housing. The pre-chamber cup is attached to the housing. The housing defines a gas thread cavity that extends radially at least partially through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas, Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn
  • Publication number: 20120248964
    Abstract: A spark plug includes a housing, a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a pre-chamber cup. The housing is configured to thread into a spark-plug hole in an engine. The center electrode extends axially from a center of the housing. The ground electrode extends radially inward from the housing. The pre-chamber cup is attached to the housing. The housing defines a gas thread cavity that extends radially at least partially through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas, Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn
  • Publication number: 20120242215
    Abstract: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes a spark plug housing. An insulator is concentrically located within the housing and has a distal end extending from an outer surface of the housing. A center electrode extends from a proximal end of the insulator. A ground electrode is secured to the housing and has an electrode tip arranged a distance from the center electrode. A chamber cap fixedly secured to the housing and surrounding both the center and ground electrodes, includes a laminate shell and a plurality of orifices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeongung Hwang, Nicholas C. Polcyn, Christopher Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110241521
    Abstract: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes a housing having a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer periphery extending therebetween. A mounting thread formed on the outer periphery at the proximal end of the housing secures the spark plug to the engine. A center electrode fixedly secured along a central axis of the housing has a first end extending outwardly from the proximal end of the housing. A ground electrode secured to the proximal end of the housing has an electrode tip at a first distance from the center electrode. The electrode tip has a central aperture extending through the ground electrode from an upper surface to a lower surface. A protruding edge circumscribes the aperture and extends a second distance from the upper surface of the electrode tip towards the center electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicants: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Polcyn, Jeongung Hwang