Patents by Inventor Nick Bille

Nick Bille 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).

  • Internal combustion engine having oil baffle
    Patent number: 10060309
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine that includes an oil baffle in the oil sump. The internal combustion engine may include a crankcase comprising an oil sump containing an oil reservoir, a crankshaft, and an oil baffle positioned within the oil sump. The crankshaft may be a vertical crankshaft and a first balance shaft may extend upward from the oil baffle. The crankshaft may be positioned within the oil baffle and a drivetrain may, also optionally, be positioned in the oil baffle. The internal combustion engine may be configured such that the oil reservoir has a first oil level when the internal combustion engine is off and a second oil level when the internal combustion engine is running at normal operating conditions. The first oil level is above a floor of the oil baffle. The second oil level may, also, be above the floor of the oil baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventors: Michael E. Smies, Christopher D. Thorn, Brian Philipps, Louis G. Verhagen, Nick Bille, Advait S. Vaidya
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING OIL BAFFLE
    Publication number: 20180087416
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine that includes an oil baffle in the oil sump. The internal combustion engine may include a crankcase comprising an oil sump containing an oil reservoir, a crankshaft, and an oil baffle positioned within the oil sump. The crankshaft may be a vertical crankshaft and a first balance shaft may extend upward from the oil baffle. The crankshaft may be positioned within the oil baffle and a drivetrain may, also optionally, be positioned in the oil baffle. The internal combustion engine may be configured such that the oil reservoir has a first oil level when the internal combustion engine is off and a second oil level when the internal combustion engine is running at normal operating conditions. The first oil level is above a floor of the oil baffle. The second oil level may, also, be above the floor of the oil baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Michael E. Smies, Christopher D. Thorn, Brian Philipps, Louis G. Verhagen, Nick Bille, Advait S. Vaidya