Patents by Inventor Nickolas A. Springmeyer

Nickolas A. Springmeyer 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).

  • Lubrication fluid filter bypass system
    Patent number: 11466600
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine lubrication fluid system with a main rifle for distribution of filtered lubrication fluid to a plurality of engine components through a plurality of secondary rifles connected to the main rifle. The system also includes a bypass for bypassing the filter in response to certain engine operating conditions. The bypass is connected to at least one of the secondary rifles so that unfiltered lubrication fluid is not provided to certain engine components under filter bypass conditions, and provided directly to certain other engine components for which unfiltered lubrication fluid is less problematic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Cofer, Jr., Ella Michelle Morris, Nickolas A. Springmeyer
  • LUBRICATION FLUID FILTER BYPASS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220298936
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine lubrication fluid system with a main rifle for distribution of filtered lubrication fluid to a plurality of engine components through a plurality of secondary rifles connected to the main rifle. The system also includes a bypass for bypassing the filter in response to certain engine operating conditions. The bypass is connected to at least one of the secondary rifles so that unfiltered lubrication fluid is not provided to certain engine components under filter bypass conditions, and provided directly to certain other engine components for which unfiltered lubrication fluid is less problematic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen D. Cofer, JR., Ella Michelle Morris, Nickolas A. Springmeyer