Patents by Inventor Noreen L. Mastro

Noreen L. Mastro 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: 6732959
    Abstract: A dual-coil outwardly-opening fuel injector including a fuel tube connected at a lower end to a lower injector housing. Within the fuel tube are a lower (opening) solenoid pole piece, a specially-formed armature, and an upper (closing) solenoid pole piece. A seat assembly including an injector nozzle, swirler, and valve seat are adjustably threaded into the lower housing. A pintle assembly, including a solid pintle portion supporting a valve head and a tubular portion welded thereto, is axially disposed within the fuel tube and is welded to the armature which is spaced from the lower pole piece by a distance equal to the opening stroke of the valve. A return spring adjustment mechanism disposed on the upper pole piece engages the upper end of the pintle assembly for varying the closing force of the return spring. Opening and closing solenoid preassemblies are mounted external to the fuel tube for magnetically engaging the pole pieces and armature within in known fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Delaney, Joseph G. Spakowski, Noreen L. Mastro, Robert B. Perry, Daniel L. Varble, Kevin J. Allen, Jay K. Sofianek
  • Publication number: 20040041038
    Abstract: A dual-coil outwardly-opening fuel injector including a fuel tube connected at a lower end to a lower injector housing. Within the fuel tube are a lower (opening) solenoid pole piece, a specially-formed armature, and an upper (closing) solenoid pole piece. A seat assembly including an injector nozzle, swirler, and valve seat are adjustably threaded into the lower housing. A pintle assembly, including a solid pintle portion supporting a valve head and a tubular portion welded thereto, is axially disposed within the fuel tube and is welded to the armature which is spaced from the lower pole piece by a distance equal to the opening stroke of the valve. A return spring adjustment mechanism disposed on the upper pole piece engages the upper end of the pintle assembly for varying the closing force of the return spring. Opening and closing solenoid preassemblies are mounted external to the fuel tube for magnetically engaging the pole pieces and armature within in known fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: John H. Delaney, Joseph G. Spakowski, Noreen L. Mastro, robert B. Perry, Daniel L. Varble, Kevin J. Allen, Jay K. Sofianek
  • Patent number: 4458650
    Abstract: A throttle body fuel injection system has a pressure regulator which reduces the pressure of the fuel supplied to its electromagnetic injector as the engine induction passage pressure decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1984
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: David R. Kessler, Noreen L. Mastro, Jerry R. Scheller, George L. Schultz