Patents by Inventor Ralph Tegg, Jr.

Ralph Tegg, Jr. 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).

  • Engine governor with dual regulation
    Patent number: 4785778
    Abstract: A governor (11) for providing at least two different regulation factors for an internal combustion engine (10) including a fuel injection system (12). The governor (11) includes a rotatable flyweight assembly (18,20,22) adapted to be mechanically connected (24) to the engine (10) to be driven thereby. A first spring (28) may be compressed by the flyweight assembly (18,20,22) proportional to engine speed. The flyweight assembly (18,20,22) is adapted to be connected to the engine fuel injection system (12) by a rack (14) and a control level (34) abuts the first spring (28), in opposition to the flyweight assembly (18,20,22). The governor (11) includes a second compressible spring (70) along with an actuator (56,58) for selectively engaging and disengaging the control lever (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis H. Gibson, Ralph Tegg, Jr.