Patents by Inventor Raymond V. Primus

Raymond V. Primus 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: 11466652
    Abstract: A fuel injector device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided. Included in the fuel injector is a body having a chamber and a pilot valve assembly including a seat retainer configured to be detachably insertable into the chamber of the body. A pilot valve seat is disposed in the seat retainer and substantially enclosed by the seat retainer. A stator assembly is disposed in the seat retainer and at least partially enclosed by the seat retainer. The pilot valve seat and the stator assembly in the pilot valve assembly are replaceable as a single unit of the pilot valve assembly for the fuel injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Raymond V. Primus, Ryan S. Gray, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180363616
    Abstract: A fuel injector device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided. Included in the fuel injector is a body having a chamber and a pilot valve assembly including a seat retainer configured to be detachably insertable into the chamber of the body. A pilot valve seat is disposed in the seat retainer and substantially enclosed by the seat retainer. A stator assembly is disposed in the seat retainer and at least partially enclosed by the seat retainer. The pilot valve seat and the stator assembly in the pilot valve assembly are replaceable as a single unit of the pilot valve assembly for the fuel injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Raymond V. Primus, Ryan S. Gray, JR.
  • Patent number: 9897053
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided comprising an outer housing, a nozzle housing disposed within the outer housing, a flow path between the outer housing and the nozzle housing, the flow path being coupled to a low pressure fuel source, and a circumferential gap in flow communication with the flow path and extending about a tip of the fuel injector between an outer surface of the nozzle housing and an inner surface of a combustion shield adjacent the injector tip. The circumferential gap is in flow communication with a drain gap between the outer housing and a bore for receiving the fuel injector, the drain gap routing the low pressure fuel away from the injector tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Kolhouse, Raymond V. Primus, Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan
  • Publication number: 20170045023
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided comprising an outer housing, a nozzle housing disposed within the outer housing, a flow path between the outer housing and the nozzle housing, the flow path being coupled to a low pressure fuel source, and a circumferential gap in flow communication with the flow path and extending about a tip of the fuel injector between an outer surface of the nozzle housing and an inner surface of a combustion shield adjacent the injector tip. The circumferential gap is in flow communication with a drain gap between the outer housing and a bore for receiving the fuel injector, the drain gap routing the low pressure fuel away from the injector tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Steven J. Kolhouse, Raymond V. Primus, Lester L. Peters, David L. Buchanan