Patents by Inventor Richard Croche

Richard Croche 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: 6273346
    Abstract: An injector in a spark ignition engine combustion chamber has an injector body containing a needle with a closure element co-operating with a fuel passage seat extended by a diffusion port. The needle is axially movable between a first position wherein the closure element bears against the seat and a second position wherein the closure element is away from the seat, It further has a single-piece diabolo-shaped element fixed in the downstream part of the body, The seat, the diffusion port and a bore for slidingly guiding the needle are formed in the one-piece element. It defines, with the body downstream part of the body a fuel supply chamber and has ports communicating the chamber with the bore immediately upstream of the seat and emerging tangentially in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Sagem SA
    Inventors: Christine Estevenon, Richard Croche