Patents by Inventor Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enter
Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enter 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).
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Patent number: 9822744Abstract: An electrical module for use within a fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine is described. The electrical module has a variable length. The electrical module comprises electrical contacts for operatively connecting the electrical module to a power plug of a fuel injector. The electrical module also comprises an actuator for operatively controlling a control valve disposed within the fuel injector. The electrical module also comprises electrical conductors arranged within a protective housing. These electrical conductors provide an electrical connection between the electrical contacts and the actuator in order to provide electrical power to the actuator when the electrical contacts are operatively connected to the power plug of the fuel injector. The body of the electrical module is comprised of a compressible elastic element, such that the length of the module is variable by compressing the elastic element. Injectors including such electrical modules are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: DELPHI INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.Inventors: Bruno Bimbenet, Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, Eric Lecluse, Jean-Christophe Oge, Thierry Thibault
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Patent number: 9714633Abstract: The present invention relates to a control valve for a fuel injector. The control valve has a control valve body which defines a supply passage for high pressure fuel. A control chamber and a pressure compensating chamber are provided in the control valve. The control chamber and the pressure compensating chamber are both in fluid communication with the supply passage. A control valve member is provided for controlling fuel pressure in the control chamber. The pressure compensating chamber is spaced radially outwardly from the control chamber. The invention also relates to a control valve member having a pressure compensating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: DELPHI INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.Inventors: Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, David Bonneau, Thierry Thibault, Jean-Christophe Oge, Philippe Legrand
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Patent number: 9453484Abstract: A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine includes: an injector body of substantially elongate form and defining an injector body axis; an injector nozzle disposed at one end of the injector body; and a plurality of element connectors for providing fluid and/or electrical connection into and/or out of the fuel injector wherein at least some of the element connectors are arranged to be rotatable relative to one another about the injector body axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L.Inventors: Eric Lecluse, Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, Bruno Bimbenet
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Publication number: 20140353537Abstract: The present invention relates to a control valve for a fuel injector. The control valve has a control valve body which defines a supply passage for high pressure fuel. A control chamber and a pressure compensating chamber are provided in the control valve. The control chamber and the pressure compensating chamber are both in fluid communication with the supply passage. A control valve member is provided for controlling fuel pressure in the control chamber. The pressure compensating chamber is spaced radially outwardly from the control chamber. The invention also relates to a control valve member having a pressure compensating cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, David Bonneau, Thierry Thibault, Jean-Christophe Oge, Philippe Legrand
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Patent number: 8708249Abstract: A fuel injector for a compression ignition internal combustion engine which comprises a fuel injection valve having an injection valve member which is moveable in use, under the influence of fuel pressure within an injection valve member control chamber acting upon it, between a closed position and an open position. The fuel injector further comprises a high pressure fuel supply passage to the injection valve member control chamber, and an actuator operable to open and close a discharge valve connected between the injection valve member control chamber and a fuel outlet passage to a low pressure reservoir or drain. A shut-off valve is provided in the high pressure fuel supply passage and the shut-off valve has a shut-off valve member which is moveable in use, under the influence of fuel pressure within a shut-off valve member control chamber acting upon it, between a closed position and an open position.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L.Inventors: Eric Lecluse, Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, Eric Charleux
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Publication number: 20130193228Abstract: An electrical module for use within a fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine is described. The electrical module has a variable length. The electrical module comprises electrical contacts for operatively connecting the electrical module to a power plug of a fuel injector. The electrical module also comprises an actuator for operatively controlling a control valve disposed within the fuel injector. The electrical module also comprises electrical conductors arranged within a protective housing. These electrical conductors provide an electrical connection between the electrical contacts and the actuator in order to provide electrical power to the actuator when the electrical contacts are operatively connected to the power plug of the fuel injector. The body of the electrical module is comprised of a compressible elastic element, such that the length of the module is variable by compressing the elastic element. Injectors including such electrical modules are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Delphi Technologies Holding S.AR.Inventors: Bruno Bimbenet, Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, Eric Lecluse, Jean-Christophe Oge, Thierry Thibault
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Publication number: 20120125292Abstract: A fuel injector for an internal combustion engine includes: an injector body of substantially elongate form and defining an injector body axis; an injector nozzle disposed at one end of the injector body; and a plurality of element connectors for providing fluid and/or electrical connection into and/or out of the fuel injector wherein at least some of the element connectors are arranged to be rotatable relative to one another about the injector body axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Delphi Technologies Inc.Inventors: Eric Lecluse, Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enter, Bruno Bimbeneet
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Publication number: 20110017844Abstract: A fuel injector for a compression ignition internal combustion engine which comprises a fuel injection valve having an injection valve member which is moveable in use, under the influence of fuel pressure within an injection valve member control chamber acting upon it, between a closed position and an open position. The fuel injector further comprises a high pressure fuel supply passage to the injection valve member control chamber, and an actuator operable to open and close a discharge valve connected between the injection valve member control chamber and a fuel outlet passage to a low pressure reservoir or drain. A shut-off valve is provided in the high pressure fuel supply passage and the shut-off valve has a shut-off valve member which is moveable in use, under the influence of fuel pressure within a shut-off valve member control chamber acting upon it, between a closed position and an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING, S.ARLInventors: Eric Lecluse, Richard Denis Jacques Alain Enters, Eric Charleux