Patents by Inventor Richard H Sands

Richard H Sands 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: 8833321
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover module attached to the cylinder head. The cylinder head cover module includes passageways and a plurality of receiving features for valve train components. A housing may be integrally formed with the cylinder head cover module. The cylinder head cover module may include components of a non-integrated valve control system and may be used in either an inline or a V-shaped engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Richard H. Sands, Alan G. Falkowski
  • Patent number: 8813710
    Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a fluid cavity that contains a fluid. The cylinder head assembly also includes a first member with a first internal surface defining a first part of the fluid cavity. Also, the assembly includes a second member with a second internal surface defining a second part of the fluid cavity. The second member is coupled to the first member. The first and second internal surfaces cooperate to define the fluid cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Thomas, Alan G. Falkowski, Richard H. Sands
  • Publication number: 20130025560
    Abstract: A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a fluid cavity that contains a fluid. The cylinder head assembly also includes a first member with a first internal surface defining a first part of the fluid cavity. Also, the assembly includes a second member with a second internal surface defining a second part of the fluid cavity. The second member is coupled to the first member. The first and second internal surfaces cooperate to define the fluid cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Thomas, Alan G. Falkowski, Richard H. Sands
  • Publication number: 20120167845
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover module attached to the cylinder head. The cylinder head cover module includes passageways and a plurality of receiving features for valve train components. A housing may be integrally formed with the cylinder head cover module. The cylinder head cover module may include components of a non-integrated valve control system and may be used in either an inline or a V-shaped engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Richard H. Sands, Alan G. Falkowski
  • Patent number: 7530338
    Abstract: A variable lift deactivateable valvetrain system for an engine is provided. The system includes a camshaft, a rocker shaft, a valve and at least one rocker arm rotateably connected to the rocker shaft and arranged to engage the camshaft. A connecting rocker arm is rotateably connected to the rocker shaft and is in constant engagement with the valve. The connecting rocker arm is arranged to operate in selective engagement with the at least one rocker arm to provide a variable lift deactivateable valvetrain configuration. The system further includes a low lift rocker arm having a low lift pin assembly and a high lift rocker arm having a high lift pin assembly. The low and high lift pin assemblies are arranged to selectively engage the connecting rocker arm responsive to oil pressure selectively directed to the low and high lift pin assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Alan G Falkowski, Richard H Sands, Christopher P Thomas, David W Fiddes, Anteo Opipari
  • Patent number: 7415954
    Abstract: A rocker shaft arrangement for a valvetrain system of an engine is provided. The rocker shaft arrangement includes a split rocker shaft having two fluidly separate internal regions. Each of the fluidly separate internal regions is arranged to selectively carry an independent supply of pressurized oil for distribution to valvetrain components. The two fluidly separate regions of the split rocker shaft are each further arranged to supply pressurized oil independent of each other to one of a high lift rocker arm and a low lift rocker arm of a rocker arm assembly for an engine valvetrain system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Alan G Falkowski, Richard H Sands, Christopher P Thomas, David W Fiddes
  • Patent number: 5533472
    Abstract: An oil jet nozzle (24) has an extruded body (48) with an integrally formed tab (64). The tab is constructed to be snugly received in an oil groove (32) situated along the bearing seat (34) in the crankshaft journal of the engine block. The groove which receives oil from an oil gallery (42) passes some of the oil through to the nozzle which sprays the oil from two outlets (46) to two adjacent pistons (14) for cooling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Richard H. Sands, Jerry P. Harkey, J. Gary Pace