Patents by Inventor Robert Harries
Robert Harries 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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Publication number: 20260110273Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a cylinder block, a plurality of bite rings, a cylinder head, and a head gasket. The cylinder block defines a combustion cylinder. The plurality of bite rings encompass the cylinder. The cylinder head is coupled to the cylinder block and covers the combustion cylinder. The head gasket is disposed between the cylinder head and the cylinder block and is structured to engage with the plurality of bite rings. The cylinder head may further include an expansion groove that is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of bite rings and extends in a circumferential direction around the cylinder head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2025Publication date: April 23, 2026Applicant: Cummins Power Generation LimitedInventors: Robert Harries, Simon Anthony Burge
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Publication number: 20260110272Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a cylinder block, a plurality of bite rings, a cylinder head, and a head gasket. The cylinder block defines a combustion cylinder. The plurality of bite rings encompass the cylinder. The cylinder head is coupled to the cylinder block and covers the combustion cylinder. The head gasket is disposed between the cylinder head and the cylinder block and is structured to engage with the plurality of bite rings. The cylinder head may further include an expansion groove that is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of bite rings and extends in a circumferential direction around the cylinder head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2025Publication date: April 23, 2026Applicant: Cummins Power Generation LimitedInventors: Robert Harries, Simon Anthony Burge
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Patent number: 12492667Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a cylinder block, a plurality of bite rings, a cylinder head, and a head gasket. The cylinder block defines a combustion cylinder. The plurality of bite rings encompass the cylinder. The cylinder head is coupled to the cylinder block and covers the combustion cylinder. The head gasket is disposed between the cylinder head and the cylinder block and is structured to engage with the plurality of bite rings. The cylinder head may further include an expansion groove that is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of bite rings and extends in a circumferential direction around the cylinder head.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 9, 2025Assignee: Cummins Power Generation LimitedInventors: Robert Harries, Simon Anthony Burge
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Publication number: 20240175405Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a cylinder block, a plurality of bite rings, a cylinder head, and a head gasket. The cylinder block defines a combustion cylinder. The plurality of bite rings encompass the cylinder. The cylinder head is coupled to the cylinder block and covers the combustion cylinder. The head gasket is disposed between the cylinder head and the cylinder block and is structured to engage with the plurality of bite rings. The cylinder head may further include an expansion groove that is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of bite rings and extends in a circumferential direction around the cylinder head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Cummins Power Generation LimitedInventors: Robert Harries, Simon Anthony Burge
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Patent number: 11920538Abstract: An anti-polish ring for an internal combustion engine is provided. The anti-polish ring includes an axially extending ring portion that is configured to scrape a top portion of a piston in a cylinder liner. The anti-polish ring is configured to accommodate passage of an intake or exhaust valve thereby. The anti-polish ring may include an alignment feature so that the anti-polish ring is inserted in a predetermined orientation in the cylinder. The anti-polish ring may include a heat shield and/or a seating member.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Owen Summerfield, Craig Daniel Fox, Robert Harries, Jamie Kehoe, Kent H. Clark, John M Antonevich, Reid M. Irish, Scott A. Ragon, Stephen G. Townsend, Peter Thomas Quanz
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Publication number: 20230089302Abstract: An anti-polish ring for an internal combustion engine is provided. The anti-polish ring includes an axially extending ring portion that is configured to scrape a top portion of a piston in a cylinder liner. The anti-polish ring is configured to accommodate passage of an intake or exhaust valve thereby. The anti-polish ring may include an alignment feature so that the anti-polish ring is inserted in a predetermined orientation in the cylinder. The anti-polish ring may include a heat shield and/or a seating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Owen Summerfield, Craig Daniel Fox, Robert Harries, Jamie Kehoe, Kent H. Clark, John M Antonevich, Reid M. Irish, Scott A. Ragon, Stephen G. Townsend, Peter Thomas Quanz
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Publication number: 20220282641Abstract: A system comprises a follower lever and a follower roller rotatably coupled to the follower lever. A pin is rotatably coupled to the follower roller, the pin comprising a first outer portion including a first diameter and a second outer portion including a second diameter. A central portion is positioned between the first outer portion and the second outer portion, the central portion including a third diameter, the third diameter being smaller than the first diameter and the second diameter. One or more first channels is defined by the first outer portion, the one or more first channels positioned within the first outer portion and configured to direct fluid away from the central portion as the pin rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: CUMMINS INC.Inventors: Dilip Bhattacharjya, Yitong Chen, Owen Morris, Robert Harries, Matthew D. Brumberg, Ravishankar Hirisave, Thomas Denne
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Patent number: 10865622Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical discharge generating device for cleaning an equipment arranged in a wellbore of a subterranean formation in order to improve the recovery of formation fluids and/or gases, said electrical discharge generating device comprising a discharge unit for generating at least one electrical discharge that propagates at least one shock wave for cleaning from said equipment, wherein said electrical discharge generating device further comprises a retaining module configured for retaining a volume of liquid in order to immerse the discharge unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Blue Spark Energy Inc.Inventors: Charles Fensky, Robert Harries, Steve Petten
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Publication number: 20190100981Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical discharge generating device for cleaning an equipment arranged in a wellbore of a subterranean formation in order to improve the recovery of formation fluids and/or gases, said electrical discharge generating device comprising a discharge unit for generating at least one electrical discharge that propagates at least one shock wave for cleaning from said equipment, wherein said electrical discharge generating device further comprises a retaining module configured for retaining a volume of liquid in order to immerse the discharge unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Charles Fensky, Robert Harries, Steve Petten