Patents by Inventor Robert Thurber

Robert Thurber 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).

  • Publication number: 20160273419
    Abstract: A valve system is disclosed, which may comprise a valve including a stem, the stem being oriented along a valve axis. Further, a valve guide may be disposed around the valve and may be oriented along the valve axis, and a bearing material may be employed between the stem and the valve guide along less than a full length of the valve guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Thurber MacVicar
  • Publication number: 20150007784
    Abstract: A cylinder head is disclosed. The cylinder head may include a body, and a lower jacket formed in a lower portion of the body. The cylinder head may also have a centrally-located fuel injector opening passing through the lower portion of the body, and a plurality of intake and exhaust valve openings spaced evenly around the fuel injector opening. The cylinder head may also include at least one inlet located between adjacent ones of the plurality of intake valve openings or between adjacent ones of the plurality of exhaust valve openings, and at least one outlet located between one of the plurality of intake valve openings and one of the plurality of exhaust valve openings. The cylinder head may further include a plurality of cooling passages surrounding the plurality of intake and exhaust valve openings, and connecting the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Thurber MacVicar
  • Publication number: 20140320296
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that has at least one device that detects a hazardous condition in an environment and wirelessly transmits a detection message comprising data indicative of the hazardous condition. Further, the system has logic that wirelessly receives the detection message and transmits a shutdown message to an electrical control system for controlling power supplied to a hot work station based upon the detection message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Thurber, Scott Gates