Patents by Inventor Theodore Beyer
Theodore Beyer 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: 20150053155Abstract: An engine assembly is provided herein. The engine assembly includes a head gasket interposing a cylinder block and a cylinder head, the head gasket comprising a first layer in face sharing contact with a portion of a cylinder head attachment surface included in the cylinder block and having a first-layer coolant opening adjacent to two neighboring cylinders and a second layer having a second-layer coolant opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first-layer coolant opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Inventor: Theodore Beyer
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Patent number: 8931441Abstract: An engine cylinder head is provided. The engine cylinder head includes a portion of a first combustion chamber, an upper coolant core and a lower coolant core directing heat from the first combustion chamber and including a first coolant passage and a second coolant passage, the first coolant passage and the second coolant passage laying along a lateral axis, at least a portion of the first coolant passage separated from the second coolant passage via first and second walls.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Theodore Beyer, Jody Michael Slike, Xingfu Chen
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Patent number: 8875669Abstract: An engine assembly is provided herein. The engine assembly includes a head gasket interposing a cylinder block and a cylinder head, the head gasket comprising a first layer in face sharing contact with a portion of a cylinder head attachment surface included in the cylinder block and having a first-layer coolant opening adjacent to two neighboring cylinders and a second layer having a second-layer coolant opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first-layer coolant opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Theodore Beyer
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Patent number: 8869758Abstract: An engine is has a cylinder block defining a cylinder and a block cooling jacket having an open passage along a block deck face, and a cylinder head having an exhaust bridge conduit. A head gasket is placed between the block and the head and defines first and second apertures connecting the open passage of the block cooling jacket to the exhaust bridge conduit. A cylinder head has a deck face, and a cooling jacket. The cooling jacket has a passage formed by an inlet channel with a conduit at one end and extending into an exhaust bridge between adjacent exhaust ports. The inlet channel intersects the deck face and is elongated along a longitudinal axis of the cylinder head. The inlet channel has a convex surface positioned between opposed ends of the channel and extending away from the deck face.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Theodore Beyer, John Christopher Riegger, Jody Michael Slike, Philip Damian Cierpial, Jeffrey D. Fluharty
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Patent number: 8857385Abstract: A cylinder head including an integrated exhaust manifold (IEM cylinder head) is coupled to a cylinder block of an engine. The IEM cylinder head comprises an exhaust collector coupled to cylinder exhaust valves, an exhaust port coupled to the exhaust collector, and a coolant jacket for cooling the cylinder head. An upper wall of the cylinder head at a region above the exhaust collector and proximal to the exhaust port may include a degas valve and a temperature sensor. The degas valve may be coupled at a top most dome portion of an upper coolant core of the coolant jacket to direct accumulated steam and/or gas out of the upper coolant core to a degas bottle.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Theodore Beyer, John Christopher Riegger, Eric Dummer
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Publication number: 20140276470Abstract: A venous access catheter shaft and method of using and manufacturing such a catheter is provided. In one aspect of the invention, a catheter is provided comprising a base polymer having a Shore A durometer of 85A or lower, with 2.0% percent by weight of surface modifier, and a radiopaque filler comprising between 20-40 percentage by weight. In another aspect of the invention, a method reducing thrombus accumulation on a venous access catheter is provided wherein the catheter surface's resistance to thrombus formation is enhanced during indwell time by lowering the durometer rating of the base polymer of the catheter without increasing the amount of surface modifier additive. In another aspect of the invention, a method of manufacturing a catheter shaft is provided, wherein the shaft is formed comprising a base polymer having a Shore A durometer of 85A or lower, with 2.0% percent by weight of surface modifier, and a radiopaque filler comprising 30% by weight barium sulfate, and optionally a colorant of 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Raymond Lareau, Benjamin Bell, Jeannette Ho, J. Paul Santerre, Carol Lancette, Theodore Beyer, William Appling
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Patent number: 8814171Abstract: A system for an engine is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a cylinder head, an engine block, and a gasket assembly sealing the cylinder head to the engine block. Further, the gasket assembly may include a plurality of apertures positioned between an inner beading region and an outer beading region to concentrate a clamping load.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Theodore Beyer
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Publication number: 20140128848Abstract: A vascular access catheter is disclosed that has a leading guidewire lumen. The guidewire lumen is configured for receiving a guidewire and may extend a partial length of the catheter or substantially the entire length of the catheter. A lumen of the catheter can have an opening located in an angled edge distal end portion of the catheter next to the distal tip. A second lumen can have an opening that is positioned in the outer surface of the catheter shaft, and is spaced proximally from the first lumen opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: William M. Appling, Theodore Beyer, Carol L. Lancette
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Patent number: 8667944Abstract: An engine provided herein. The engine includes a cylinder head assembly, a cap including an opening, an oil routing plug positioned in the opening including a recess traversing the plug, the recess and a portion of the wall of the opening defining a boundary of a plug oil passage, and an oil supply passage extending through the cylinder head assembly including an inlet fluidly coupled to a lubrication circuit and an outlet opening into the recess.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Theodore Beyer
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Publication number: 20130284128Abstract: An engine assembly is provided herein. The engine assembly includes a head gasket interposing a cylinder block and a cylinder head, the head gasket comprising a first layer in face sharing contact with a portion of a cylinder head attachment surface included in the cylinder block and having a first-layer coolant opening adjacent to two neighboring cylinders and a second layer having a second-layer coolant opening having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first-layer coolant opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Theodore Beyer
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Publication number: 20130239915Abstract: An engine cylinder head is provided. The engine cylinder head includes a portion of a first combustion chamber, an upper coolant core and a lower coolant core directing heat from the first combustion chamber and including a first coolant passage and a second coolant passage, the first coolant passage and the second coolant passage laying along a lateral axis, at least a portion of the first coolant passage separated from the second coolant passage via first and second walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Theodore Beyer, Jody Michael Slike, Xingfu Chen
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Publication number: 20130098315Abstract: A system for an engine is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a cylinder head, an engine block, and a gasket assembly sealing the cylinder head to the engine block. Further, the gasket assembly may include a plurality of apertures positioned between an inner beading region and an outer beading region to concentrate a clamping load.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Theodore Beyer
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Patent number: 8409241Abstract: A compact blood clot filter having an alignment section that overlaps with a filter section in an axial direction is provided. The filter section has filter struts that extend radially and longitudinally from a hub. The alignment section has alignment struts in which the downstream end of each alignment strut forms a downstream junction with the downstream end of an adjacent alignment strut while the upstream end of each alignment strut forms an upstream junction with the upstream end of an adjacent alignment strut.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Theodore Beyer, Giorgio di Palma, William A. Cartier
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Publication number: 20130068189Abstract: An engine provided herein. The engine includes a cylinder head assembly, a cap including an opening, an oil routing plug positioned in the opening including a recess traversing the plug, the recess and a portion of the wall of the opening defining a boundary of a plug oil passage, and an oil supply passage extending through the cylinder head assembly including an inlet fluidly coupled to a lubrication circuit and an outlet opening into the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Theodore Beyer
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Publication number: 20120312257Abstract: A cylinder head including an integrated exhaust manifold (IEM cylinder head) is coupled to a cylinder block of an engine. The IEM cylinder head comprises an exhaust collector coupled to cylinder exhaust valves, an exhaust port coupled to the exhaust collector, and a coolant jacket for cooling the cylinder head. An upper wall of the cylinder head at a region above the exhaust collector and proximal to the exhaust port may include a degas valve and a temperature sensor. The degas valve may be coupled a top most portion of an upper coolant core of the coolant jacket to direct accumulated steam and/or gas out of the upper coolant core to a degas bottle. The temperature sensor may send a temperature signal to a controller, and if the temperature signal is greater than a threshold, the controller may send an indication to an operator of over-temperature conditions of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Theodore Beyer, John Christopher Riegger, Eric Dummer
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Patent number: 8261702Abstract: A multicylinder internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a gasket mounted between the cylinder block and cylinder head. A coolant passage extends through the cylinder block and laterally along an uppermost portion of a shared cylinder wall extending between adjacent engine cylinders. The laterally extending cooling passage is defined at least in part by a passage formed in the cylinder head gasket.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Ford Global TechnologiesInventors: Ken Steven Fedeson, Jody Michael Slike, Theodore Beyer
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Publication number: 20100326380Abstract: A mulitcylinder internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, a cylinder head and a gasket mounted between the cylinder block and cylinder head. A coolant passage extends through the cylinder block and laterally along an uppermost portion of a shared cylinder wall extending between adjacent engine cylinders. The laterally extending cooling passage is defined at least in part by a passage formed in the cylinder head gasket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ken Steven Fedeson, Jody Michael Slike, Theodore Beyer
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Publication number: 20100198252Abstract: A compact blood clot filter having an alignment section that overlaps with a filter section in an axial direction is provided. The filter section has filter struts that extend radially and longitudinally from a hub. The alignment section has alignment struts in which the downstream end of each alignment strut forms a downstream junction with the downstream end of an adjacent alignment strut while the upstream end of each alignment strut forms an upstream junction with the upstream end of an adjacent alignment strut.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Theodore Beyer, Giorgio di Palma, William A. Cartier
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Patent number: 7722635Abstract: A compact blood clot filter having an alignment section that overlaps with a filter section in an axial direction is formed from a single tube without any welding points to provide high structural integrity, low profile and low manufacturing cost. The filter section has filter struts that extend radially and longitudinally from a hub. The alignment section has alignment struts in which the downstream end of each alignment strut forms a junction with the downstream end of an adjacent alignment strut while the upstream end of each alignment strut forms a junction with the upstream end of an adjacent alignment strut and with one of the filter struts to ensure symmetrical deployment of the filter struts and provide stable centering of the filter section.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Theodore Beyer, Giorgio di Palma, William A. Cartier
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Publication number: 20080045886Abstract: A multiple tube catheter, such as a hemo-dialysis catheter, has first and second tubes which are attached to each other over a zone by one or more longitudinally extending wires which joins the two tubes over that zone. When a catheter is implanted in the patient, the attached zone is within the patient so that the catheter cannot be removed or advanced. When the catheter is to be removed, the longitudinally extending wire or wires are pulled proximally out of the tubes involved so that the two tubes can be separated and individually removed. A flexible separating prong within the patient and proximal of the zone holds the tubes apart to further assure that the catheter cannot be moved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Eamonn Hobbs, William Appling, Angelo Tarricone, Theodore Beyer