Patents by Inventor Timothy Vezina

Timothy Vezina 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).

  • Piston with asymmetric upper combustion surface and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 10422299
    Abstract: A galleryless piston and method of construction provide a piston body forged from a single piece of material having an upper combustion surface extending around a longitudinal center axis along which the piston reciprocates for exposure to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The upper combustion surface has an asymmetric geometry relative to a center plane extending along the central longitudinal axis in generally perpendicular relation to a pin bore axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Tenneco Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Weinenger, Jeffrey L. Riffe, Timothy Vezina
  • PISTON WITH ASYMMETRIC UPPER COMBUSTION SURFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170306882
    Abstract: A galleryless piston and method of construction provide a piston body forged from a single piece of material having an upper combustion surface extending around a longitudinal center axis along which the piston reciprocates for exposure to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The upper combustion surface has an asymmetric geometry relative to a center plane extending along the central longitudinal axis in generally perpendicular relation to a pin bore axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Weinenger, Jeffrey L. Riffe, Timothy Vezina