Patents by Inventor W. Bryan Snyder
W. Bryan Snyder 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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Patent number: 7415960Abstract: A fluid passage intersection (314) within a component (100) includes a supply passage (118) formed in the component (100), a cavity (316) in fluid communication with the supply passage (118), and at least one outlet passage (326) formed in the component (100) that is in fluid communication with the cavity (316).Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: W. Bryan Snyder, Robert Z. Olszewski, Martin R. Zielke
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Publication number: 20080115747Abstract: A cooling system (100) for an internal combustion engine (102) includes a fluid pump (106) having an inlet (138) and an outlet (146), a plurality of engine components having a plurality of fluid passages (118, 120) formed therein, a radiator (104), and at least one exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler (108). A fluid controller (500) fluidly interconnects the fluid pump (106), the fluid passages (118, 120) in the plurality of engine components, the radiator (104), and the at least one EGR cooler (108). The fluid controller (500) includes a pressure regulating thermostat (PRT) (502) having a first inlet (514), a second inlet (518), and a first outlet (516), and also includes an EGR mixing valve (EMV) (504) that has an additional first inlet (528), an additional second inlet (530), and an additional first outlet (532).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 22, 2008Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: W. Bryan Snyder, Robert Z. Olszewski, Martin R. Zielke
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Publication number: 20080035100Abstract: A fluid passage intersection (314) within a component (100) includes a supply passage (118) formed in the component (100), a cavity (316) in fluid communication with the supply passage (118), and at least one outlet passage (326) formed in the component (100) that is in fluid communication with the cavity (316).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2006Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLCInventors: W. Bryan Snyder, Robert Z. Olszewski, Martin R. Zielke
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Patent number: 7258097Abstract: A crankcase (100) for an engine includes a first bank (102) of cylinders that has a plurality of cylinder bores (104) formed therein, and a second bank (102) of cylinders that includes an additional plurality of cylinder bores (104). The second bank (102) is at an angle with respect to the first bank (102). A valley structure (106) is located between the first bank (102) and the second bank (102). A gallery (122) is located between the first bank (102), the second bank (102), and the valley structure (106). The gallery (122) has at least one rear opening (118) that fluidly connects the gallery (102) to a rear portion (120) of the crankcase. At least one front opening (210) fluidly connects the gallery (122) to a front portion (116) of the crankcase (100). At least one breather opening (124) fluidly connects the gallery (122) to an outer valley surface (107).Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: W. Bryan Snyder, Robert Z. Olszewski
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Patent number: 7237525Abstract: A component (100) for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of as-cast features (e.g. 116) formed thereon, and a plurality of machined features (e.g. 120). The component (100) also includes at least one witness mark (128), the witness mark (128) including a cavity (202) surrounded by a first lateral surface (204), a first inclined surface (208), a second inclined surface (210), and a valley surface (212). The at least one witness mark (128) is formed during a casting operation, and is used to locate the component (100) on a fixture (300). The plurality of machined features (120) do not encroach onto an area of the at least one witness mark (128). The first inclined surface (208) and the second inclined surface (210) are at an angle (?) with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2006Date of Patent: July 3, 2007Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Robert Z. Olszewski, W. Bryan Snyder, Martin R. Zielke
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Patent number: 6948585Abstract: An actuator rail assembly for conveying an actuating fluid under pressure to at least one fuel injector includes an elongate fluid passageway (18) being defined in a rail (12). A fluid inlet port (31) is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway (18), the inlet port being fluidly couplable to a source of actuating fluid under pressure. A respective fluid outlet port is associated with each respective fuel injector and being fluidly couplable thereto for conveying actuating fluid to the respective fuel injector and at least one fluid cavity (16) having at least one throttling orifice (14), the orifice effecting fluid communication between the fluid cavity (16) and the fluid passageway (18). An acoustic wave attenuator and a method of attenuation are also included.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2003Date of Patent: September 27, 2005Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Ning Lei, Xilin Yang, Kenneth R. Seymour, II, W. Bryan Snyder, Sidi Ould Sadfa, Kalyan Singh Bagga, James H. Yager
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Patent number: 6905002Abstract: An actuator rail assembly for conveying an actuating fluid under pressure to at least one fuel injector, include an elongate fluid passageway being defined in a rail. A fluid inlet port is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway, the inlet port being fluidly couplable to a source of actuating fluid under pressure. A respective fluid outlet port is associated with each respective fuel injector and being fluidly couplable thereto for conveying actuating fluid to the respective fuel injector; and at least one fluid cavity having at least one throttling orifice, the orifice effecting fluid communication between the fluid cavity and the fluid passageway. An acoustic wave attenuator and a method of attenuation are also included.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2002Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Kalyan Singh Bagga, Xilin Yang, Kenneth R. Seymour, II, W. Bryan Snyder, Sidi Ould Sadfa, Ning Lei, James H. Yager
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Publication number: 20040149513Abstract: An actuator rail assembly for conveying an actuating fluid under pressure to at least one fuel injector includes an elongate fluid passageway (18) being defined in a rail (12). A fluid inlet port (31) is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway (18), the inlet port being fluidly couplable to a source of actuating fluid under pressure. A respective fluid outlet port is associated with each respective fuel injector and being fluidly couplable thereto for conveying actuating fluid to the respective fuel injector and at least one fluid cavity (16) having at least one throttling orifice (14), the orifice effecting fluid communication between the fluid cavity (16) and the fluid passageway (18). An acoustic wave attenuator and a method of attenuation are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Ning Lei, Xilin Yang, Kenneth R. Seymour, W. Bryan Snyder, Sidi Ould Sadfa, Kalyan Singh Bagga, James H. Yager
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Patent number: 6742504Abstract: A mechanical oscillator for attenuating pressure waves formed in a rail having a volume of fluid therein includes a rigid enclosed fluid cavity having a selected volume, the volume communicating with the rail actuating fluid though an orifice having a select volume for containing actuating fluid, the orifice having an aperture in fluid communication with the actuating fluid selected such that when an pressure wave impinges on the aperture of the orifice, the motion of the actuating fluid in the volume of the orifice is set to vibrating, the vibrating acting to excite the actuating fluid within the enclosed volume, a resulting amplified motion of the actuating fluid in the orifice, due to phase cancellation between the actuating fluid in the volume of the orifice and the actuating fluid volume in the enclosed cavity, causing energy absorption of the pressure wave due to frictional drag in and around the orifice. An pressure wave attenuator and a method of attenuation are also included.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Kenneth R. Seymour, II, Sidi Ould Sadfa, Ning Lei, James H. Yager, Xilin Yang, Kalyan Singh Bagga, W. Bryan Snyder
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Publication number: 20030234003Abstract: A mechanical oscillator for attenuating pressure waves formed in a rail having a volume of fluid therein includes a rigid enclosed fluid cavity having a selected volume, the volume communicating with the rail actuating fluid though an orifice having a select volume for containing actuating fluid, the orifice having an aperture in fluid communication with the actuating fluid selected such that when an pressure wave impinges on the aperture of the orifice, the motion of the actuating fluid in the volume of the orifice is set to vibrating, the vibrating acting to excite the actuating fluid within the enclosed volume, a resulting amplified motion of the actuating fluid in the orifice, due to phase cancellation between the actuating fluid in the volume of the orifice and the actuating fluid volume in the enclosed cavity, causing energy absorption of the pressure wave due to frictional drag in and around the orifice. An pressure wave attenuator and a method of attenuation are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Kenneth R. Seymour, Sidi Ould Sadfa, Ning Lei, James H. Yager, Xilin Yang, Kalyan Singh Bagga, W. Bryan Snyder
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Publication number: 20030234138Abstract: An actuator rail assembly for conveying an actuating fluid under pressure to at least one fuel injector, include an elongate fluid passageway being defined in a rail. A fluid inlet port is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway, the inlet port being fluidly couplable to a source of actuating fluid under pressure. A respective fluid outlet port is associated with each respective fuel injector and being fluidly couplable thereto for conveying actuating fluid to the respective fuel injector; and at least one fluid cavity having at least one throttling orifice, the orifice effecting fluid communication between the fluid cavity and the fluid passageway. An acoustic wave attenuator and a method of attenuation are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: Kalyan Singh Bagga, Xilin Yang, Kenneth R. Seymour, W. Bryan Snyder, Sidi Ould Sadfa, Ning Lei, James H. Yager