Patents by Inventor William R. Ferry

William R. Ferry 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).

  • Patent number: 6491025
    Abstract: A nozzle injection apparatus for use in internal combustion engines includes a fuel pump for intermittently pressurizing fuel and an injection conduit in fluid communication with the fuel pump, the injection conduit permitting the pressurized fuel to be communicated to a fuel injection nozzle. A high pressure manifold in fluid communication with the fuel pump and the nozzle is also provided to accumulate the pressurized fuel which is residually left in the injection conduit between intermittent pressurizations of the fuel. The apparatus has low opening and closing pressures when starting the engine while ensuing high opening and closing pressures during operation of the engine. Further, the apparatus maintains high residual pressure in the injection conduit which provides higher than normal pressure to the nozzle at the end of a fuel delivery cycle to subsequently reduce exhausted pollutants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Governors America Corp.
    Inventors: William R. Ferry, James R. Voss, Martin G. Riccitelli
  • Publication number: 20010029925
    Abstract: A nozzle injection apparatus for use in internal combustion engines includes a fuel pump for intermittently pressurizing fuel and an injection conduit in fluid communication with the fuel pump, the injection conduit permitting the pressurized fuel to be communicated to a fuel injection nozzle. A high pressure manifold in fluid communication with the fuel pump and the nozzle is also provided to accumulate the pressurized fuel which is residually left in the injection conduit between intermittent pressurizations of the fuel. The apparatus has low opening and closing pressures when starting the engine while ensuing high opening and closing pressures during operation of the engine. Further, the apparatus maintains high residual pressure in the injection conduit which provides higher than normal pressure to the nozzle at the end of a fuel delivery cycle to subsequently reduce exhausted pollutants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: William R. Ferry, James R. Voss, Martin G. Riccitelli
  • Patent number: 4531314
    Abstract: In a calendar book each page corresponds to a part of a month and is subdivided into a plurality of fragments corresponding to the different parts of the month. The fragments of a page are releasably secured to each other for ready separation. The separated fragments of the pages may be successively removed from the stack as time ensues for continuously revealing the current date and the successive dates next-following beyond the dates of the next-to-be-overturned fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: United Innovations div. of United Engineers, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Parent, William R. Ferry
  • Patent number: 4134367
    Abstract: Engine fuel injector control circuitry comprising a pulse generator that duces long duration pulses. NOR gate circuitry is actuated by each pulse to operate a ramp generator. The ramp generator output changes at a rate determined by current flow generated by an engine speed sensor. Ramp generator output is applied to an input terminal of a comparator to produce rapid switching of the comparator output for starting the injection of fuel into an engine cylinder. Injection is terminated by the trailing end of the long duration pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: The United Sates of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: William R. Ferry, James R. Voss