Patents by Inventor William Robert Burborough

William Robert Burborough 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: 6941932
    Abstract: An advance arrangement controls timing of fuel delivery by a fuel pump for use in an engine. The advance arrangement includes an advance piston, a servo piston, a light load piston, and an arrangement. The advance piston is slidable within a first bore and cooperates, in use, with a cam arrangement of a fuel pump to adjust the timing of fuel delivery by the pump. A surface associated with the advance piston is exposed to fuel pressure within a first control chamber. The servo piston is slidable within a further bore provided in the advance piston to control the pressure of fuel within the first control chamber. The servo piston is responsive to speed dependent fuel pressure variations within a servo control chamber, thereby to permit adjustment of the timing in response to engine speed. The light load piston is moveable relative to the advance piston against the action of a light load control spring in response to fuel pressure variations within a light load control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Jeremy Hopley, Robert Mark Kemsley, William Robert Burborough
  • Publication number: 20040084029
    Abstract: An advance arrangement controls timing of fuel delivery by a fuel pump for use in an engine. The advance arrangement includes an advance piston, a servo piston, a light load piston, and an arrangement. The advance piston is slidable within a first bore and cooperates, in use, with a cam arrangement of a fuel pump to adjust the timing of fuel delivery by the pump. A surface associated with the advance piston is exposed to fuel pressure within a first control chamber. The servo piston is slidable within a further bore provided in the advance piston to control the pressure of fuel within the first control chamber. The servo piston is responsive to speed dependent fuel pressure variations within a servo control chamber, thereby to permit adjustment of the timing in response to engine speed. The light load piston is moveable relative to the advance piston against the action of a light load control spring in response to fuel pressure variations within a light load control chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Jeremy Hopley, Robert Mark Kemsley, William Robert Burborough
  • Patent number: 6443127
    Abstract: A governor comprising a centrifugal weight mechanism coupled to an angularly adjustable metering valve member and an adjuster for adjusting the axial position of the meeting valve member to permit droop control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey David Bootle, William Robert Burborough
  • Publication number: 20020053339
    Abstract: A governor comprising a centrifugal weight mechanism coupled to an angularly adjustable metering valve member and an adjuster for adjusting the axial position of the meeting valve member to permit droop control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: GEOFFREY DAVID BOOTLE, WILLIAM ROBERT BURBOROUGH
  • Patent number: 6244252
    Abstract: An advance arrangement comprising an advance piston slidable within a bore under the action of fuel pressure within a control chamber, a surface associated with the piston being exposed to the fuel pressure within the control chamber. The control chamber communicates, through a restricted flow passage, with a low pressure fuel volume. A valve is operable to vary the restriction to flow formed by the restricted flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Limited
    Inventor: William Robert Burborough
  • Patent number: 6041759
    Abstract: An advance arrangement comprises an advance piston slidable within a bore, the advance piston cooperating, in use, with a cam arrangement of a fuel pump to adjust the timing of fuel delivery by the pump, a servo-piston slidable in a bore provided in the advance piston, a light load piston moveable relative to the advance piston against the action of a light load control spring, a servo control spring engaged between the light load piston and the servo-piston, a light load control valve operable to control the application of fuel to the light load piston to adjust timing under light load conditions, and an independent temperature control valve operable to control the application of fuel to the light load piston depending upon the engine temperature to permit adjustment of the timing of fuel delivery to compensate for cold conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Lucas Industries
    Inventor: William Robert Burborough