Patents by Inventor Yip Kwok

Yip Kwok 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: 12203433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods relating to high-pressure fuel pump designs and features. A high-pressure fuel pump assembly includes a body, a camshaft, and an embossment. The body has a forward end and a rearward end opposite thereof and configured to couple to a low-pressure fuel pump. The camshaft is received and secured within a central bore of the body so as to be rotationally movable within the central bore. A coupler end of the camshaft is configured to couple to a drive shaft of the low-pressure fuel pump. The embossment includes at least one fastener boss configured to receive a fastener to couple the low-pressure fuel pump to the high-pressure fuel pump assembly. The embossment is formed at the rearward end of the body such that thermal stresses that cause geometrical deformations at the embossment are reduced through a range of engine temperature operating conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto M. Munoz, Amanda Baker, Yip Kwok, Thomas M. Yeager
  • Patent number: 12012917
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to fuel pump housings and fuel pump systems incorporating the same. The fuel pump housing includes at least one tappet housing portion configured to receive at least one tappet assembly and a main bore portion fluidly coupled with the at least one tappet housing portion such that the main bore receives a camshaft. The main bore includes an uncut portion and at least one relief cut portion proximal to the at least one tappet housing portion. The uncut portion defines a first centerline, and the relief cut portion defines a second centerline offset from the first centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventors: Roberto M. Munoz, Amanda Baker, Yip Kwok, Thomas M. Yeager
  • Publication number: 20230213012
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods relating to high-pressure fuel pump designs and features. A high-pressure fuel pump assembly includes a body, a camshaft, and an embossment. The body has a forward end and a rearward end opposite thereof and configured to couple to a low-pressure fuel pump. The camshaft is received and secured within a central bore of the body so as to be rotationally movable within the central bore. A coupler end of the camshaft is configured to couple to a drive shaft of the low-pressure fuel pump. The embossment includes at least one fastener boss configured to receive a fastener to couple the low-pressure fuel pump to the high-pressure fuel pump assembly. The embossment is formed at the rearward end of the body such that thermal stresses that cause geometrical deformations at the embossment are reduced through a range of engine temperature operating conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Roberto M. Munoz, Amanda Baker, Yip Kwok, Thomas M. Yeager
  • Publication number: 20230213011
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to fuel pump housings and fuel pump systems incorporating the same. The fuel pump housing includes at least one tappet housing portion configured to receive at least one tappet assembly and a main bore portion fluidly coupled with the at least one tappet housing portion such that the main bore receives a camshaft. The main bore includes an uncut portion and at least one relief cut portion proximal to the at least one tappet housing portion. The uncut portion defines a first centerline, and the relief cut portion defines a second centerline offset from the first centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Roberto M. Munoz, Amanda Baker, Yip Kwok, Thomas M. Yeager
  • Patent number: 11421637
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a pumping element of a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine wherein the pumping element comprises a pumping chamber and a check valve assembly having a first insert including an angled passage in flow communication with a fuel outlet, and a second insert being disposed adjacent the pumping chamber, the second insert including a central bore in flow communication with a fuel inlet, a plurality of through holes in flow communication with the pumping chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Anthony A. Shaull, Tunji Adejumo, Luke Allen Jones, Yip Kwok, John D. Lane, David M. Rix, Wesley R. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20180156175
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a pumping element of a fuel pump for an internal combustion engine wherein the pumping element comprises a pumping chamber and a check valve assembly having a first insert including a passage in flow communication with a fuel outlet, and a second insert being disposed adjacent the pumping chamber, the second insert including a bore in flow communication with a fuel inlet, a plurality of through holes in flow communication with the pumping chamber, and an inlet check valve plunger disposed in the bore for movement between an opened position wherein inlet fuel from the fuel inlet flows past the inlet check valve plunger through the plurality of through holes to the pumping chamber and a closed position wherein outlet fuel from the pumping chamber flows through the plurality of through holes past the inlet check valve plunger to the passage of the first insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Anthony A. Shaull, Tunji Adejumo, Luke Allen Jones, Yip Kwok, John D. Lane, David M. Rix, Wesley R. Thayer
  • Publication number: 20060016436
    Abstract: An evaporative emissions control fuel cap system comprises a closure adapted to mate with a fuel tank. The closure includes a passageway formed therein to conduct vapors from the fuel tank to the atmosphere. The closure includes a filter configured to capture hydrocarbons positioned in the passageway so that fuel vapor flowing from the fuel tank is scrubbed of hydrocarbons before being discharged to the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: J. Groom, Yip Kwok, Michael Brock