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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997248 | Corrosion resistant valve guide The present invention generally relates to a new valve guide for use in an exhaust valve system. Specifically, the invention is related to a valve guide that prevents acidic corrosion between the valve and the valve guide. The valve guide includes a number of contac... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7484492 | Four-cycle internal combustion engine and vehicle A four-cycle internal combustion engine with a valve system having improved durability in the case of high revolution speed. The engine includes a cylinder head having a port, and a valve having a stem part continuous with a fillet part for opening or closing the po... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7438036 | Oil metering valve seal A valve stem seal having an annular valve body with an upper surface, a lower surface, and defining an aperture is disclosed. The valve body is positioned for selective sealing engagement with a valve stem. At least one orifice is disposed on an inner surface of the... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7363901 | Engine valve, method of manufacturing same, and cylinder head incorporating same An engine valve, formed of a titanium alloy, enables improvement of reliability and productivity while improving creep resistance and fatigue strength at a high temperature. The engine valve, including a stem section and a bevel section provided at one end of the st... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328679 | Valve guide structure A valve guide structure is provided which can suppress deterioration of a valve guide even if radial stress is applied on an upper portion of a stem of a valve. The valve guide structure is such that the stem 2 of the valve 1 is supported by an ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7104522 | Coking-resistant shaft/bushing mechanism for an exhaust gas recirculation valve An exhaust gas recirculation valve assembly including a bushing and pintle shaft sub-assembly having a pintle shaft supported by a sleeve bushing, the contact area between the shaft and bushing being reduced such that coking deposits that form on the remaining conta... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104238 | Apparatus and method for lessening the accumulation of high boiling fraction from fuel in intake valves of combustion engines An intake valve for a combustion engine having an intake port is disclosed. The intake includes a valve guide having an end proximate the intake port, a valve shield extending from the end of the valve guide and into the intake port, and a valve stem arranged proxim... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082912 | System and method for controlling engine valve lift and valve opening percentage System and method for controlling internal combustion engine valve lift and valve opening by an arrangement of cams with overlapping cams track that synchronize and vary the rise, fall, and dwell of the inlet and exhaust valves of an IC engine. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063051 | Liquid-cooled valve seat ring A cooled valve seat ring for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, having a valve seat part, wherein the cooled valve seat ring comprises a sheet-metal cooling channel consisting of a thin sheet of steel and which is connected with a coolant circuit via ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032549 | Valve lift sensor A valve lift sensor detects the position of an engine valve. The valve lift sensor includes a movable target carried on an engine valve and a stationary coil carried within an engine valve assembly. A signal generator energizes the coil with an oscillating voltage t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6938877 | Valve stem seal assembly A valve stem seal assembly includes a retainer and a sealing element disposed within the retainer. The retainer includes a step and one or more installation pads. The sealing element includes a first sealing lip for sealing a valve stem, and a second sealing lip for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6752398 | Valve stem seal assembly A valve stem seal assembly incorporates a cylindrical retainer having an axis and an upper end about which symmetrically and circumferentially arranged, alternating first and second sets of fingers have radially inwardly depending upper ends. The first set of finger... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6736101 | Low friction sliding element for a reciprocating engine A low friction sliding element for reciprocating engine parts, including a sliding contact surface that is in sliding contact with a counterpart during relative sliding motion of the sliding element and the counterpart. The sliding contact surface has microscopic re... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6691663 | Four-stroke internal combustion engine cylinder head A cylinder head for an internal combustion engine in which any of a plurality of valve guides for guiding intake and exhaust poppet valves provided with valve lifters can be press-fitted in fitting holes of the cylinder head with a substantially uniform p... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679219 | Intake and exhaust valves for internal combustion engines An intake and exhaust valve for an internal combustion engine is provided wherein the stem longitudinal axis is offset from the valve head center. Alternatively, the valve head may have an end having a planar surface wherein the axis and the surface are n... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6607820 | Composite sliding material Bush 4 is fabricated by providing porous sintered metal layer 7 of copper on the surface side of back metal layer 5 of steel plate through copper plating layer 6 and coating the inside and the surface of porous sintered metal layer 7 with sliding material... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6588391 | Device for rotating a valve A device for rotating a valve for producing rotations of a gas charging valve in an internal combustion engine during its opening and closing movements. The device has a basic body having a plurality of pockets oriented in a peripheral direction for recei... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6516765 | Passively rotating valve A valve arrangement includes a valve member that rotates within a valve guide such that a frictional wear area is unlikely to occur on a discrete location of the valve stem and/or the valve guide. The valve guide includes a bore, the bore defining a longi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6481407 | Thin-walled valve guide insert and method for installing same within a cylinder head construction A valve guide insert for lining and relining a valve guide bore in an internal combustion engine, where the internal combustion engine includes a valve with a valve stem, and the valve guide bore is configured to support the valve stem for reciprocal moti... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6418901 | Method of producing a metal component interacting by way of a sliding surface with a friction partner for a drive assembly A method of producing a metal component interacting by way of a sliding surface with a friction partner, for a drive assembly, includes forming the component from an aluminum-silicon-copper-magnesium alloy. The alloy has 12-15 wt. % silicon, 2.5-3.5 wt. %... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6321699 | Spheroidal rotary valve for combustion engines A rotary valve is disclosed suitable for replacement of poppet valves. The valve is temperature controlled through a combination of heat transfer techniques and means for reducing heat transfer between gas flows and the valve components. Assymetric geomet... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314932 | Valve guide system and method A system and method for supporting a valve stem of a poppet valve that is held in a normally closed position by a valve spring, the poppet valve being adapted for use in an internal combustion engine. The system includes a valve guide insert with a body h... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308676 | Cooling system for rotary valve engine An improved cooling system for an internal combustion engine employing spherical rotary intake and exhaust valves which are fixedly mounted on a rotating shaft means, the improvement comprising the forming of the shaft means with a longitudinal throughbor... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6178935 | Valve control device for an internal combustion engine A valve control device for an internal combustion engine having a gas exchange valve for controlling an inlet and/or outlet cross section in the combustion chamber of the engine. The valve control device has an axially movable gas exchange valve member wh... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6167856 | Low friction cam shaft A low friction cam shaft for actuating at least one valve of an internal combustion engine includes a shaft member extending longitudinally, at least one cam secured to the shaft member, the cam being made of a plurality of density metal materials and hav... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6135080 | Valve guide system and method A system and method for supporting a valve stem of a poppet valve that is held in a normally closed position by a valve spring, the poppet valve being adapted for use in an internal combustion engine. The system includes a valve guide insert with a body h... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6125810 | Ceramic valve guide with two internal diameters Ceramic valve guides capable of withstanding high temperature ranges are typically used in high efficiency internal combustion engines. In very large engines these ceramic valve guides can be quite long and forming the required through bore in the ceramic... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119646 | Guide for a movable member A guide for supporting sliding movement of a movable member includes a guide body having an outer surface, a first portion defining a first end of the guide body, and a second portion defining a second end of the guide body. A void is provided between the... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6006713 | Hollow valve for internal combustion engines A hollow valve for internal combustion engines, comprising a valve body having a disk, a hollow throat region and a stem component, wherein the valve body is designed in the form a deep-drawn metal part made of austenitic metal. There is a stem end piece ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006778 | Device for sensing the amount of oil in oil pans A valve stem sealing device used for preventing oil from entering a combustion chamber through a gap formed between a valve guide and a valve stem is disclosed. The valve stem sealing device comprises an annular oil seal surrounding a valve stem and an an... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5934236 | Low friction valve train A low friction valve train actuating at least one valve in an internal combustion engine includes a cam shaft having at least one cam, a tappet contacting the cam and valve, the cam and valve having outer surfaces with an open porosity, a solid film lubri... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5904125 | Exhaust valve for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a valve guide that is pressed into an opening in the cylinder head. An exhaust valve is slidably mounted in the bore of the valve guide. The exhaust valve has a head which is sized to cover the exhaust port, a stem which ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5899185 | Method of increasing heat transfer of a fitted material of a cylinder head in an internal combustion engine and a fitted portion of the fitted material A soldering layer is formed on a valve guide or valve seat and/or a holding bore of a cylinder head in an internal combustion engine. The solder can be melted below the highest temperature which the valve guide or valve seat reaches during operation of th... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5873337 | In-guide valve stem seal A two-piece valve stem guide allows the guide to be reamed in-place without damaging an installed valve seal. A first section of the guide is press fitted into an axially extending bore of an internal combustion engine component. Next, a multi-piece seal ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5769037 | Hollow valve in an internal combustion engine A hollow valve is used as an inlet or exhaust valve in an internal combustion engine. A hollow valve has a valve head and a valve stem. A cavity extends from the valve head to the valve stem. A low melting point alloy in solid is inserted into the cavity ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5730092 | System for changing lift of a valve A valve system for an internal combustion engine includes a valve member having a head and a stem extending from the head, a seal ring on the valve member head, the seal ring being movable along an axis of the valve member and being capable of forming a s... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5662078 | Intake valve device for preventing adhesion of deposits An intake valve in an internal combustion engine comprises a valve stem and a valve head and moves up and down. On either of contact surfaces between the valve stem and a valve guide, annular and elongate grooves are formed to communicate with an intake p... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655493 | Exhaust valve for internal combustion engine A low-friction, extended-life exhaust valve has a coating on the valve stem that is protected from hot exhaust gases. The valve stem slides axially in a valve guide pressed into the cylinder head, and the coating on the valve stem is receded away from the... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5632240 | Apparatus and method for an aluminum alloy cylinder head having a valve guide bore with spaced wear resistant integral surfaces This application discloses an aluminum alloy cylinder head for an internal combustion engine having an integral valve stem guide bore therein with integral wear resistant end portions of the bore formed by an integrally bonded but different metal alloy fo... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5592913 | Exhaust valve with a tapered stem portion An exhaust valve with a tapered stem portion has a head portion with a frustoconical seat portion and a trumpet like portion which extends from the seat portion to a tapered portion, a stem portion has a cylindrical portion which fits within a valve guide... | 01/14/1997 |
