Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166940 | Internal combustion engine with a camshaft bearing device A bearing device for supporting a camshaft in a cylinder head is disclosed. The bearing device comprising at least one locking contour, which is connected with at least one counter-locking contour configured at a cylinder head cover, such that the cylinder head cove... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161928 | Cylinder head cover A cylinder head cover is formed by a synthetic resin outer shell, which is molded by inserting a metal valve case, which holds a oil control valve, in a mold. The valve case has a bolt fastening portion for fastening the valve case, together with the outer shell, to... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156907 | Cam housing A cam housing 3 in accordance with the present invention includes: a body portion 4 that is provided separately from a cylinder head 1, supports a camshaft 2 for driving a valve 10 provided in the cylinder head 1, and is fix... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8141531 | Valve cover with decoupled NVH isolation and sealing features A cylinder head cover, a system, and a method are disclosed for sealing a cylinder head and isolating cylinder head vibrations from a cylinder head cover body. An example cylinder head cover may include a bottom carrier having a first end configured to be disposed i... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113162 | Cylinder head cover A tubular valve casing formed of metal is molded with an outer shell portion formed of synthetic resin. A valve body is inserted into the valve casing through an opening formed at an end of the valve casing and incorporated in the valve casing. An annular projection... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100100 | Valve cover housing for internal combustion engines A valve cover housing for internal combustion engines. In one embodiment, the valve cover housing includes a conduit for passing a coolant fluid near the valvetrain, and in another embodiment, the housing includes an internal protuberance or other structure that pro... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8065983 | Engine cover having a retainer to secure an engine accessory A cam cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine which has an aperture in the cam cover adapted to permit spark plug installation into the cylinder head and two tabs protruding vertically from the cam cover adapted to retain a boss extending from an ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8056522 | Automotive valve cover An exemplary embodiment includes a valve cover for automotive engines with convenient holes for adjusting the valves without removing the valve cover from the engine. Rubber plugs close the holes in the valve cover. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042508 | Camshaft support structure for internal combustion engine A cylinder head of an internal combustion engine is fitted with rocker arms. Camshafts are disposed so that the rocker arms and cams will be brought into contact with each other. The camshafts are rotatably supported by lower bearings, which supports the camshafts f... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042509 | Cam cap A cam cap has a wall portion that extends between two cam cap portions integrally formed and having connection portions respectively, and therefore the rigidity of the cam cap is high and thus the relative positional accuracies of oil passage connection faces of the... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011338 | Camcover oil separator Systems are provided for separating oil from blow-by gases in an internal combustion engine. In one example, a system comprises a camcover configured to be mounted on a cylinder head, and a baffle positioned between the camcover and the cylinder head. The baffle may... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7942122 | Engine head cover assembly having an integrated oil separator and a removable cover A head cover assembly for covering a crankcase of an internal combustion engine includes a head cover, a removable cover, a guide, and an integral oil separator. The oil separator includes a labyrinth that defines a flow path that separates oil from crankcase gases ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7845322 | Cylinder head cover The present invention relates to a cylinder head cover (4) for covering a cylinder crank case (14) of an internal combustion engine. It is essential to the invention here that at least one bearing upper part (3) for a camshaft (2) has at ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7836859 | Chain cover of internal combustion engine A first rib extending downward from a middle portion to an outer peripheral portion is formed on an inner wall of a chain cover. In addition a second rib, which extends downward from the outer peripheral portion to the middle portion and has a height lower than that... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827950 | Valve cover assembly and method of construction A valve cover assembly for sealed engagement with a cylinder block includes a cover portion, a rail and a molded-in-place elastomeric bridge molded to the cover portion and the rail maintaining the cover portion and the rail in spaced relation to one another. The ra... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7789056 | Sleeve and cylinder head cover A sleeve allows insertion of an oil control valve, and is used by being inserted to an installation hole provided in a cylinder head cover. An outer surface of a sleeve main body of the sleeve is covered by a rubber-like elastic body layer. The rubber-like elastic b... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7765970 | Valve cover with a display window A valve cover includes a base that attaches to an engine and a display window that attaches to the base. The display window is made of material that can withstand the operating environment of the engine, including temperature and resistance to petroleum-based substa... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765971 | Valve cover system A valve cover system for covering valves, rocker arms and a cam shaft of an engine includes a mounting plate being mounted to a cylinder head of the engine. The mounting plate has an access aperture extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of the mountin... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7757646 | Camshaft support structure of an internal combustion engine A camshaft support structure of an internal combustion engine (10) includes a camshaft (26, 30) that drives an intake valve (18) or an exhaust valve (20); a head cover (34) that houses the camshaft (26, 30); an upper bearing... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7654237 | Cam cover Cam covers including a shell of the plastic material reinforced with a support structure and one or more end caps and methods for making cam covers incorporating a plastic shell and a metal or plastic support structure and one or more end caps are described herein. | 02/02/2010 |
| 7594488 | Cylinder head cover and method for mounting cylinder head cover to cylinder head A cylinder head cover covers a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The engine has a variable valve actuation mechanism and a control valve for controlling supply and drainage of hydraulic oil to and from the variable valve actuation mechanism. The cylind... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7571701 | Camshaft cover with integrated intake manifold An engine assembly may include an engine block, first and second cylinder heads, and first and second valvetrain covers fixed to the first and second cylinder heads. The engine block may include first and second cylinder banks disposed at an angle relative to one an... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7556002 | Adhesively bonded engine and transmission parts In one embodiment the invention is a system and method for bonding parts to an engine or a transmission which comprises contacting with the part or the location of the engine or the transmission to which the part is to be attached an adhesive comprising a polythiol ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7441525 | Cylinder head cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine A cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine having a connecting element for attachment the cylinder head and a sealing element arranged between the cylinder head cover and the cylinder head. The connecting element is associated with a connecting are... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441533 | Cover assembly for an internal combustion engine A cover assembly is provided, such as a camshaft cover or valve cover, for an internal combustion engine. The cover assembly includes a cover member with a contoured surface. An acoustic barrier member is generally coextensive with the cover member and at least part... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434572 | Cylinder head of an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a cylinder head (1) of an internal combustion engine with a camshaft bearing mechanism (2) situated thereon in which a hollow camshaft (3) is rotatably mounted, forming an outlet for discharging blow-by gases laden with ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430999 | Valve cover A valve cover is described that is secured to a component of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The valve cover includes a cover body having a plurality of walls defining an inner cavity and a ventilation system having a periphery. The ventilation system is... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415953 | Oil separator In an oil separator for separating oil from a fluid flow with a labyrinth-like flow guide which is formed essentially by baffle walls, at least one of the baffle walls in at least one partial area can be deformed in a manner similar to rubber. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7377246 | Vertically oriented camshaft cap oil diverter An improved cam shaft configuration for internal combustion engines is provided wherein the oil is efficiently diverted from the camshaft cap to adjacent camshaft lobes. A reorientation of the camshaft oil diverter improves the distribution and increases the quantit... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373910 | Arrangement for sealing a housing An arrangement for sealing a housing with a cover that includes a central hole for holding a gasket for a shaft extending through the gasket in the installed state, and at least first and second hollow-cylindrical protuberances which project roughly in the direction... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353790 | Sealing arrangement and process for producing such sealing arrangement A sealing arrangement for attachment to the contact surface of a device which is to be sealed includes one area opposite the contact surface containing at least two stiffening elements which are arranged in overlapping relation to one another at least at one point a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350488 | Rocker arm cover A rocker arm cover comprises a shell having an upper portion and a lower portion formed by inner and outer side walls and end walls contiguous therewith. A dividing wall is joined to the side walls and end walls to define an upper cavity in the upper portion of the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343889 | Cam angle sensor mounting structure A cam angle mounting structure includes a cylinder head, a sensor bracket and a head cover. The cylinder head is configured and arranged to rotatably support a camshaft. The sensor bracket is configured and arranged to support a cam angle sensor. The sensor bracket ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343890 | Two-piece valve cover A two-piece valve cover for use on an engine having an engine cylinder head and a plurality of valve rocker arms. The two-piece valve cover includes a base housing for sealing with the cylinder head and a top cover. The top cover includes a sealing flange adapted to... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341033 | Cylinder head cover First and second attachment portions 6, 8 are formed integrally with a main body 4 and extend along the longitudinal direction of the main body 4. A hydraulic oil supply portion 14 is formed integrally with the main body 4 and exte... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334572 | System and method for securing fuel injectors A system and method for securing a fuel injector in an internal combustion engine include a clamp for securing adjacent injectors to a cylinder head. The clamp includes a central portion with a hole for receiving a fastener to secure the clamp to the cylinder head, ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316214 | Cover for tightly sealing a device A cover for tightly sealing a device comprises at least one elastomer part which is designed to fit tightly against a contact surface of a device, and another part which follows the elastomer part, with the elastomer part being arc-shaped in a transition area to the... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316215 | Valve cover assembly for a vehicle engine and method for producing same The present invention relates to a valve cover assembly adapted to be secured to a cylinder head of a vehicle engine. The valve cover assembly includes a valve cover body formed from a first material and an attachment member formed from a second material and attache... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293539 | Rocker arm assembly A rocker arm assembly for mounting about a stud means. The rocker arm assembly generally comprises a rocker arm and a support member. The rocker arm has opposed first and second lateral ends and a central bore between the ends. The support member is positioned withi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290514 | Valve train lubricating structure in internal combustion engine To prevent a drop in a lubricating oil supply pressure in a valve train from occurring by disposing a lubricating oil supply path for the exclusive use of the valve train without allowing the lubricating oil to flow through an oil gallery, thereby securing a suffici... | 11/06/2007 |
