Inventor
AUSMAN THOMAS G
US12 patents
Patents
12 patentsUS4922878AMay 8, 1990
Method and apparatus for controlling a solenoid operated fuel injector
CATERPILLAR INC74 citations96
US5375576ADec 27, 1994
Damped actuator and valve assembly for an electronically-controlled injector
CATERPILLAR INC50 citations95
US5181494AJan 26, 1993
Hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled unit injector having stroke-controlled piston and methods of operation
CATERPILLAR INC79 citations94
US5121730AJun 16, 1992
Methods of conditioning fluid in an electronically-controlled unit injector for starting
CATERPILLAR INC135 citations94
US6360721B1Mar 26, 2002
Fuel injector with independent control of check valve and fuel pressurization
CATERPILLAR INC69 citations93
US6364282B1Apr 2, 2002
Hydraulically actuated fuel injector with seated pin actuator
CATERPILLAR INC33 citations92
US6237857B1May 29, 2001
Three-way actuation control of a hydraulically actuated fuel injector
CATERPILLAR INC25 citations91
US6102005AAug 15, 2000
Adaptive control for power growth in an engine equipped with a hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled fuel injection system
CATERPILLAR INC23 citations91
US5697341ADec 16, 1997
Fill metered hydraulically actuated fuel injection system and method of fuel injection
CATERPILLAR INC49 citations90
US5685490ANov 11, 1997
Fuel injector with pressure bleed-off stop
CATERPILLAR INC20 citations89
US5478045ADec 26, 1995
Damped actuator and valve assembly
CATERPILLAR INC16 citations81
US6161773ADec 19, 2000
Fuel injector nozzle with guide to check clearance passage providing injection rate shaping
CATERPILLAR INC11 citations71