Thomas Stach from Northville, MI, age 56

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Fuel Injector Valve Seat Assembly Including An Insert That Forms A Valve Seat
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US Patent:

20210239082, Aug 5, 2021
Filed:

Apr 23, 2019
Appl. No.:

17/050111
Inventors:

- Stuttgart, DE
Todd Wallace Helsel - Saint Stephen SC, US
Manoj Menon - Novi MI, US
John Seifert - Kalkaska MI, US
Thomas Stach - Northville MI, US
Ryan Cary - Ferndale MI, US
Sudhir Srinivasan - Farmington Hills MI, US
Fabian Lischke - Keego Harbor MI, US
Juergen Lander - Stuttgart, DE
Sebastian Wieschollek - Ann Arbor MI, US
James Doetsch - Farmington Hills MI, US
Peter Glibota - Huntington Woods MI, US
International Classification:

F02M 61/18
Abstract:

A fuel injector including a fuel injector housing (), a valve seat () formed at one end of the fuel injector housing (), and a valve body () disposed in the fuel injector housing () and operable to open and close a spray hole in the valve seat (). The valve seat () includes a base portion () and insert portion () having spray holes () that is secured to the base portion ().

Fuel Injector Valve Seat Assembly Including Insert Locating And Retention Features
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US Patent:

20210140399, May 13, 2021
Filed:

Apr 23, 2019
Appl. No.:

17/049713
Inventors:

- Stuttgart, DE
Todd Wallace Helsel - Saint Stephen SC, US
Manoj Menon - Novi MI, US
John Seifert - Kalkaska MI, US
Thomas Stach - Northville MI, US
Ryan Cary - Ferndale MI, US
Sudhir Srinivasan - Farmington Hills MI, US
Fabian Lischke - Keego Harbor MI, US
Juergen Lander - Stuttgart, DE
Sebastian Wieschollek - Ann Arbor MI, US
James Doetsch - Farmington Hills MI, US
Peter Glibota - Huntington Woods MI, US
International Classification:

F02M 61/16
F02M 61/18
Abstract:

A fuel injector () including a fuel injector housing (), a valve seat () formed at one end of the fuel injector housing, and a valve body () disposed in the fuel injector housing and operable to open and close a spray hole () in the valve seat. The valve seat includes a base portion () and insert portion () having spray holes () that is secured to the base portion ().

Fuel Injector Valve Seat Assembly Including An Insert Formed In Place And A Method Of Manufacturing Same
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US Patent:

20210095627, Apr 1, 2021
Filed:

Apr 23, 2019
Appl. No.:

17/050173
Inventors:

- Stuttgart, DE
Todd Wallace Helsel - Saint Stephen SC, US
Manoj Menon - Novi MI, US
John Seifert - Kalkaska MI, US
Thomas Stach - Northville MI, US
Ryan Cary - Ferndale MI, US
Sudhir Srinivasan - Farmington Hills MI, US
Fabian Lischke - Keego Harbor MI, US
Juergen Lander - Stuttgart, DE
Sebastian Wieschollek - Ann Arbor MI, US
James Doetsch - Farmington Hills MI, US
Peter Glibota - Huntington Woods MI, US
International Classification:

F02M 61/18
F02M 61/16
Abstract:

A fuel injector including a fuel injector housing, a valve seat formed at one end of the fuel injector housing, and a valve body disposed in the fuel injector housing and operable to open and close a spray hole in the valve seat. The valve seat includes a base portion and insert portion having spray holes that is secured to the base portion.

Fuel Injection Valve And Fuel Injection System
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US Patent:

20170218908, Aug 3, 2017
Filed:

Jan 26, 2017
Appl. No.:

15/416960
Inventors:

- Stuttgart, DE
Sebastian Wieschollek - Farmington Hills MI, US
Thomas Stach - Farmington Hills MI, US
International Classification:

F02M 61/16
F02M 61/14
F02F 1/24
F02M 55/00
F02M 51/00
F02M 51/06
Abstract:

In a fuel injection valve that is inserted along a shape of an attachment hole formed in a cylinder head and that directly injects fuel supplied from a fuel supply section into a combustion chamber via a stepped section, the fuel supply section includes: a fuel cup, an end of which has a tapered section; a seal ring that prevents leakage of the fuel to the outside; and a support ring that supports the seal ring, the stepped section includes: a nozzle that injects the fuel into the combustion chamber; and an attachment shaft that has a larger radius than the nozzle, and a first gap in an axial direction between the tapered section and the support ring is larger than a second gap in the axial direction between the attachment hole and the attachment shaft.