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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Gary Liimatta, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Brent Hall, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Milan Dockery, Brighton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gary Liimatta, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Brent Hall, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Milan Dockery, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A throttle valve for an internal combustion engine includes a cylindrical valve housing and a spherical segment valve disc mounted within the valve housing. The spherical segment valve disc seals with the valve housing without the need for abutting interference between the valve disc or throttle plate and the valve housing.