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G. Michael Gron, Jr.
Also filed as: GRON G MICHAEL · GRON JR G MICHAEL
24 granted patents·3 pending applications·280 citations·filing 1999–2025
94Inventor score
Files withJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC21CUMMINS INC2NELSON IND INC2CUMMINS ENGINE IP INC1UTC FUEL CELLS LLC1
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27 records- 0198US9790824B2Lost motion valve actuation systems with locking elements including wedge locking elementsJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·42 cites·43 claims
- 0296US6478019B2Flat low profile diesel engine crankcase ventilation filterNELSON IND INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·117 cites·52 claims
- 0394US9347383B2Intra-cylinder auxiliary actuation of engine valves through selective discontinuation of main valve eventsJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·11 cites·31 claims
- 0492US6478018B2Multi-peripheral perimeter sealed flat panel coalescing filter elementNELSON IND INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·88 cites·38 claims
- 0589US11230951B2Lost motion variable valve actuation systems and methodsJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 25, 2022·2 cites·32 claims
- 0686US10883392B2Valve bridge systems comprising valve bridge guideJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 5, 2021·2 cites·22 claims
- 0783US2025389211A1Valve actuation system comprising a discrete lost motion deviceCUMMINS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 0881US12435649B2Valve actuation system comprising a discrete lost motion deviceCUMMINS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 0979US9702276B2System comprising an accumulator upstream of a lost motion component in a valve bridgeJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 11, 2017·1 cites·10 claims
- 1078US10077686B2Pushrod assemblyJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 18, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 1177US12297757B2Lost motion variable valve actuation systems and methodJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·26 claims
- 1276US9410455B2Rocker latch for controlling engine valve actuationJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 9, 2016·2 cites·23 claims
- 1371US11649739B2Valve bridge constraints and guides and related methodsJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 16, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 1467US9512746B2Apparatus and system comprising collapsing and extending mechanisms for actuating engine valvesJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·1 cites·21 claims
- 1566US9739184B2Start of an internal combustion engine with at least one engine valve in an open state during crankingJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·0 cites·16 claims
- 1660US11408310B2Valve actuation system comprising in-series lost motion components for use in cylinder deactivation and auxiliary valve actuationsJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 9, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 1757US12264605B2System facilitating cylinder deactivation and 1.5-stroke engine braking operation in an internal combustion engineJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1857US10683778B2Removable valve bridges and valve actuation systems including the sameJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 1956US12018599B1Valve actuation system comprising rocker assemblies with one-way coupling therebetweenJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 25, 2024·0 cites·26 claims
- 2055US11401838B2Rotating actuator system for controlling valve actuation in an internal combustion engineJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 2, 2022·0 cites·11 claims
- 2153US11319842B2Valve bridge comprising concave chambersJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 3, 2022·0 cites·5 claims
- 2248US10711662B2System comprising a pumping assembly operatively connected to a valve actuation motion source or valve train componentJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 14, 2020·0 cites·13 claims
- 2347US2024125254A1Discrete lost motion deviceJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2446US2023081789A1Two-step valve closing rocker assemblyJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2545US6247440B1Oil drain tube with annular sealCUMMINS ENGINE IP INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 19, 2001·13 cites·6 claims
- 2644US11162437B2Single actuator valve sequencing in cylinder deactivation and high-power density (HPD) braking engine environmentsJACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 2, 2021·0 cites·14 claims
- 2741US7128992B2Dual pump fuel cell temperature management systemUTC FUEL CELLS LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·0 cites·2 claims
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