Inventor · Columbus, IN, US

Lester L. Peters

75Patents
25h-index
123Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 19, 1979 → Feb 7, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6276334A Premixed charge compression ignition engine with optimal combustion control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 192 Expired
US6561157B2 Multiple operating mode engine and method of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 134 Expired
US5404855A Variable displacement high pressure pump for fuel injection systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 64 Expired
US6907870B2 Multiple operating mode engine and method of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US6659071B2 Internal combustion engine operable in PCCI mode with early control injection and method of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5899389A Two stage fuel injector nozzle assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 61 Expired
US6684849B2 Multiple operating mode engine and method of operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5441027A Individual timing and injection fuel metering system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 57 Expired
US5607106A Low inertia, wear-resistant valve for engine fuel injection systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5983863A Compact high performance fuel system with accumulator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Expired
US6912998B1 Piezoelectric fuel injection system with rate shape control and method of controlling same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Expired
US6336598B1 Gaseous and liquid fuel injector with a two way hydraulic fluid control valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5979803A Fuel injector with pressure balanced needle valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Expired
US5937807A Early exhaust valve opening control system and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Expired
US7140353B1 Fuel injector with piezoelectric actuator preload Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US5042445A Electronic controlled fuel supply system for high pressure injector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5894992A Hydraulically actuated fuel injector with injection rate shaping pressure intensifier Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US5884611A Effervescent injector for diesel engines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6439202B1 Hybrid electronically controlled unit injector fuel system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US7021558B2 Fuel injector having a cooled lower nozzle body Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US5619969A Fuel injection rate shaping control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Expired
US5409165A Wear resistant fuel injector plunger assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5647536A Injection rate shaping nozzle assembly for a fuel injector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US7028918B2 Fuel injector having a nozzle with improved cooling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6557779B2 Variable spray hole fuel injector with dual actuators Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.