Patent ID: 8267063

Claim:
A fuel injector, comprising: a body having a middle portion extending between a base portion and a nozzle portion; wherein the body includes a channel configured to allow fuel to pass between the base portion and the nozzle portion to a combustion chamber of a fuel combustion engine; an actuator contained within the channel of the body, the actuator having a distal end and a proximal end; a flow control device fluidically coupled to the channel and operably connected to a distal end of the actuator; a first driver operably connected to a proximal end of the actuator, wherein the first driver is configured to cause the actuator to move the flow control device laterally with respect to the channel and the second driver is a configured to modulate the lateral movements of the flow control device to produce multiple fuel layers or stratified charges; a second driver operably connected to the proximal end of the actuator; and a controller operably connected to the drivers and configured to provide operating instructions to the drivers.