Patents by Inventor Brian Favela

Brian Favela has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11981195
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surface heat exchanger for a vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a surface heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins on a first outer surface The surface heat exchanger is mounted within an interior of a duct of a vehicle. An inlet of the duct is located on a side of the vehicle forward of a rear axle of the vehicle and an outlet of the duct is located rearward of the inlet. The plurality of fins of the surface heat exchanger are exposed to the interior of the duct. The plurality of fins are configured to transfer heat to airflows interacting with the plurality of fins as the airflows pass through the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Matthew L. Metka, Pratap Thamanna Rao, Daniel A. Favela Tentori, Brian R. Reynolds, David W. Halt
  • Patent number: 6476811
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing parameter values for pixels within a frame is accomplished by first grouping pixels in the display frame into a plurality of pixel blocks, where each pixel block includes a plurality of pixels. For at least one of the pixel blocks, the parameter values for the pixel block are translated into a column-wise differential slope representation that represents the parameter values as a plurality of reference points, a plurality of slopes, and a plurality of slope differentials. The column-wise differential slope representation is then transformed into a planar differential slope representation that reduces the representation of the plurality of reference points and the plurality of slopes to a single reference pixel value, two reference slopes, and a plurality of slope differentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ATI International, Srl
    Inventors: John E. DeRoo, Steven Morein, Brian Favela, Michael T. Wright