Patents by Inventor Justin J. Chiodo

Justin J. Chiodo 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).

  • Symbiotic engine intake system and battery box
    Patent number: 8955630
    Abstract: An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle is provided. The compartment comprises an internal combustion engine including an air intake manifold and an electrical storage battery. The battery is housed in a storage box and an air intake system supplies air to the air intake manifold and the battery storage box. The air intake system has an inlet supplying air to a flow diverter. The flow diverter has a main channel including a bend dividing the main channel into a first passage and a second passage tangential to the first passage. The second passage is in fluid communication with the air intake manifold. The flow diverter includes an outlet facing the first passage which is in fluid communication with the battery storage box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Stuckey, James Robinson, Justin J. Chiodo, Mahendra Kute, Brandy Kay Laakso
  • SYMBIOTIC ENGINE INTAKE SYSTEM AND BATTERY BOX
    Publication number: 20130153316
    Abstract: An engine compartment of an automotive vehicle is provided. The compartment comprises an internal combustion engine including an air intake manifold and an electrical storage battery. The battery is housed in a storage box and an air intake system supplies air to the air intake manifold and the battery storage box. The air intake system has an inlet supplying air to a flow diverter. The flow diverter has a main channel including a bend dividing the main channel into a first passage and a second passage tangential to the first passage. The second passage is in fluid communication with the air intake manifold. The flow diverter includes an outlet facing the first passage which is in fluid communication with the battery storage box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Joshua Stuckey, James Robinson, Justin J. Chiodo, Mahendra Kute, Brandy Kay Laakso