Patents by Inventor Kevin Bockstanz

Kevin Bockstanz 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: 9956865
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a replaceable pin system for an in-vehicle component. The replaceable pin system including a holding member, a pin member. The pin member includes a body, a protruding portion, and a first engaging portion. The holding member includes a base, a retainer, and a second engaging portion. The retainer is spaced away from the base in the protruding direction to define a rotation space together with the base. The two ends are interposed between the retainer and the base when the body is rotated to the second orientation. The second engaging portion is formed in the holding member at a position where the first engaging portion is positioned when the body is rotated to the second orientation, whereby the first engaging portion engages with the second engaging portion when the body is at the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Paul Wade Schoneboom, Kevin Bockstanz
  • Patent number: 9890693
    Abstract: A chamber for absorbing condensate formed in a charge-air-cooler of a turbocharged engine system. The chamber may include desiccant to absorb the moisture. The chamber may also include a valve that is controlled by the vehicle control module to open to allow airflow to pass by the desiccant and absorb the moisture from the desiccant or to place in a closed position to allow the desiccant to absorb the condensate formed in the charge-air-cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO International America Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Bockstanz, Dwayne Robert Taylor
  • Publication number: 20170282703
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a replaceable pin system for an in-vehicle component. The replaceable pin system including a holding member, a pin member. The pin member includes a body, a protruding portion, and a first engaging portion. The holding member includes a base, a retainer, and a second engaging portion. The retainer is spaced away from the base in the protruding direction to define a rotation space together with the base. The two ends are interposed between the retainer and the base when the body is rotated to the second orientation. The second engaging portion is formed in the holding member at a position where the first engaging portion is positioned when the body is rotated to the second orientation, whereby the first engaging portion engages with the second engaging portion when the body is at the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sean Paul Wade SCHONEBOOM, Kevin BOCKSTANZ
  • Publication number: 20170276058
    Abstract: A chamber for absorbing condensate formed in a charge-air-cooler of a turbocharged engine system. The chamber may include desiccant to absorb the moisture. The chamber may also include a valve that is controlled by the vehicle control module to open to allow airflow to pass by the desiccant and absorb the moisture from the desiccant or to place in a closed position to allow the desiccant to absorb the condensate formed in the charge-air-cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin BOCKSTANZ, Dwayne Robert TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20050016587
    Abstract: A combination fitting for flow control devices in an automotive power steering system having channels disposed in the fluid receiving in of the fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Staton, Shawn Capser, Kevin Bockstanz