Patents by Inventor Michael Cermak

Michael Cermak 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).

  • Air filter assembly for automotive fuel vapor recovery system
    Patent number: 5912368
    Abstract: In a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a fuel vapor recovery system including a carbon canister connected to the fuel tank for collecting fuel vapors from the fuel tank as the tank is being refilled, an air filtering apparatus is provided to supply a flow of clean and dry purge air to the canister for the purging of vapors therefrom. The air filtering apparatus includes gradually spaced baffle means and filter element means and is remotely connected in the evaporative emission control system by hoses connected to the air inlet and air outlet of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Charles David Satarino, James T. Dumas, Johanne Wilson, Michael Cermak, Roger Khami, Neville Jimmy Bugli