Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Chlystek

Thomas M. Chlystek 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).

  • Publication number: 20230124107
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a line retainer including a body that includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall. The side walls at least partially define a slot configured to receive any one of a plurality of differently-sized lines. The side walls define an opening of the slot. The line retainer includes a set of opposing legs extending into the slot from the first and second side walls adjacent the front and rear support walls and a first set of opposing arms extending into the slot from the first and second side walls adjacent the opening. The line retainer includes a second set of opposing arms extending into the slot from the first and second side walls between the first set of opposing arms and the set of opposing legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas M. Chlystek, Joel R. Lee
  • Patent number: 9151253
    Abstract: An intake duct for an air intake system of a work vehicle is disclosed. The intake duct may generally include a body defining an air passage extending between an intake end and an outlet end. The body may further define a recessed intake at the intake end including a first side section and a second side section. Each of the first side section and the second side may define at least one side opening for directing air into the air passage. In addition, the recessed intake may include a deflector projecting outwardly from the first and second side sections. The deflector may be configured to shield the air passage from water directed towards the recessed inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Bunnell, Aaron Richard, Thomas M. Chlystek, Mark D. Klassen
  • Publication number: 20140150384
    Abstract: An intake duct for an air intake system of a work vehicle is disclosed. The intake duct may generally include a body defining an air passage extending between an intake end and an outlet end. The body may further define a recessed intake at the intake end including a first side section and a second side section. Each of the first side section and the second side may define at least one side opening for directing air into the air passage. In addition, the recessed intake may include a deflector projecting outwardly from the first and second side sections. The deflector may be configured to shield the air passage from water directed towards the recessed inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America, LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Bunnell, Aaron R. Richard, II, Thomas M. Chlystek, Mark D. Klassen