Patents Examined by Chistopher P Jones
  • Engine hydrocarbon adsorber
    Patent number: 7918912
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are provided for adsorbing hydrocarbons from the air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The devices, systems and methods include a hydrocarbon absorbent material, and a structural element configured to hold the hydrocarbon absorbent material within a clean air tube of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline Tomlin, Roger Khami, David S. Moyer, Hovie Jarrett Cassell, William A. Rohrer, III