Patents by Inventor Anthony Boone

Anthony Boone 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: 11105305
    Abstract: In some examples, a fuel injector rail assembly may include a fuel rail including a tubular body, with a fuel outlet passage formed through a wall of the tubular body. An injector cup may be connected to the tubular body and may include an injector chamber configured to receive a fuel injector. A first fuel passage formed in the injector cup may include a first diameter, and the first fuel passage may be connected to the fuel outlet passage of the tubular body. Additionally, a second fuel passage may be formed in the injector cup between the first fuel passage and the injector chamber. The second fuel passage may have a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the first fuel passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Boone, Prashanth Avireddi, Malcolm Mizuba, Su-Wei Sung, Minoru Hashida
  • Publication number: 20200332750
    Abstract: In some examples, a fuel injector rail assembly may include a fuel rail including a tubular body, with a fuel outlet passage formed through a wall of the tubular body. An injector cup may be connected to the tubular body and may include an injector chamber configured to receive a fuel injector. A first fuel passage formed in the injector cup may include a first diameter, and the first fuel passage may be connected to the fuel outlet passage of the tubular body. Additionally, a second fuel passage may be formed in the injector cup between the first fuel passage and the injector chamber. The second fuel passage may have a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the first fuel passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Anthony BOONE, Prashanth AVIREDDI, Malcolm MIZUBA, Su-Wei SUNG, Minoru HASHIDA
  • Patent number: 10781775
    Abstract: In some examples, a mass airflow sensor apparatus includes a housing having a tubular bore for passage of air, with an airflow sensor disposed at least partially within the tubular bore. The airflow sensor may be configured to measure a flow rate of air flowing past the airflow sensor. A focus component may be disposed upstream of the mass airflow sensor, the focus component including a cylindrical tubular focus member suspended within the bore. Further, a nozzle may be disposed upstream of the focus component. The nozzle may include a conical inner surface angled toward a center of the bore. In addition, a grid component may be disposed upstream of the focus component. The grid component may include a mesh grid including a plurality of openings for smoothing a flow of air flowing toward the airflow sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.
    Inventors: Prashanth Avireddi, Anthony Boone, Frank Hunt, Naoki Oka, Zachariah Rabatah
  • Publication number: 20190234356
    Abstract: In some examples, a mass airflow sensor apparatus includes a housing having a tubular bore for passage of air, with an airflow sensor disposed at least partially within the tubular bore. The airflow sensor may be configured to measure a flow rate of air flowing past the airflow sensor. A focus component may be disposed upstream of the mass airflow sensor, the focus component including a cylindrical tubular focus member suspended within the bore. Further, a nozzle may be disposed upstream of the focus component. The nozzle may include a conical inner surface angled toward a center of the bore. In addition, a grid component may be disposed upstream of the focus component. The grid component may include a mesh grid including a plurality of openings for smoothing a flow of air flowing toward the airflow sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Prashanth AVIREDDI, Anthony BOONE, Frank HUNT, Naoki OKA, Zachariah RABATAH
  • Patent number: 10125733
    Abstract: In some examples, a clip prevents relative rotation between a fuel injector and an injector cup of a fuel rail. For instance, the fuel injector may be rotated following insertion into the injector cup to prevent removal of the fuel injector. The clip includes a clip body having a pair of arms extending from the clip body with an opening between the arms for receiving the fuel injector. A tab extends from the clip body into the opening for engaging a first alignment slot in the injector cup and a second alignment slot in the fuel injector when the clip is installed on the fuel injector. Following installation of the clip on the fuel injector, the tab is disposed in the first and second alignment slots to prevent relative rotation between the fuel injector and the injector cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Mizuba, Steven J. Miller, Yasuo Namaizawa, Shannon Jones, Jeff Rohrback, Anthony Boone
  • Patent number: 8870281
    Abstract: A portable chair with heat exchange pockets including a pair of pockets disposed on the rear side of the chair back section, each of the pair of pockets having an insulated layer disposed in an interior cavity lining a rear wall, a bottom wall, a left wall and a right wall; and an impermeable layer conductive to heat disposed parallel the rear wall on the chair back section, through which impermeable layer heat exchange is enabled between a person sitting in the chair and a plurality of extant ice packs or heating packs as preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Anthony A. Boone