Patents by Inventor Benjamin Everson

Benjamin Everson 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).

  • Systems and methods for a thermal management control valve with a louver plate assembly
    Patent number: 12729771
    Abstract: A thermal management control valve includes a housing assembly having a first housing section and a second housing section, a rotary actuator coupled to a drive shaft, and a louver plate assembly. The louver plate assembly includes a louver plate, a first seal plate, and a second seal plate. The louver plate is coupled to the drive shaft so that rotation of the drive shaft is configured to selectively move the louver plate along a louver direction between a first position and a second position. The first seal plate includes one or more first seal plate slots that are elongated in a direction that is generally parallel to the louver direction, and the second seal plate includes one or more first seal plate slots that are elongated in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the louver direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: HUSCO Automotive Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Brian Heidemann, Austin Schmitt, Benjamin Teich, Benjamin Everson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL VALVE WITH A ROTATING LOUVER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250277533
    Abstract: A thermal management control valve a housing assembly having a first housing section and a second housing section, a rotary actuator coupled to a drive shaft, and a louver plate assembly. The louver plate assembly includes a louver plate having a louver cutout, a first seal assembly arranged between the louver plate and the first housing section, and a second seal assembly arranged between the louver plate and the second housing section. The first seal assembly includes a plurality of inner walls that define a plurality of first fluid passageways. The second seal assembly defines a second fluid passageway between. Selective rotation of the louver plate rotationally aligns the louver cutout with one or more of the plurality of first fluid passageways and the second fluid passageway to provide fluid communication between the one or more of the plurality of first fluid passageways and the second fluid passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Applicant: HUSCO Automotive Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Mike Kujak, Brian Heidemann, Benjamin Everson, Benjamin Teich
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A THERMAL MANAGEMENT CONTROL VALVE WITH A LOUVER PLATE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250271067
    Abstract: A thermal management control valve includes a housing assembly having a first housing section and a second housing section, a rotary actuator coupled to a drive shaft, and a louver plate assembly. The louver plate assembly includes a louver plate, a first seal plate, and a second seal plate. The louver plate is coupled to the drive shaft so that rotation of the drive shaft is configured to selectively move the louver plate along a louver direction between a first position and a second position. The first seal plate includes one or more first seal plate slots that are elongated in a direction that is generally parallel to the louver direction, and the second seal plate includes one or more first seal plate slots that are elongated in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the louver direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Brian Heidemann, Austin Schmitt, Benjamin Teich, Benjamin Everson