Patents by Inventor Benjamin MIETHIG

Benjamin MIETHIG 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).

  • Thermal management valve
    Patent number: 12228213
    Abstract: In one example, a proportioning valve, comprises a valve body, a first fitting coupled to the valve body, a second fitting coupled to the valve body, and a third fitting coupled to the valve body, where the second fitting and the third fitting each extend in parallel to the first fitting. In one example, an inner bore of the valve body is substantially cylindrical. In one example, the first fitting is an outlet fitting, the second fitting is a first inlet fitting, and the third fitting is a second inlet fitting. In another example, the first fitting is an inlet fitting, the second fitting is a first outlet fitting, and the third fitting is a second outlet fitting. In one example, the valve body includes a flow diverter positioned within the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Silvio Tonellato, Benjamin Miethig, Michael Martin
  • THERMAL MANAGEMENT VALVE
    Publication number: 20230358324
    Abstract: In one example, a proportioning valve, comprises a valve body, a first fitting coupled to the valve body, a second fitting coupled to the valve body, and a third fitting coupled to the valve body, where the second fitting and the third fitting each extend in parallel to the first fitting. In one example, an inner bore of the valve body is substantially cylindrical. In one example, the first fitting is an outlet fitting, the second fitting is a first inlet fitting, and the third fitting is a second inlet fitting. In another example, the first fitting is an inlet fitting, the second fitting is a first outlet fitting, and the third fitting is a second outlet fitting. In one example, the valve body includes a flow diverter positioned within the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Silvio TONELLATO, Benjamin MIETHIG, Michael MARTIN