Patents by Inventor Berry Carter

Berry Carter 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).

  • Hydrocarbon adsorber for air induction systems
    Patent number: 7556026
    Abstract: An inlet conduit for an engine air induction system is provided, the inlet conduit having a plurality of openings located about a portion of the inlet conduit, the plurality of openings being disposed in a cavity of the inlet conduit; a hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member disposed in the cavity, the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member covering the plurality of openings; and a covering member secured to the inlet conduit, the covering member being configured to cover and seal the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member within the cavity, the covering member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface facing the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member while the exterior surface is flush with an exterior surface of the inlet conduit when the covering member is secured to the inlet conduit and wherein hydrocarbon vapors present in the air induction system after engine shut-down are substantially retained in the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member until air flows through the air induction system af
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Herald, Berry Carter
  • HYDROCARBON ADSORBER FOR AIR INDUCTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080127949
    Abstract: An inlet conduit for an engine air induction system is provided, the inlet conduit having a plurality of openings located about a portion of the inlet conduit, the plurality of openings being disposed in a cavity of the inlet conduit; a hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member disposed in the cavity, the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member covering the plurality of openings; and a covering member secured to the inlet conduit, the covering member being configured to cover and seal the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member within the cavity, the covering member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface facing the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member while the exterior surface is flush with an exterior surface of the inlet conduit when the covering member is secured to the inlet conduit and wherein hydrocarbon vapors present in the air induction system after engine shut-down are substantially retained in the hydrocarbon vapor-adsorbent member until air flows through the air induction system af
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Michael L. Herald, Berry Carter
  • Air filter with four elliptically-shaped filter cones
    Patent number: D716429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: S & B Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Berry Carter, James Matsuda
  • Air filter with four squarely-shaped filter cones
    Patent number: D716430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: S&B Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Berry Carter, James Matsuda
  • Air filter with four circularly-shaped filter cones
    Patent number: D716431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: S & B Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Berry Carter, James Matsuda
  • Particle separator for motor vehicle engine intake
    Patent number: D810786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: S&B Filters, Inc.
    Inventors: Pilun Alan Chen, Berry Carter