Patents by Inventor Blain Schacher

Blain Schacher 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).

  • Method and apparatus for shutting down an engine
    Patent number: 10598098
    Abstract: There is provided a method of shutting down an engine, the engine having an air intake, and the method having the steps of attaching a valve to the air intake, the valve having an open position that allows air to pass into the air intake; using one or more sensors, detecting one or more predetermined engine conditions indicative of a runaway state; electromagnetically actuating the valve to move to a closed position preventing air from passing into the air intake once the one or more predetermined engine conditions have been detected; and causing the valve to return to the open position once a predetermined safe state has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Headwind Automotive Solutions Ltd.
    Inventors: Galen Schacher, Blain Schacher
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHUTTING DOWN AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150315983
    Abstract: There is provided a method of shutting down an engine, the engine having an air intake, and the method having the steps of attaching a valve to the air intake, the valve having an open position that allows air to pass into the air intake; using one or more sensors, detecting one or more predetermined engine conditions indicative of a runaway state; electromagnetically actuating the valve to move to a closed position preventing air from passing into the air intake once the one or more predetermined engine conditions have been detected; and causing the valve to return to the open position once a predetermined safe state has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Galen Schacher, Blain Schacher