Patents by Inventor Calvin Tran

Calvin Tran 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).

  • Mass-attenuated thermosensitive damper for sealed direct-vent gas fireplace
    Patent number: 10935246
    Abstract: A separate heat absorbing mass is secured in co-planar abutment with a bimetal strip controlling a fireplace damper to absorb heat from the flue gases. The mass transfers heat to the bimetal strip during the OFF cycle thereby delaying the opening of the damper and increasing the heat retention and efficiency of the fireplace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Miles Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Calvin Tran, Ivan Scekic, Martin Miles
  • Flow-directing water jacket diverter
    Patent number: 10920711
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a water jacket diverter. In one example, the water jacket diverter may be formed by injection molding and includes features such as cut-outs, an inlet ledge, a continuous upper rail, and one or more fins. The water jacket diverter may increase coolant flow in an upper portion of the water jacket, thereby increasing a cooling efficiency at an upper region of a cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Damian Cierpial, Kenneth Steven Fedeson, Anthony Hale, Donna O'Hara, James Schneider, Calvin Tran
  • FLOW-DIRECTING WATER JACKET DIVERTER
    Publication number: 20190390629
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a water jacket diverter. In one example, the water jacket diverter may be formed by injection molding and includes features such as cut-outs, an inlet ledge, a continuous upper rail, and one or more fins. The water jacket diverter may increase coolant flow in an upper portion of the water jacket, thereby increasing a cooling efficiency at an upper region of a cylinder block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Damian Cierpial, Kenneth Steven Fedeson, Anthony Hale, Donna O'Hara, James Schneider, Calvin Tran
  • MASS-ATTENUATED THERMOSENSITIVE DAMPER FOR SEALED DIRECT-VENT GAS FIREPLACE
    Publication number: 20190017708
    Abstract: A separate heat absorbing mass is secured in co-planar abutment with a bimetal strip controlling a fireplace damper to absorb heat from the flue gases. The mass transfers heat to the bimetal strip during the OFF cycle thereby delaying the opening of the damper and increasing the heat retention and efficiency of the fireplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Calvin Tran, Ivan Scekic, Martin Miles