Patents by Inventor Carl T. Tiefenthaler
Carl T. Tiefenthaler 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).
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Publication number: 20160252052Abstract: An engine includes a fuel tank including a fuel tank body defining an internal fuel tank volume for containing a fuel, an air cleaner system including an air cleaner housing defining an internal air cleaner volume, a vent conduit integrally formed with the fuel tank body, the vent conduit extending between an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture, wherein the inlet aperture is in fluid communication with the internal fuel tank volume and the outlet aperture is in fluid communication with the internal air cleaner volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Chad J. Gartzke, Jacob Schmalz, Carl T. Tiefenthaler, Paul A. Leech, Kenneth Breitenstein
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Patent number: 9341148Abstract: An engine includes a fuel tank with a fuel tank body defining an internal fuel tank volume for containing a fuel, a vent conduit integrally formed with the fuel tank body, and an air cleaner system including an air cleaner housing defining an internal air cleaner volume. The vent conduit extends between an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture. The inlet aperture is in fluid communication with the internal fuel tank volume. An opening is formed in the air cleaner housing and the vent conduit extends through the opening. The outlet aperture of the vent conduit is positioned within the internal air cleaner volume and the vent conduit provides fluid communication between the internal fuel tank volume and the internal air cleaner volume.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Chad J. Gartzke, Jacob Schmalz, Carl T. Tiefenthaler, Paul A. Leech, Kenneth Breitenstein
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Publication number: 20140216424Abstract: An engine includes a fuel tank with a fuel tank body defining an internal fuel tank volume for containing a fuel, a vent conduit integrally formed with the fuel tank body, and an air cleaner system including an air cleaner housing defining an internal air cleaner volume. The vent conduit extends between an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture. The inlet aperture is in fluid communication with the internal fuel tank volume. An opening is formed in the air cleaner housing and the vent conduit extends through the opening. The outlet aperture of the vent conduit is positioned within the internal air cleaner volume and the vent conduit provides fluid communication between the internal fuel tank volume and the internal air cleaner volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Chad J. Gartzke, Jacob Schmalz, Carl T. Tiefenthaler, Paul A. Leech, Kenneth Breitenstein
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Patent number: 8720392Abstract: A blower system for an engine includes a base of a blower scroll coupled to an engine crankcase. The base has a bottom wall with an opening sized to accommodate an end of a crankshaft. The base also has a sidewall extending away from the crankcase. The blower system further includes a blower housing fastened to the base, without the use of threaded fasteners. Together the blower housing and the base form a chamber having an inlet and an outlet. Also, the blower system includes a fan within the chamber. The fan is driven by the crankshaft and is designed to direct a flow of air through the outlet of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Carl T. Tiefenthaler, Benjamin R. Miller, Chad J. Gartzke, John R. Schneiker, Greg Hupfer, David W. Branski
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Patent number: 8424498Abstract: A blower system for an engine includes a base of a blower scroll coupled to an engine crankcase. The base has a bottom wall with an opening sized to accommodate an end of a crankshaft. The base also has a sidewall extending away from the crankcase. The blower system further includes a blower housing fastened to the base, without the use of threaded fasteners. Together the blower housing and the base form a chamber having an inlet and an outlet. Also, the blower system includes a fan within the chamber. The fan is driven by the crankshaft and is designed to direct a flow of air through the outlet of the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventors: Carl T. Tiefenthaler, Benjamin R. Miller, Chad J. Gartzke, John R. Schneiker, Greg Hupfer, David W. Branski
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Publication number: 20110020151Abstract: A blower system for an engine includes a base of a blower scroll coupled to an engine crankcase. The base has a bottom wall with an opening sized to accommodate an end of a crankshaft. The base also has a sidewall extending away from the crankcase. The blower system further includes a blower housing fastened to the base, without the use of threaded fasteners. Together the blower housing and the base form a chamber having an inlet and an outlet. Also, the blower system includes a fan within the chamber. The fan is driven by the crankshaft and is designed to direct a flow of air through the outlet of the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Carl T. Tiefenthaler, Benjamin R. Miller, Chad J. Gartzke, John R. Schneiker, Greg Hupfer, David W. Branski
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Patent number: D647536Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D667463Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D667464Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D668264Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D673980Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D679289Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D691177Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D829769Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D833481Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D836136Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D859474Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler
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Patent number: D896843Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Briggs & Stratton CorporationInventor: Carl T. Tiefenthaler