Patents by Inventor Charles Orwig

Charles Orwig 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).

  • Automobile over-bulkhead air intake system
    Patent number: 9211791
    Abstract: A vehicle air intake system includes a grille disposed along the front portion of an engine compartment, a hood disposed over the engine compartment, and an air intake enclosure disposed over a bulkhead extending laterally across the engine compartment. The intake enclosure has an intake port. A bulkhead cover is disposed in the engine compartment below the hood for covering the bulkhead. The bulkhead cover has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is sealingly engaged to both the intake port and the lower part. The lower part defines a bulkhead cover intake port. An airflow path extends from the grille through the bulkhead cover intake port and to the air intake enclosure intake port. The airflow path is defined by the grille and the bulkhead cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Brandy Kay Laakso, Charles Orwig, David S. Bates, David M. Edwards, Erich Bauer
  • AUTOMOBILE OVER-BULKHEAD AIR INTAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150274003
    Abstract: A vehicle air intake system includes a grille disposed along the front portion of an engine compartment, a hood disposed over the engine compartment, and an air intake enclosure disposed over a bulkhead extending laterally across the engine compartment. The intake enclosure has an intake port. A bulkhead cover is disposed in the engine compartment below the hood for covering the bulkhead. The bulkhead cover has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is sealingly engaged to both the intake port and the lower part. The lower part defines a bulkhead cover intake port. An airflow path extends from the grille through the bulkhead cover intake port and to the air intake enclosure intake port. The airflow path is defined by the grille and the bulkhead cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Brandy Kay Laakso, Charles Orwig, David S. Bates, David M. Edwards, Erich Bauer