Patents by Inventor Christopher S. Tiede

Christopher S. Tiede 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).

  • Patent number: 10406473
    Abstract: An exhaust unit includes a dirty air intake opening, a clean air output opening and an airflow path defined between the dirty air intake opening and the clean air output opening. The exhaust unit further includes an upstream quenching section and a downstream filtering section along the airflow path. The quenching section has a wetting chamber that includes a reservoir having a fill level for a quenching liquid, and a downtube connected over the dirty air intake opening and opening at its end above, and in opposition to, the plane of the fill level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Air Separation Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Hatfield, Christopher S. Tiede, Donald V. Fagin
  • Publication number: 20170348628
    Abstract: An exhaust unit includes a dirty air intake opening, a clean air output opening and an airflow path defined between the dirty air intake opening and the clean air output opening. The exhaust unit further includes an upstream quenching section and a downstream filtering section along the airflow path. The quenching section has a wetting chamber that includes a reservoir having a fill level for a quenching liquid, and a downtube connected over the dirty air intake opening and opening at its end above, and in opposition to, the plane of the fill level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Bradley Hatfield, Christopher S. Tiede, Donald V. Fagin