Patents by Inventor Dale Zdravkovic

Dale Zdravkovic 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: 7086383
    Abstract: A purge valve is in fluid communication between a fuel vapor collection canister and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The purge valve includes a body, a seat, a head, and a solenoid. The body defines a fuel vapor flow path between a first port is in fluid communication with the fuel vapor collection canister, and a second port is in fluid communication with the intake manifold. The seat defines an aperture through which the fluid flow passes in an open configuration of the purge valve. The head includes a permanent magnet, and is attracted to the seat and occludes the aperture in a closed configuration of the purge valve. The solenoid repels the head toward the open configuration when the solenoid is energized, and the head occludes the aperture due to the magnetic attraction with the seat when the solenoid is de-energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Ivens, Dale Zdravkovic, Russell Miles Modien
  • Patent number: 7066154
    Abstract: A purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The aperture defines a portion of a vapor flow path that extends between a first port that communicates vapor with a fuel vapor collection canister and a second port that communicates vapor with an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The member is displaced between a first configuration that occludes the aperture and a second configuration that permits vapor flow along the vapor flow path. The actuator, which displaces the member between the first and second configurations, includes a stator and an armature. The stator includes first and second windings that are spaced along an axis. The armature, which is coupled to the member, includes a permanent magnet that is axially positioned at least partially between the first and second windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Zdravkovic, Corey Tatsu, Nigel Lavers
  • Patent number: 6941934
    Abstract: A purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The aperture defines a portion of a vapor flow path that extends between a first port that communicates vapor with a fuel vapor collection canister and a second port that communicates vapor with an intake manifold. The member is displaced with respect to the aperture between a first configuration wherein the member occludes the aperture and a second configuration that permits vapor flow along the vapor flow path. The actuator displaces the member between the first and second configurations and includes an armature and a stator. The stator includes a winding that extends along an axis. And the armature, which is coupled to the member, surrounds the winding and includes a permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Andrew Weldon, Corey Tatsu, Dale Zdravkovic, Russell Modien, Giles R. Amirault
  • Publication number: 20050061302
    Abstract: A valve and method of purging fuel vapors from a fuel vapor collection canister. The purge valve includes an aperture, a member that is displaced between closed and open configurations with respect to the aperture, and an actuator. The actuator, which displaces the member between the configurations, includes an armature and a stator. The armature is coupled to the member, the stator includes a winding, and the actuator includes a permanent magnet. The purge valve may be directly mounted to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Corey Tatsu, Gilles Amirault, Dale Zdravkovic
  • Publication number: 20050051143
    Abstract: A purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The aperture defines a portion of a vapor flow path that extends between a first port that communicates vapor with a fuel vapor collection canister and a second port that communicates vapor with an intake manifold. The member is displaced with respect to the aperture between a first configuration wherein the member occludes the aperture and a second configuration that permits vapor flow along the vapor flow path. The actuator displaces the member between the first and second configurations and includes an armature and a stator. The stator includes a winding that extends along an axis. And the armature, which is coupled to the member, surrounds the winding and includes a permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Craig Weldon, Corey Tatsu, Dale Zdravkovic, Russell Modien, Gilles Amirault
  • Publication number: 20050051142
    Abstract: A purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The aperture defines a portion of a vapor flow path that extends between a first port that communicates vapor with a fuel vapor collection canister and a second port that communicates vapor with an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The member is displaced between a first configuration that occludes the aperture and a second configuration that permits vapor flow along the vapor flow path. The actuator, which displaces the member between the first and second configurations, includes a stator and an armature. The stator includes first and second windings that are spaced along an axis. The armature, which is coupled to the member, includes a permanent magnet that is axially positioned at least partially between the first and second windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Dale Zdravkovic, Corey Tatsu, Nigel Lavers
  • Publication number: 20040255916
    Abstract: A purge valve is in fluid communication between a fuel vapor collection canister and an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The purge valve includes a body, a seat, a head, and a solenoid. The body defines a fuel vapor flow path between a first port is in fluid communication with the fuel vapor collection canister, and a second port is in fluid communication with the intake manifold. The seat defines an aperture through which the fluid flow passes in an open configuration of the purge valve. The head includes a permanent magnet, and is attracted to the seat and occludes the aperture in a closed configuration of the purge valve. The solenoid repels the head toward the open configuration when the solenoid is energized, and the head occludes the aperture due to the magnetic attraction with the seat when the solenoid is de-energized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Kirk Ivens, Dale Zdravkovic, Russell Miles Modien