Patents by Inventor Dan Archibald

Dan Archibald 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).

  • HVAC center plate scoop for improved temperature distribution
    Patent number: 7137445
    Abstract: An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle includes a heater core having an upstream side and a downstream side. The heater core accepts air from the upstream side and exhausts air to the downstream side. The exhausted air defines a temperature gradient along a plane of the heater core. An air diverting member is positioned on the downstream side proximate the heater core. The air diverting member includes a first portion aligned for accepting air from a first region of the temperature gradient and a second portion for delivering the accepted air toward a second region of the temperature gradient. The first region has a higher air temperature than the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Denso International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Kushner, Dan Archibald
  • HVAC center plate scoop for improved temperature distribution
    Publication number: 20050279489
    Abstract: An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle includes a heater core having an upstream side and a downstream side. The heater core accepts air from the upstream side and exhausts air to the downstream side. The exhausted air defines a temperature gradient along a plane of the heater core. An air diverting member is positioned on the downstream side proximate the heater core. The air diverting member includes a first portion aligned for accepting air from a first region of the temperature gradient and a second portion for delivering the accepted air toward a second region of the temperature gradient. The first region has a higher air temperature than the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Dan Kushner, Dan Archibald