Patents by Inventor Dan S. Wible

Dan S. Wible 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: 5564513
    Abstract: An air intake filter for an internal combustion engine disposed in an automobile engine compartment beneath the hood, behind the radiator, generally includes a housing with an upper and a lower portion which provides an intake for air in front of the radiator for scooping undisturbed air flow and communicating the same to the engine. A filter is provided and disposed between the upper and lower housing portions for removing solid particulates from air intake and, importantly, the housing is configured for separating water from the air entering the intake before the air enters the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Automotive Performance International, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan S. Wible, Steve Gregory
  • Patent number: 5083531
    Abstract: An intake air flow divider insert is provided for use in an air intake duct connected to the intake end of an air intake manifold for an internal combustion engine, the manifold having a number, N, of intake air flow passages originating at the air intake end thereof, the number, N, being equal to at least two. The air flow divider insert device comprises an insert body having walls configured for smoothly dividing a single flow of intake air flowing through the duct and impinging on upstream regions of the device into a number, N, of air flows, wherein the number of air flows is equal to the number, N, of manifold intake air flow passages, the walls being configured for diverting each of said N air flows smoothly into a corresponding one of the manifold intake air passages when the insert is positioned in the air intake duct to be just upstream of the manifold when the duct is connected to the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Inventors: Steve Gregory, Dan S. Wible