Patents by Inventor Derek Mudge

Derek Mudge 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: 10844770
    Abstract: A cooling fan module is provided. The cooling fan module may include a frame, a fan assembly, a number of guide vanes, and a cylindrical deflector. The frame may include a sidewall that defines an opening and an outer periphery. The fan assembly may be disposed within the opening and include fan blades extending from a hub and terminating at a fan ring. The fan ring may have a curved profile. The number of guide vanes may be disposed radially around the opening. The cylindrical deflector may extend axially from the sidewall and radially surround the number of guide vanes. The cylindrical deflector may be disposed radially between the number of guide vanes and the outer periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, William Brehmer, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, Derek Mudge
  • Publication number: 20200173336
    Abstract: A cooling fan module is provided. The cooling fan module may include a frame, a fan assembly, a number of guide vanes, and a cylindrical deflector. The frame may include a sidewall that defines an opening and an outer periphery. The fan assembly may be disposed within the opening and include fan blades extending from a hub and terminating at a fan ring. The fan ring may have a curved profile. The number of guide vanes may be disposed radially around the opening. The cylindrical deflector may extend axially from the sidewall and radially surround the number of guide vanes. The cylindrical deflector may be disposed radially between the number of guide vanes and the outer periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Tao HONG, William BREHMER, Attila SIMOFI-ILYES, Derek MUDGE
  • Patent number: 10018204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan and a fan module, wherein the fan comprises: a fan hub which comprises a fan rotation axis to rotate in a predetermined direction, a plurality of fan blades comprising a lower end and an upper end, wherein each fan blade is attached with its lower end to the fan hub and extends radially outwardly from the fan hub, wherein each fan blade comprises a lower back sweep portion and an upper forward sweep portion, wherein a maximum ratio r/R of the lower back sweep portion is at least 0.90, wherein r is the local radius of a point of the fan blade edge, and R is the radius of the upper end of the fan blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, WUERZBURG
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Derek Mudge
  • Patent number: 9834064
    Abstract: A vehicle ventilation module for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment, comprising a carrier element to be mounted to the vehicle, the carrier element comprising: at least one vent opening for allowing air to exhaust from the inside of a vehicle compartment when the vehicle ventilation module is mounted to the vehicle; at least one flap being pivotable about a swivel axis at the carrier element between a close position and an open position, wherein the vent opening is covered by the flap in the close position and is at least partially uncovered by the flap in the open position so that air may flow through the vent opening; and an actuating mechanism coupled to the flap for pivoting the flap about its swivel axis from the close position to the open position. The actuating mechanism is actuated to pivot the flap to the open position by a current applied to the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Wurzburg
    Inventors: Thomas Wissmueller, David Rosales, James Salo, Derek Mudge
  • Publication number: 20170159543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fan and a fan module, wherein the fan comprises: a fan hub which comprises a fan rotation axis to rotate in a predetermined direction, a plurality of fan blades comprising a lower end and an upper end, wherein each fan blade is attached with its lower end to the fan hub and extends radially outwardly from the fan hub, wherein each fan blade comprises a lower back sweep portion and an upper forward sweep portion, wherein a maximum ratio r/R of the lower back sweep portion is at least 0.90, wherein r is the local radius of a point of the fan blade edge, and R is the radius of the upper end of the fan blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Derek Mudge