Patents by Inventor Drake Rundell

Drake Rundell 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: 11933256
    Abstract: An intake system for an engine includes: an intake manifold including a plurality of ports; a cover mounted to the intake manifold over the plurality of ports; a fluid distribution track defined by the cover, the fluid distribution track including a plurality of openings in fluid communication with an interior of the intake manifold by way of the plurality of ports of the intake manifold; and a dampening material between the cover and the intake manifold, the dampening material configured to dampen at least one of noise, vibration, and harshness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Drake Rundell, Christopher K. Clarke
  • Patent number: 11852109
    Abstract: An intake system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle includes: an intake manifold configured to be fluidly coupled to a throttle valve and including intake runners for cylinders, respectively, of the internal combustion engine; and a plenum that includes a flange configured to receive gas from a valve of the vehicle, that is fixed to the intake manifold, and that includes apertures configured to flow gas from the plenum into the intake manifold one of: between ones of the intake runners; and directly into the intake runners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Drake Rundell, Christopher K. Clarke, Matthew Neil Gould