Patents by Inventor Edward F Hoban

Edward F Hoban 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).

  • System and method for reducing at least one of airflow turbulence and pressure fluctuation proximate a valve
    Patent number: 10125756
    Abstract: A baffle, for directing air within a compressor head, includes a first leg extending along a first direction, positioned proximate to a first valve of the compressor head, and a second leg extending along the first direction and substantially parallel to the first leg, positioned proximate to a second valve of the compressor head. A first portion of air from a first side of the first leg is communicated to a second side of the first leg beyond an end of the first leg. An aperture in the first leg communicates a second portion of the air from the first side of the first leg to the second side of the first leg. A turbulence and/or pressure fluctuation proximate the first valve is reduced by communicating the second portion of the air from the first side to the second side of the first leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Shane A Harte, Edward F Hoban, Gene E. Gilbert
  • Lightweight compressor crankcase assembly and method
    Patent number: 10001120
    Abstract: A compressor crankcase assembly is provided for an air compressor. In one example, a compressor crankcase assembly includes a crankcase made of a material comprising at least 50% by weight aluminum and a crankcase liner disposed within the crankcase. The crankcase has a protrusion that is at least partially disposed within the groove of the crankcase liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Edward F. Hoban, Gilles Hebrard
  • LIGHTWEIGHT COMPRESSOR CRANKCASE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170058889
    Abstract: A compressor crankcase assembly is provided for an air compressor. In one example, a compressor crankcase assembly includes a crankcase made of a material comprising at least 50% by weight aluminum and a crankcase liner disposed within the crankcase. The crankcase has a protrusion that is at least partially disposed within the groove of the crankcase liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Edward F. Hoban, Gilles Hebrard
  • System and Method for Reducing at Least One of Airflow Turbulence and Pressure Fluctuation Proximate a Valve
    Publication number: 20160177936
    Abstract: A baffle, for directing air within a compressor head, includes a first leg extending along a first direction, positioned proximate to a first valve of the compressor head, and a second leg extending along the first direction and substantially parallel to the first leg, positioned proximate to a second valve of the compressor head. A first portion of air from a first side of the first leg is communicated to a second side of the first leg beyond an end of the first leg. An aperture in the first leg communicates a second portion of the air from the first side of the first leg to the second side of the first leg. A turbulence and/or pressure fluctuation proximate the first valve is reduced by communicating the second portion of the air from the first side to the second side of the first leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Shane A Harte, Edward F Hoban, Gene E. Gilbert