Patents by Inventor Eric Mathes

Eric Mathes 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).

  • Publication number: 20260110281
    Abstract: A modular dust box and electronic leak check module (ELCM) housing assembly may include a housing and a plurality of attachment formations connected to the housing. The housing may be one of a filter housing and an ELCM housing. The housing may be connectable to at least one of a support structure, a mounting bracket, and another housing via the plurality of attachment formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Eric Mathes, Antonio Spadafora
  • Patent number: 12560137
    Abstract: An evaporative emission control system (EVAP) canister including a housing, where the housing has a first bed volume, a second bed volume, a load port, and a purge control receptacle. The first bed volume includes a first opening and a second opening opposite the first opening. The second bed volume includes a third opening and a fourth opening opposite the third opening. The load port enables fuel vapor from a fuel tank to enter the first bed volume. The purge control receptacle is on a side of the first bed volume and is configured to receive a first purge control insert. The first purge control insert is configured to ensure that unfiltered fuel vapor condensate drawn in during a purge cycle is passed through a first portion of a fuel vapor filtering medium in the first bed volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Eric Mathes, Antonio Spadafora
  • Publication number: 20260002498
    Abstract: An adjustable evaporative emission system (EVAP) canister has a housing with at least a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber has a first opening and a second opening opposite the first opening, and the first chamber has a first chamber maximum capacity to house a fuel vapor filtering medium. The second chamber has a third opening and a fourth opening opposite the third opening, and the third opening is proximate the second opening of the first chamber. The second chamber has a second chamber maximum capacity to house the fuel vapor filtering medium. The housing is configured to receive a plurality of volume adjusting spacers proximate to the second opening and the third opening, where each volume adjusting spacer of the plurality of volume adjusting spacers adjusts at least one of the first chamber maximum capacity and the second chamber maximum capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Eric Mathes, Antonio Spadafora
  • Publication number: 20240247624
    Abstract: An evaporative emission control system (EVAP) canister including a housing, where the housing has a first bed volume, a second bed volume, a load port, and a purge control receptacle. The first bed volume includes a first opening and a second opening opposite the first opening. The second bed volume includes a third opening and a fourth opening opposite the third opening. The load port enables fuel vapor from a fuel tank to enter the first bed volume. The purge control receptacle is on a side of the first bed volume and is configured to receive a first purge control insert. The first purge control insert is configured to ensure that unfiltered fuel vapor condensate drawn in during a purge cycle is passed through a first portion of a fuel vapor filtering medium in the first bed volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Mathes, Antonio Spadafora
  • Patent number: 11408312
    Abstract: A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve includes a tubular body extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, the tubular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining a wall around a central passage that extends through the tubular body and is orthogonal to the axis, and a metering device secured within the central passage adjacent the first end. The wall includes a window between the metering device and second end, and the window defines an air flow path through the wall and into the central passage for detecting a disconnection of the PCV valve from the crankcase, wherein a total area of the window is greater than an open axial area within the metering device when the metering device is in a maximum flow condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Spadafora, Eric Mathes, Kathleen Kogelschatz, Michael Salt, Jason Dreveny, Tom Seixas, Tammy Libbrecht
  • Publication number: 20220090525
    Abstract: A positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve includes a tubular body extending along an axis between a first end and a second end, the tubular body having an outer diameter and an inner diameter defining a wall around a central passage that extends through the tubular body and is orthogonal to the axis, and a metering device secured within the central passage adjacent the first end. The wall includes a window between the metering device and second end, and the window defines an air flow path through the wall and into the central passage for detecting a disconnection of the PCV valve from the crankcase, wherein a total area of the window is greater than an open axial area within the metering device when the metering device is in a maximum flow condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Antonio Spadafora, Eric Mathes, Kathleen Kogelschatz, Michael Salt, Jason Dreveny, Tom Seixas, Tammy Libbrecht