Patents by Inventor Eric P. Folkestad

Eric P. Folkestad 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: 20030229963
    Abstract: A self-contained heated vacuum system designed for mounting in a vehicle, including a liquid-cooled engine, a shaft-driven blower, dual, counter-flow heat exchangers, engine exhaust diversion assembly, a temperature-controlled vacuum switch, and a three way toggle switch. Dual heat exchangers, a low pressure engine coolant heat exchanger and a high pressure engine exhaust heat exchanger, heat cleaning solution. In order to limit solution output temperatures, a diversion assembly may channel engine exhaust to bypass the high pressure engine exhaust heat exchanger and travel directly to a muffler by which it is expelled from the vacuum system. When actuated, a vacuum switch pulls a flapper valve located in the diversion assembly that redirects engine exhaust. Vacuum switch temperature selection is controlled by a three-way toggle switch, which presets the possible switching temperatures and alternately selects the operational temperature from among them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: James T. Broehl, Eric P. Folkestad