Patents by Inventor Erik Henry Hermann

Erik Henry Hermann 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).

  • Inlet swirl control for turbochargers
    Patent number: 9850809
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • Hydrocarbon trap and method for manufacture
    Patent number: 9174163
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon (HC) trap positioned in an intake conduit of an engine is provided. The HC trap includes a stack of consecutively layered polymeric sheets with at least a portion of the sheets impregnated with a HC vapor adsorption/desorption material, the stack of sheets extending from a first exterior surface to a second exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew George Bellis, Roger Khami, David S. Moyer, Erik Henry Hermann
  • INLET SWIRL CONTROL FOR TURBOCHARGERS
    Publication number: 20140140870
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • HYDROCARBON TRAP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20140109878
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon (HC) trap positioned in an intake conduit of an engine is provided. The HC trap includes a stack of consecutively layered polymeric sheets with at least a portion of the sheets impregnated with a HC vapor adsorption/desorption material, the stack of sheets extending from a first exterior surface to a second exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew George Bellis, Roger Khami, David S. Moyer, Erik Henry Hermann