Patents by Inventor FRANK TOPOLOVEC

FRANK TOPOLOVEC 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIDE MOUNT FUEL TANK
    Publication number: 20240149664
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for collecting fuel vapors in a fuel system that includes a side mount fuel tank. The methods and systems may allow fuel vapors to be captured during filling of the side mount fuel tank. In one example, the side mount fuel tank is fitted with a fuel filler tube that extends into the side mount fuel tank so that fuel vapors may be captured while the side mount fuel tank is being filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Alan Bohr, Aed Dudar, Frank Topolovec, Chuck Bartus
  • Fuel filler spud diffuser
    Patent number: 9393863
    Abstract: A system for diffusing a fuel flow for a vehicle. The system includes a fuel tank, containing fuel in both liquid and vapor form. A fuel filler spud extends from a fuel inlet on the exterior of the vehicle into the fuel tank and defines a fuel outlet there. A diffuser is mounted on the fuel filler spud for diffusing fuel flowing into the tank. The diffuser can take the form of a tongue-like protrusion, which can have flow channels or grooves, as well as flow diverters, which can be arranged in a matrix in the fuel outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Topolovec, Dennis Michael Harrigan, Daniel Frank Cragel
  • FUEL FILLER SPUD DIFFUSER
    Publication number: 20150231967
    Abstract: A system for diffusing a fuel flow for a vehicle. The system includes a fuel tank, containing fuel in both liquid and vapor form. A fuel filler spud extends from a fuel inlet on the exterior of the vehicle into the fuel tank and defines a fuel outlet there. A diffuser is mounted on the fuel filler spud for diffusing fuel flowing into the tank. The diffuser can take the form of a tongue-like protrusion, which can have flow channels or grooves, as well as flow diverters, which can be arranged in a matrix in the fuel outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: FRANK TOPOLOVEC, DENNIS MICHAEL HARRIGAN, DANIEL FRANK CRAGEL