Patents by Inventor Geoff Charles Capon

Geoff Charles Capon 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).

  • Methods and systems for a variable volume engine intake system
    Patent number: 10066587
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for varying the volume of an engine intake system to increase the volumetric efficiency of the engine. In one example, a resonance system may be coupled to the engine intake system and a position of a movable element in the resonance system may be varied to vary the volume of the chamber in accordance with engine speed. The intake system provides improved volumetric efficiency for the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kim Ford, Mark Stephen Brogan, Peter Graham Eastwood, Anthony Birri, Thomas Ma, Geoff Charles Capon
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VARIABLE VOLUME ENGINE INTAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170226970
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for varying the volume of an engine intake system to increase the volumetric efficiency of the engine. In one example, a resonance system may be coupled to the engine intake system and a position of a movable element in the resonance system may be varied to vary the volume of the chamber in accordance with engine speed. The intake system provides improved volumetric efficiency for the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kim Ford, Mark Stephen Brogan, Peter Graham Eastwood, Anthony Birri, Thomas Ma, Geoff Charles Capon