Patents by Inventor Heather Knechtges

Heather Knechtges 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: 20060000454
    Abstract: An in-tank fuel supply unit includes a fuel filter attached to a fuel delivery module for in-tank placement that does not limit the capacity of the unit or increase the size of the unit in a manner that creates undesirable packaging issues. The fuel supply unit generally comprises a fuel delivery module having a housing and a fuel pump. A fuel filter is rigidly attached to a side of the housing such that the fuel delivery module and fuel filter are placed within the fuel tank through the opening as a single unit. The fuel delivery module and fuel filter form an L-shape which permits the entire unit to be inserted through the standard opening which is sized for the fuel delivery module alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Daven Bhavsar, Heather Knechtges, Jason Schultz, Matthew Wiethoff, Stephen Kempfer
  • Publication number: 20030089251
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, and apparatus for use in connection with printing inks, including screen printing inks. The printing ink contains microparticles made of a resinous or plastic material such as polyurethane or polystyrene. In one embodiment, a water-based screen printing ink composition includes 20% by weight transparent polyurethane microspheres having a mean particle size of about 18-25 microns and 5% by weight butyl cellosolve and 10% by weight water is printed using a 160 thread count mesh upon a 59# paper stock. That particular implementation produces a printed article in which the beads stack upon one another to effect a relatively continuous but random pattern of aberrations in the printed ink surface that provide a soft, leathery tactile property and substantially increased mar resistance. The mar resistance obviates the need to separately apply a protective varnish and substantially reduces production and materials costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Bill Brown, Heather Knechtges