Patents by Inventor Jacob POWERS

Jacob POWERS 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).

  • Centrifugal fluid separator
    Patent number: 10758843
    Abstract: A vehicle system is provided. The system may include a first coolant loop, including a radiator, a second coolant loop including a battery chiller, and a centrifugal coolant separator. The centrifugal coolant separator may include a frustoconical hollow body having a base defining a drain and a ceiling defining a spout, and a pair of coolant lines arranged orthogonal to and on opposite sides of the body such that coolant exiting the lines travels along the inner surface and collects at the base to separate gas from the coolant, wherein the spout vents the gas and the coolant exits the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mario Alberto Martinez Mendez, Robert Heebner, Todd Wenzel, Jacob Powers, Zun Wang, Yi Zhang
  • CENTRIFUGAL FLUID SEPARATOR
    Publication number: 20190176057
    Abstract: A vehicle system is provided. The system may include a first coolant loop, including a radiator, a second coolant loop including a battery chiller, and a centrifugal coolant separator. The centrifugal coolant separator may include a frustoconical hollow body having a base defining a drain and a ceiling defining a spout, and a pair of coolant lines arranged orthogonal to and on opposite sides of the body such that coolant exiting the lines travels along the inner surface and collects at the base to separate gas from the coolant, wherein the spout vents the gas and the coolant exits the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Mario Alberto Martinez MENDEZ, Robert HEEBNER, Todd WENZEL, Jacob POWERS, Zun WANG, Yi ZHANG