Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Pittel

Jeffrey Pittel 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).

  • Engine air intake duct with molded-in hydrocarbon vapor trap
    Patent number: 9278475
    Abstract: An engine intake duct is formed by securing a hydrocarbon-adsorbing element to a frame to form an insert, positioning the insert in registry with a blow-molding core, placing a molten plastic parison and mold around the insert and core, and blow-molding the parison to form a shell engaging the frame to retain the insert with a surface of the insert exposed to a hollow interior of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Khami, Jacqueline L. Tomlin, David S. Moyer, Timothy Dorweiler, James William Ortman, Ha To Chung, Jeffrey Pittel, Alexander King
  • Engine Air Intake Duct with Molded-In Hydrocarbon Vapor Trap
    Publication number: 20160059468
    Abstract: An engine intake duct is formed by securing a hydrocarbon-adsorbing element to a frame to form an insert, positioning the insert in registry with a blow-molding core, placing a molten plastic parison and mold around the insert and core, and blow-molding the parison to form a shell engaging the frame to retain the insert with a surface of the insert exposed to a hollow interior of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Roger Khami, Jacqueline L. Tomlin, David S. Moyer, Timothy Dorweiler, James William Ortman, Ha To Chung, Jeffrey Pittel, Alexander King