Patents by Inventor John A. Fleck

John A. Fleck 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).

  • Patent number: 11965517
    Abstract: A cooling fan module may include a fan assembly and a shroud. The fan assembly including a number of fan blades and the shroud including a first sidewall and a first ring. The first sidewall defining an opening and the first ring extending in an axial direction from the first sidewall. The first ring including an inner periphery provided with a number of first serrations, each serration of the number of first serrations extending in a radial direction. The radial direction is substantially orthogonal to the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, Christopher Kosek, John Fleck
  • Patent number: 11951797
    Abstract: The cooling pack assembly includes, a shroud, a fan, a first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger. The shroud has a plurality of sidewalls including a main sidewall. The shroud further defines an aperture. The fan is disposed within the aperture. The fan is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The rotational axis is normal to a plane defined by the main sidewall. The first heat exchanger is disposed on at least one of the plurality of sidewalls. The first heat exchanger has a first cross-sectional area substantially parallel to the plane. The second heat exchanger is disposed on at least one the plurality of sidewalls. The second heat exchanger has a second cross-sectional area substantially parallel to the plane. The second cross-sectional area is less than the first cross-sectional area, and the first heat exchanger is disposed between the fan and the second heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Attila Simofi-Ilyes, John Fleck, Tao Hong, Stanley Simpson
  • Publication number: 20240093633
    Abstract: A cooling system for a vehicle including an air duct having an inlet funnel configured to connect to a vehicle grill, a heat-exchanger seat defining an outlet window, and an upper panel extending from the inlet funnel over top of the outlet window. The upper panel defines an intake. At least one heat exchanger is received on the heat-exchanger seat. A cooling fan assembly is disposed under the at least one heat exchanger and includes a shroud and a fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Attila SIMOFI-ILYES, Tao HONG, John FLECK
  • Patent number: 11660806
    Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions are made using 3D printing methods. The 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions comprise a fluoropolymer and a reactive metal or metal oxide. The total weight percentage of the fluoropolymer and the reactive metal or metal oxide is 70-100% of the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic composition, and the weight percentage of the reactive metal or metal oxide is 5-85 wt % of the total weight of the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic material. The 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic material has a thickness of at least 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Frederick Rhoads, George Tsu-Chih Chiu, Ibrahim Emre Gunduz, Trevor John Fleck, Allison Kelly Murray, Steven Forrest Son
  • Publication number: 20220388367
    Abstract: The cooling pack assembly includes, a shroud, a fan, a first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger. The shroud has a plurality of sidewalls including a main sidewall. The shroud further defines an aperture. The fan is disposed within the aperture. The fan is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The rotational axis is normal to a plane defined by the main sidewall. The first heat exchanger is disposed on at least one of the plurality of sidewalls. The first heat exchanger has a first cross-sectional area substantially parallel to the plane. The second heat exchanger is disposed on at least one the plurality of sidewalls. The second heat exchanger has a second cross-sectional area substantially parallel to the plane. The second cross-sectional area is less than the first cross-sectional area, and the first heat exchanger is disposed between the fan and the second heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: ATTILA SIMOFI-ILYES, JOHN FLECK, TAO HONG, STANLEY SIMPSON
  • Patent number: 11027484
    Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions are made using 3D printing methods. The 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic compositions comprise a fluoropolymer and a reactive metal or metal oxide. The total weight percentage of the fluoropolymer and the reactive metal or metal oxide is 70-100% of the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic composition, and the weight percentage of the reactive metal or metal oxide is 5-85 wt % of the total weight of the 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic material. The 3D printed fluoropolymer-based energetic material has a thickness of at least 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Frederick Rhoads, George Tsu-Chih Chiu, Ibrahim Emre Gunduz, Trevor John Fleck, Allison Kelly Murray, Steven Forrest Son
  • Patent number: 11028858
    Abstract: The fan assembly provided with a fan ring, including a first leg and a second leg, may be arranged with a shroud that may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, a first ring, a second ring, and a third ring. An air passage may be formed between a distal end of the first leg and the third ring, the second ring and the first leg, the second leg and the second sidewall, and a distal end of the first leg and the first ring. The air passage may be configured to improve acoustic performance and air flow efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, John Fleck
  • Patent number: 10977281
    Abstract: A method of determining a requirements characterization profile for an entity is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving classification parameters defining a requirement for an entity and selecting, in dependence on the classification parameters, a set of entities from a database of previously assessed entities. The method further comprises retrieving from the database characterization parameters of the selected set of entities, and constructing, in dependence on the characterization parameters, a requirements characterization profile for the entity. An apparatus is provided that comprised means for performing such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHL Group Ltd
    Inventors: David Bartram, Steven John Fleck
  • Publication number: 20210088055
    Abstract: The fan assembly provided with a fan ring, including a first leg and a second leg, may be arranged with a shroud that may include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall, a first ring, a second ring, and a third ring. An air passage may be formed between a distal end of the first leg and the third ring, the second ring and the first leg, the second leg and the second sidewall, and a distal end of the first leg and the first ring. The air passage may be configured to improve acoustic performance and air flow efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
    Inventors: Tao Hong, Attila Simofi-Ilyes, John Fleck
  • Publication number: 20200023720
    Abstract: A vehicle actuator cable assembly is provided. The cable assembly may include a rail, a pulley, a cable, and a dampener sleeve. The rail may be attachable to a vehicle panel and the pulley may be rotatably coupled to the rail. The cable may include a wire that is movable by the pulley and a cover that partially surrounds a portion of the wire. The dampener sleeve may define an outer wall and an inner wall that surrounds a portion of the cover. The inner wall may define protrusions that inwardly extend from the inner wall so that the protrusions engage a portion of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Erik SCHUETT, John FLECK, Chase REAMES
  • Patent number: 9782042
    Abstract: A bendable mat comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential edge, at least four corners, and a shaped channel located adjacent to at least two of the at least four corners. A method for using a bendable mat comprising the steps of: providing a bendable mat comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential edge, at least four corners, and a shaped channel located adjacent to at least two of the at least four corners, bending the bendable mat interlocking two of the shaped channels to form a funnel shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventors: John Fleck, Adam J Fleck
  • Publication number: 20170196406
    Abstract: A bendable mat comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential edge, at least four corners, and a shaped channel located adjacent to at least two of the at least four corners. A method for using a bendable mat comprising the steps of: providing a bendable mat comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a circumferential edge, at least four corners, and a shaped channel located adjacent to at least two of the at least four corners, bending the bendable mat interlocking two of the shaped channels to form a funnel shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: John Fleck, Adam J. Fleck
  • Publication number: 20150264116
    Abstract: One embodiment provides Subnet administrator (SA) proxy logic to be executed by a computer network node. The SA proxy logic includes provider logic that includes path record information of an associated subnet in communication with the computer network node; and provider interface logic to receive an address resolution request from at least one application that includes partial address information. The provider interface logic is also to determine at least one local port of the computer network node to enable packet routing associated with the address resolution request. The provider logic is also to determine at least one subnet associated with the address resolution request. The provider interface logic is also to determine at least one provider logic to utilize to obtain the path record information for at least one subnet associated with the address resolution request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Ira Weiny, Mark Sean Hefty, Todd Rimmer, John Fleck, Kaike Wan
  • Publication number: 20140344271
    Abstract: A method of determining a requirements characterisation profile for an entity is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving classification parameters defining a requirement for an entity and selecting, in dependence on the classification parameters, a set of entities from a database of previously assessed entities. The method further includes retrieving from the database characterisation parameters of the selected set of entities, and constructing, in dependence on the characterisation parameters, a requirements characterisation profile for the entity. An apparatus is provided that includes means for performing such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SHL GROUP LTD
    Inventors: David BARTRAM, Steven John FLECK
  • Publication number: 20140193037
    Abstract: Moving and/or still image(s) are aligned to multiple display devices. One or more display devices may be connected to a system using a variety of communicative connections. One or more imaging devices may be used to capture images of a plurality of display devices while the display devices display one or more unique identifiers. The captured image(s) are processed to determine the location of one or more of the connected display devices. Portions of an overall image may be distributed to one or more of the connected display devices to display the overall image across the display device(s). Location information for one or more display devices may be updated periodically, which may update the portion of an image displayed on one or more connected display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: John Fleck Stitzinger, David G. Grossman
  • Publication number: 20090018938
    Abstract: A system and methods for the processing of documents generated in shipping transactions using predictive data entry is disclosed. The system utilizes a Predicted Bill Entry engine and database to shift from a bill entry process to a bill review process by predicting the shipment characteristics between common sender and receiver pairs. Shipping information collected at the time of pickup or quote is converted into a temporary shipment record. The engine then compares the temporary shipment record with the predictive bill entry database. If a match is found, the user will be presented with a predictive record for bill review. Alternatively, the user can use the Predicted Bill Entry engine by entering the certain shipping information. The Predicted Bill Entry engine searches for a match in the Predicted Bill Entry database. If a match is found, the user is presented with a predictive record for bill review.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: John Bollinger, Jeff Fobean, Poi Shen, John Fleck
  • Patent number: 5853535
    Abstract: A process for bleaching wood pulp is provided comprising subjecting the wood pulp, after brown stock washing, to an oxygen delignification stage, a washing sequence, a first chlorine dioxide bleaching stage, an oxidative extraction stage, optionally at least one final chlorine dioxide bleaching stage and then recycling the filtrate from the oxidative extraction stage counter-currently through the bleaching plant and brown stock washing. Additionally, and quite beneficially, the filtrate from the first chlorine dioxide bleaching stage is also recycled counter-currently through the brown stock washing thereby significantly reducing the environmental impact associated with the manufacture of bleach wood pulp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Champion International Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald E. Maples, Joseph R. Caron, John A. Fleck
  • Patent number: 5589036
    Abstract: The flow patterns of the wood/paper pulp in a paper pulp treatment tower are controlled to provide for even flow through and discharge of the pulp from the upper end of the tower. Flow-altering fluids are injected into the pulp stock in the tower via appropriately positioned nozzles which create flow-altering fluid streams in the pulp stock. The streams are operable to produce either an inwardly directed pulp flow, or an outwardly directed pulp flow, whichever is desired. The system results in smooth, relatively even movement of the pulp stock from the bottom of the tower to the top, so that each fraction of the pulp mass will spend substantially the same dwell time in the tower, whereby the pulp mass is evenly processed and reacted in the tower. The resultant treated stock is superior to pulp stock treated in a tower without such flow controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Champion International Corporation
    Inventor: John A. Fleck
  • Patent number: D662784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: John Fleck
  • Patent number: D775938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: John Fleck