Patents by Inventor John Lohr

John Lohr 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: 11274639
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for modified intake runners including ribs in the direction of airflow. In one example, a system may include an intake manifold adapted to couple to an intake port via an intake runner. Internal to the intake runner, a plurality of negative ribs may be arranged along a direction of air flow on a façade of an inner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Lohr, Murray Griffin
  • Patent number: 11118547
    Abstract: An intake system of an engine is provided. The intake system may include an intake manifold coupled to a first throttle body and a second throttle body, where the intake manifold is formed from an upper shell and a lower shell. The intake system further includes a vacuum port located in the intake manifold and in an air-flow path downstream of the first throttle body and the second throttle body and upstream of a plurality of intake runners of the intake manifold, the vacuum port including a spigot extending through the upper shell of the intake manifold, and a vacuum passage coupling the vacuum port to a vehicle subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Lohr, Murray Griffin