Patents by Inventor Joseph Matthew McCann

Joseph Matthew McCann 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: 11415091
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an air intake system. In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a funnel shaped to flow air to only a portion of an air filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, Michael Marvin Landgraf, David Lowrie, Jeff Sean Boulton, Preet Kamal Virk
  • Patent number: 11060490
    Abstract: In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a porous material spanning an opening in the second air inlet duct, the porous material having a plurality of defined openings sized to prevent snow from traveling therethrough and collect on the porous material thereby impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct during snowy and icy conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, David Lowrie, James Labadie, Jeff Boulton, Preet Kamal Virk
  • Publication number: 20210131390
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an air intake system. In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a funnel shaped to flow air to only a portion of an air filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, Michael Marvin Landgraf, David Lowrie, Jeff Sean Boulton, Preet Kamal Virk
  • Patent number: 10975813
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an air intake system. In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a funnel shaped to flow air to only a portion of an air filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, Michael Marvin Landgraf, David Lowrie, Jeff Sean Boulton, Preet Kamal Virk
  • Publication number: 20210017940
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an air intake system. In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a funnel shaped to flow air to only a portion of an air filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, Michael Marvin Landgraf, David Lowrie, Jeff Sean Boulton, Preet Kamal Virk
  • Patent number: 10799825
    Abstract: A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Roger Khami, Alexander King, Jeff Sean Boulton, John Emley, Joseph Matthew McCann, Hovie Jarrett Cassell
  • Publication number: 20200011277
    Abstract: In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a porous material spanning an opening in the second air inlet duct, the porous material having a plurality of defined openings sized to prevent snow from traveling therethrough and collect on the porous material thereby impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct during snowy and icy conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, David Lowrie, James Labadie, Jeff Boulton, Preet Kamal Virk
  • Patent number: 10514007
    Abstract: In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a foam plug selectively impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct, the foam plug spanning an opening of the second air inlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, David Lowrie, James Labadie, Jeff Sean Boulton
  • Publication number: 20190193013
    Abstract: A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Roger Khami, Alexander King, Jeff Sean Boulton, John Emley, Joseph Matthew McCann, Hovie Jarrett Cassell
  • Patent number: 10252205
    Abstract: A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Roger Khami, Alexander King, Jeff Sean Boulton, John Emley, Joseph Matthew McCann, Hovie Jarrett Cassell
  • Publication number: 20180372038
    Abstract: In one example, an air intake system is provided. The air intake system includes a first air inlet duct providing intake air to an engine intake conduit, the first air inlet duct including an opening positioned external to an engine compartment. The air intake system also includes a second air inlet duct positioned upstream of the engine intake conduit and external to the engine compartment, the second air inlet duct including a foam plug selectively impeding airflow through the second air inlet duct, the foam plug spanning an opening of the second air inlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Matthew McCann, David Lowrie, James Labadie, Jeff Sean Boulton
  • Patent number: 10087898
    Abstract: A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Roger Joseph Khami, Alexander Adam King, Jeff Sean Boulton, John Emley, Joseph Matthew McCann, Hovie Jarrett Cassell
  • Patent number: 9897050
    Abstract: An air filtration system (100) for an engine. The air filtration system (100) includes a main filter assembly (102) configured to filter air from a first dirty air inlet (110), the main filter assembly (102) defining a dirty air side (112) of the main filter assembly (102) and a clean air side (114) of the main filter assembly (102). The air filtration system further includes an auxiliary filter assembly (104) configured to filter air from a second dirty air inlet (116), wherein the auxiliary filter assembly (104) is selectively attachable to the main filter assembly (102) such that when the auxiliary filter assembly (104) is attached air is filtered from the second dirty air inlet (116) to the clean air side (114) of the main filter assembly (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Baldwin, Jayne Hyde, Roger Khami, Preet Kamal Virk, Robert Joseph Mohan, Joseph Matthew McCann
  • Publication number: 20160090947
    Abstract: A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Roger Joseph Khami, Alexander Adam King, Jeff Sean Boulton, John Emley, Joseph Matthew McCann, Hovie Jarrett Cassell
  • Publication number: 20160090946
    Abstract: A filter element assembly includes a filter body and an auxiliary filter. The filter body includes a sidewall around a hollow core. Further the filter body and auxiliary filter are both received and held on a support including a base and a cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Jacqueline L. Tomlin, Roger Khami, Alexander King, Jeff Sean Boulton, John Emley, Joseph Matthew McCann, Hovie Jarrett Cassell
  • Patent number: 9068537
    Abstract: An intake system for an engine including a first air filter assembly in fluidic communication with an intake manifold and a second air filter assembly spaced away from the first air filter assembly and in fluidic communication with the intake manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Khami, Preet Kamal Virk, Robert Joseph Mohan, Joseph Matthew McCann, James William Ortman
  • Publication number: 20150159599
    Abstract: An air filtration system (100) for an engine, the air filtration system (100) comprising: a main filter assembly (102) configured to filter air from a first dirty air inlet (110), the main filter assembly (102) defining a dirty air side (112) of the main filter assembly (102) and a clean air side (114) of the main filter assembly (102); and an auxiliary filter assembly (104) configured to filter air from a second dirty air inlet (116), wherein the auxiliary filter assembly (104) is selectively attachable to the main filter assembly (102) such that when the auxiliary filter assembly (104) is attached air is filtered from the second dirty air inlet (116) to the clean air side (114) of the main filter assembly (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Baldwin, Jayne Hyde, Roger Khami, Preet Kamal Virk, Robert Joseph Mohan, Joseph Matthew McCann
  • Patent number: 9046063
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air intake systems and methods for manufacturing the same. Systems include an air inlet that defines a slope equal to a vertical distance between a surface of a fascia shield and a surface of the engine intake channel, divided by a longitudinal distance between the shield and engine intake channel. Unwanted moisture and debris is filtered from the engine intake channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Marvin Landgraf, Joseph Matthew McCann, Thanh Pham, Robert Steven Thomas, Thomas Eric Svenson
  • Publication number: 20140150655
    Abstract: An intake system for an engine including a first air filter assembly in fluidic communication with an intake manifold and a second air filter assembly spaced away from the first air filter assembly and in fluidic communication with the intake manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Khami, Preet Kamal Virk, Robert Joseph Mohan, Joseph Matthew McCann, James William Ortman
  • Patent number: 8425645
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi