Patents by Inventor Keith A. Campbell

Keith A. Campbell 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).

  • Combination exhaust gas heat exchanger/noise reduction member
    Patent number: 10371034
    Abstract: A combination exhaust gas heat exchanger and noise reduction unit is disclosed, whereby a heat exchanger and a noise reduction member are arranged side-by-side and integrated as a unit. A heat exchanger outlet opens directly into a chamber of the noise reduction member. In one arrangement, a bypass valve serves to selectively direct exhaust gas into either the heat exchanger or the noise reduction member, depending on an operating condition of an associated engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Allen Dennis Dobryden, Daniel Neville, Michael Reibling, Keith A. Campbell, Philip Warner
  • Engine exhaust component
    Patent number: 8631649
    Abstract: An engine exhaust component is provided. The engine exhaust component may include a plurality of coolant passages having parallel coolant flow, each coolant passage at least partially surrounding a respectively corresponding exhaust runner. The engine exhaust component may further include a coolant inlet manifold coupled to each of the coolant passages and a coolant outlet manifold coupled to each of the coolant passages. In this way, more even and controlled cooling can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel John Beltramo, Keith A. Campbell, Erich James Nowka, Ray Host, Robert Ralph Iorio
  • ENGINE EXHAUST COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20120291417
    Abstract: An engine exhaust component is provided. The engine exhaust component may include a plurality of coolant passages having parallel coolant flow, each coolant passage at least partially surrounding a respectively corresponding exhaust runner. The engine exhaust component may further include a coolant inlet manifold coupled to each of the coolant passages and a coolant outlet manifold coupled to each of the coolant passages. In this way, more even and controlled cooling can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joel John Beltramo, Keith A. Campbell, Erich James Nowka, Ray Host, Robert Ralph Iorio