Patents by Inventor Keith A. Hagan

Keith A. Hagan 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).

  • Windshield defroster with secondary ducted outlet
    Patent number: 10787154
    Abstract: A vehicle defroster includes an inlet for receiving an air flow, a wall dividing the air flow into a primary airflow and a secondary airflow, a primary duct guiding the primary airflow out a primary outlet onto a first portion of a windshield, and a secondary duct guiding the secondary airflow out a secondary outlet onto a second portion of the windshield. The defroster may include a primary chamber receiving the primary airflow and a secondary chamber receiving the secondary airflow. The primary chamber may be formed by a front section and a rear section. The wall may include a proportioning member, and the proportioning member may extend toward the primary chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Hagan, Richard Matthew Noseda, Amir Jahany Fard
  • WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WITH SECONDARY DUCTED OUTLET
    Publication number: 20180065601
    Abstract: A vehicle defroster includes an inlet for receiving an air flow, a wall dividing the air flow into a primary airflow and a secondary airflow, a primary duct guiding the primary airflow out a primary outlet onto a first portion of a windshield, and a secondary duct guiding the secondary airflow out a secondary outlet onto a second portion of the windshield. The defroster may include a primary chamber receiving the primary airflow and a secondary chamber receiving the secondary airflow. The primary chamber may be formed by a front section and a rear section. The wall may include a proportioning member, and the proportioning member may extend toward the primary chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Keith A. Hagan, Richard Matthew Noseda, Amir Jahany Fard