Patents by Inventor Kevin G. Mets

Kevin G. Mets 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).

  • Publication number: 20140165961
    Abstract: An air intake system includes a first inlet and a first valve member that moves between an open position and a closed position to regulate flow through a first passage toward a manifold. The first valve member is biased toward the open position. The system also includes a second inlet and a second valve member that moves between an open position and a closed position to regulate flow through a second passage toward the manifold. The second valve member is biased toward the closed position. Moreover, the system includes a sensor that detects a condition of the vehicle and a controller that simultaneously causes the first valve member to move toward the closed position and the second valve member to move toward the open position when the sensor detects the condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Dipak Patel, Ryan P. Schrieber, Jason D. Shawver, Kevin G. Mets, Rodney R. Romain, II, Otto A. Wilhelm, JR.
  • Patent number: 7304239
    Abstract: An exemplary wire routing device routes a wire between a vehicle body and a vehicle door movably mounted to the vehicle body. The device includes a flexible restraint having an attachment portion arranged to be attached to the vehicle body and another attachment portion arranged to be attached to the vehicle door. The device also includes a flexible conduit carried by the flexible restraint and arranged to carry the wire therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Jerry M. Harris, Kevin G. Mets, John W. Macaulay, David M. Stephen, Constantine J. Nicolopoulos, Sharyl L. Loose