Patents by Inventor Kristofor Robert Norman

Kristofor Robert Norman 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).

  • CHARGE AIR COOLER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140026870
    Abstract: A charge air cooler, a system to control condensation within a plurality of cooling tubes of a charge air cooler, and a method are disclosed. The system includes an air flow control arrangement configured to selectively ensure a flow rate of charge air through each individual cooling tube is either essentially zero or above a predetermined minimum flow rate in accordance with predetermined operating conditions of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Shuya Shark Yamada, Jim Raymond Palm, Kristofor Robert Norman
  • Integrated manifold, muffler, and catalyst device
    Patent number: 5881554
    Abstract: An integrated manifold, muffler, and catalyst device for an engine uses perforated ducts surrounded by a resonator volume. Exhaust flow is routed from the exhaust ports by the ducts to a close coupled catalyst. The combination of the perforated ducts with the resonator volume and close coupled catalyst reduces exhaust flow restriction while at the same time increasing catalyst performance and reducing noise emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Novak, Kristofor Robert Norman