Patents by Inventor Kwi C. Davis

Kwi C. Davis 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).

  • Method and device for attenuating aerodynamically induced noises caused by vehicle grille
    Patent number: 8128158
    Abstract: A bumper for a front end of a vehicle includes a body having an opening defining an air flow inlet. The opening is elongated in the transverse direction of the body and is defined by spaced apart transverse walls and spaced apart side walls. A grille is disposed in the opening. The grille includes at least one generally horizontal member having at least one sound attenuating member attached thereto and configured to at least partially alter the air flow passing through the grille to mitigate resonance associated with the flow of air through the grill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwi C. Davis, Aaron R. Kerestan
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ATTENUATING AERODYNAMICALLY INDUCED NOISES CAUSED BY VEHICLE GRILLE
    Publication number: 20120049545
    Abstract: A bumper for a front end of a vehicle includes a body having an opening defining an air flow inlet. The opening is elongated in the transverse direction of the body and is defined by spaced apart transverse walls and spaced apart side walls. A grille is disposed in the opening. The grille includes at least one generally horizontal member having at least one sound attenuating member attached thereto and configured to at least partially alter the air flow passing through the grille to mitigate resonance associated with the flow of air through the grill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwi C. Davis, Aaron R. Kerestan