Patents by Inventor Laun M Johnson

Laun M Johnson 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).

  • Crankcase vent nozzle for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 8205604
    Abstract: A crankcase ventilation system is provided. The crankcase ventilation system is fluidly coupled between an engine block assembly and an axially extending air inlet adapter. A crankcase vent nozzle is provided as one aspect of the system and extends into the air inlet adapter. The crankcase vent nozzle has a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion extending radially into an axially extending flow path in the air inlet adapter. The trailing edge portion extending further into the flow path than the leading edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Julian Velosa, Mark S. Huebler, Carl Raymond Hunsanger, Jonathan Pung, Stephen W Farrar, Laun M Johnson
  • CRANKCASE VENT NOZZLE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110120397
    Abstract: A crankcase ventilation system is provided. The crankcase ventilation system is fluidly coupled between an engine block assembly and an axially extending air inlet adapter. A crankcase vent nozzle is provided as one aspect of the system and extends into the air inlet adapter. The crankcase vent nozzle has a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion extending radially into an axially extending flow path in the air inlet adapter. The trailing edge portion extending further into the flow path than the leading edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Julian Velosa, Mark S. Huebler, Carl Raymond Hunsanger, Jonathan Pung, Stephen W. Farrar, Laun M. Johnson