Patents by Inventor Leon Speed

Leon Speed 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).

  • Spring clamp for an air filter housing
    Patent number: 8568502
    Abstract: A spring clamp for providing a compressive load to a compression seal in an air filtration system for a vehicle. The spring clamp may be made of a plastic composite and includes an arch-like arm wherein elastic deformation is distributed throughout the arch while providing a compressive load. The spring clamp may include a head piece with a greater thickness than the other parts of the spring clamp to provide greater material strength at a point of contact between the spring clamp and an air filter housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Khami, Leon Speed, Scott M. Rollins, Erik Hermann, Ha To Chung, John Qingrui Liu
  • SPRING CLAMP FOR AN AIR FILTER HOUSING
    Publication number: 20120047856
    Abstract: A spring clamp for providing a compressive load to a compression seal in an air filtration system for a vehicle. The spring clamp may be comprised of plastic composite and includes an arch-like arm wherein elastic deformation is distributed throughout the arch while providing a compressive load. The spring clamp may include a head piece with a greater thickness than the other parts of the spring clamp to provide greater material strength at a point of contact between the spring clamp and an air filter housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Khami, Leon Speed, Scott M. Rollins, Erik Hermann, Ha To Chung, John Qingrui Liu