Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Firnhaber

Mark Alan Firnhaber 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).

  • Patent number: 11767837
    Abstract: Compressor control systems capable of increasing the reliability and uptime of air compressor systems that operate in harsh corrosive outdoor environments by redundantly sensing one or more operating parameters of the air compressor systems. Such a compressor control system includes a controller adapted to monitor at least a first operating parameter of a component of the air compressor system, at least first and second sensors that are physically separate and spaced apart from each other and that redundantly sense the first operating parameter of a component of the air compressor system, and separate and independent wiring harnesses electrically connecting the first and second sensors to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Vanair Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, Jr., Mark Alan Firnhaber
  • Publication number: 20210148351
    Abstract: Compressor control systems capable of increasing the reliability and uptime of air compressor systems that operate in harsh corrosive outdoor environments by redundantly sensing one or more operating parameters of the air compressor systems. Such a compressor control system includes a controller adapted to monitor at least a first operating parameter of a component of the air compressor system, at least first and second sensors that are physically separate and spaced apart from each other and that redundantly sense the first operating parameter of a component of the air compressor system, and separate and independent wiring harnesses electrically connecting the first and second sensors to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, JR., Mark Alan Firnhaber
  • Patent number: 9912183
    Abstract: A jump starter unit for starting large vehicles and other equipment using jumper cable at lengths up to fifty (50) feet. The jump starter includes a high output (200-300 amp) alternator and a large (2000 Farad) capacitor. The alternator is also used to maintain the capacitor's charge when the boost charge is not needed. The alternator and capacitor are integrated into an electrical system that includes an electronic control and a plurality of relays that provide the various charging and boost functions of the unit. In certain embodiments, the jump starter unit may take the form of a portable or mobile self contained apparatus having its own combustion to drive the high output alternator. In other embodiments, the jump starter unit may be integrated into a service vehicle, such as a tow truck or utility vehicle, and utilize the vehicle's engine to drive the jump starter's high output alternator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Vanair Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, Jr., Kai Justice, Mark Alan Firnhaber, John D. Graun, James Aaron Morton
  • Publication number: 20160329731
    Abstract: A jump starter unit for starting large vehicles and other equipment using jumper cable at lengths up to fifty (50) feet. The jump starter includes a high output (200-300 amp) alternator and a large (2000 Farad) capacitor. The alternator is also used to maintain the capacitor's charge when the boost charge is not needed. The alternator and capacitor are integrated into an electrical system that includes an electronic control and a plurality of relays that provide the various charging and boost functions of the unit. In certain embodiments, the jump starter unit may take the form of a portable or mobile self contained apparatus having its own combustion to drive the high output alternator. In other embodiments, the jump starter unit may be integrated into a service vehicle, such as a tow truck or utility vehicle, and utilize the vehicle's engine to drive the jump starter's high output alternator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, JR., Kai Justice, Mark Alan Firnhaber, John D. Graun, James Aaron Morton
  • Publication number: 20140190340
    Abstract: A pressurized fluid delivery system and method that can be used to interrogate objects, such as the interrogation and detonation of IEDs. The system and method entail pressurizing a liquid within a vessel with a compressed gas source so that the liquid within the vessel is at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. The pressurized liquid, the compressed gas, or a mixture thereof is then selectively delivered to an outlet, and then discharged from the outlet to physically interrogate the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Vanair Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, JR., Mark Alan Firnhaber, Daniel Matthew Ramirez, Terry Wayne Vittatoe
  • Patent number: 8770082
    Abstract: A pressurized fluid delivery system and method that can be used to interrogate objects, such as the interrogation and detonation of IEDs. The system and method entail pressurizing a liquid within a vessel with a compressed gas source so that the liquid within the vessel is at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. The pressurized liquid, the compressed gas, or a mixture thereof is then selectively delivered to an outlet, and then discharged from the outlet to physically interrogate the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Vanair Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, Jr., Mark Alan Firnhaber, Daniel Matthew Ramirez, Terry Wayne Vittatoe
  • Patent number: 8567299
    Abstract: A pressurized fluid delivery system and method that can be used to interrogate objects, such as the interrogation and detonation of IEDs. The system and method entail pressurizing a liquid within a vessel with a compressed gas source so that the liquid within the vessel is at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. The pressurized liquid, the compressed gas, or a mixture thereof is then selectively delivered to an outlet, and then discharged from the outlet to physically interrogate the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Vanair Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, Jr., Mark Alan Firnhaber, Daniel Matthew Ramirez, Terry Wayne Vittatoe
  • Publication number: 20120241016
    Abstract: A pressurized fluid delivery system and method that can be used to interrogate objects, such as the interrogation and detonation of IEDs. The system and method entail pressurizing a liquid within a vessel with a compressed gas source so that the liquid within the vessel is at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. The pressurized liquid, the compressed gas, or a mixture thereof is then selectively delivered to an outlet, and then discharged from the outlet to physically interrogate the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: VANAIR MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Kokot, JR., Mark Alan Firnhaber, Daniel Matthew Ramirez, Terry Wayne Vittatoe