Patents by Inventor Mark Vanderheyden

Mark Vanderheyden 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: 8268052
    Abstract: A wall assembly for mixing polluted air with less polluted air to provide moderately polluted air. The wall assembly includes means for dividing air from a roadway region into a lower part and an upper part, and means for permitting at least a portion of the upper part to flow substantially in one or more flow directions toward a leeward region. The wall assembly also includes means for directing the lower part substantially upwardly in a direction substantially transverse to the flow direction to intersect with the upper part and to mix the polluted air with the less polluted air, to provide the moderately polluted air proximal to the leeward area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: RWDI Air Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Meiring Beyers, Michael Roth, Mark Vanderheyden, Scott Shayko
  • Publication number: 20120006203
    Abstract: A wall assembly for mixing polluted air with less polluted air to provide moderately polluted air. The wall assembly includes means for dividing air from a roadway region into a lower part and an upper part, and means for permitting at least a portion of the upper part to flow substantially in one or more flow directions toward a leeward region. The wall assembly also includes means for directing the lower part substantially upwardly in a direction substantially transverse to the flow direction to intersect with the upper part and to mix the polluted air with the less polluted air, to provide the moderately polluted air proximal to the leeward area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Meiring Beyers, Michael Roth, Mark Vanderheyden, Scott Shayko
  • Patent number: 8048204
    Abstract: A method of mixing polluted air with less polluted air to provide moderately polluted air. The method includes dividing air from a roadway region into a lower part and an upper part, and permitting at least a portion of the upper part to flow substantially in one or more flow directions toward a leeward region. The method also includes directing the lower part substantially upwardly in a direction substantially transverse to the flow direction to intersect with the upper part and to mix the polluted air with the less polluted air, to provide the moderately polluted air proximal to the leeward area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: RWDI Air Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Meiring Beyers, Michael Roth, Mark Vanderheyden, Scott Shayko
  • Publication number: 20100072444
    Abstract: A wall assembly for mixing polluted air with less polluted air to provide moderately polluted air. The wall assembly includes means for dividing air from the roadway region into a lower part and an upper part, and means for permitting at least a portion of the upper part to flow substantially in one or more flow directions toward the leeward region. The wall assembly also includes means for directing the lower part substantially upwardly in a direction substantially transverse to the flow direction to intersect with the upper part and to mix the polluted air with said less polluted air, to provide the moderately polluted air proximal to the leeward area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Xin Qiu, Meiring Beyers, Michael Roth, Mark Vanderheyden, Scott Shayko