Patents by Inventor Mark W. Purdy

Mark W. Purdy 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).

  • Integral pump mount and hose attachment for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9664309
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that mounts both a pump and either an inlet hose or an outlet hose for the pump to vehicle support structure. The pump has a pump housing with a pump inlet and a pump outlet. An inlet hose is attached to the pump inlet, and an outlet hose is attached to the pump outlet. The apparatus includes a compliant pump hose mount that has a hose attachment portion with a hose opening sized so that one of the inlet hose and the outlet hose is supportable by the pump hose mount at the hose opening. The pump hose mount also has a mount portion mountable to the vehicle support structure. The pump is thereby mounted to the vehicle support structure by the pump hose mount so that noise and vibration of the pump are mitigated by the pump hose mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Tervo, John M. Albert, Keith W. Weishuhn, Mark W. Purdy
  • INTEGRAL PUMP MOUNT AND HOSE ATTACHMENT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150091294
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that mounts both a pump and either an inlet hose or an outlet hose for the pump to vehicle support structure. The pump has a pump housing with a pump inlet and a pump outlet. An inlet hose is attached to the pump inlet, and an outlet hose is attached to the pump outlet. The apparatus includes a compliant pump hose mount that has a hose attachment portion with a hose opening sized so that one of the inlet hose and the outlet hose is supportable by the pump hose mount at the hose opening. The pump hose mount also has a mount portion mountable to the vehicle support structure. The pump is thereby mounted to the vehicle support structure by the pump hose mount so that noise and vibration of the pump are mitigated by the pump hose mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Tervo, John M. Albert, Keith W. Weishuhn, Mark W. Purdy