Patents by Inventor Martin Bester

Martin Bester 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).

  • Passively activated flow control device for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11654979
    Abstract: A passively activated flow control device including a valve body configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The valve body includes an inlet and an outlet. A valve member is arranged at the valve body for selectively opening and closing flow between the inlet and the outlet. The valve member is responsive to acceleration induced forces on the vehicle to shift from one of an open configuration and a closed configuration toward the other of the open configuration and the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Adam Golembeski, Andrew Thomas Cunningham, David Clancy Caples, Martin Bester
  • PASSIVELY ACTIVATED FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230150586
    Abstract: A passively activated flow control device including a valve body configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The valve body includes an inlet and an outlet. A valve member is arranged at the valve body for selectively opening and closing flow between the inlet and the outlet. The valve member is responsive to acceleration induced forces on the vehicle to shift from one of an open configuration and a closed configuration toward the other of the open configuration and the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Golembeski, Andrew Thomas Cunningham, David Clancy Caples, Martin Bester