Patents by Inventor Michael Cromes

Michael Cromes 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).

  • Valve testing device having integrated purge circuit and method of valve testing
    Patent number: 7210338
    Abstract: A valve testing device and method for determining whether a fluid control valve, such as an automatic transmission valve, is operating acceptably. The device and method of the present invention passes pressurized fluid through the valve and to a flow measuring means where the flow rate of fluid through the valve can be measured. Because contamination within such a valve can contribute to unacceptable flow rate measurements, the device and method of the present invention can also pass purge fluid through the valve in a direction that is opposite to the normal flow of working fluid through the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Baird, Jared Bridenstine, Michael Cromes
  • Valve testing device having integrated purge circuit and method of valve testing
    Publication number: 20070028676
    Abstract: A valve testing device and method for determining whether a fluid control valve, such as an automatic transmission valve, is operating acceptably. The device and method of the present invention passes pressurized fluid through the valve and to a flow measuring means where the flow rate of fluid through the valve can be measured. Because contamination within such a valve can contribute to unacceptable flow rate measurements, the device and method of the present invention can also pass purge fluid through the valve in a direction that is opposite to the normal flow of working fluid through the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Baird, Jared Bridenstine, Michael Cromes