Patents by Inventor Michael G. Long

Michael G. Long 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: 9902254
    Abstract: A method according to the principles of the present disclosure includes fastening a body mount assembly to a frame of a vehicle, where the body mount assembly includes a radiator support bracket. The method further includes mounting a radiator assembly onto the radiator support bracket after fastening the body mount assembly to the frame, and fastening a body structure to the body mount assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Long, Kulbir S. Dhuga, Joseph S. Willis
  • Publication number: 20170051821
    Abstract: A transmission pan with integrated heat exchanger for an automobile vehicle includes a transmission pan. A heat exchanger is positioned entirely within transmission pan and is fixed to a bottom inner surface of the transmission pan. The heat exchanger includes a substantially flat surface. The surface includes a first flow port defining a transmission fluid inlet port, and a second flow port defining a transmission fluid outlet port. A cooling header assembly has an inlet header and an outlet header, each fixed to and sealed at an entrance through a wall of the heat exchanger. The inlet header and the outlet header also each penetrate an outer wall of the transmission pan and are each fixed to and sealed where the penetrations of the inlet header and the outlet header contact the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Michael G. Long, David Robert Ehlen, Damion Creffield, Eric J. Peers
  • Publication number: 20150107242
    Abstract: An exhaust system with post-operation cooling for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle generally has a heat generating device that generates exhaust gas. The exhaust system includes an exhaust gas conduit through which at least a portion of the exhaust gas is flowable and dischargeable, and at least one exhaust gas component in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit. The exhaust system also includes an air intake conduit through which outside air is flowable, and an air pump in fluid communication with the air intake conduit. The air intake conduit is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit upstream of the at least one exhaust gas component. The air pump is configured to draw the outside air into the air intake conduit such that the outside air is supplied to the exhaust gas conduit to cool the at least one exhaust gas component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Long, Gerald M. Simon, Kulbir S. Dhuga
  • Patent number: 9003938
    Abstract: A fin assembly for attachment to a die cutting machine to guide and align at least two blanks cut from a sheet in the machine as the blanks are fed through the machine. The fin assembly includes at least one thin plate-like fin having length and height dimensions and a narrow thickness. The fin is mounted in the machine so that the length dimension is in substantial alignment with a respective cut separating two blanks cut in the machine, so that the blanks fall on opposite sides of the fin as they are fed through the machine, whereby the fin keeps the blanks separate and aligns them as they are fed through the machine. At least one back stop is associated with the fin to prevent blanks from moving in a reverse direction and falling out of the machine when they fall past the fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Michael G. Long, Billy G. Turney, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130333538
    Abstract: A fin assembly for attachment to a die cutting machine to guide and align at least two blanks cut from a sheet in the machine as the blanks are fed through the machine. The fin assembly includes at least one thin plate-like fin having length and height dimensions and a narrow thickness. The fin is mounted in the machine so that the length dimension is in substantial alignment with a respective cut separating two blanks cut in the machine, so that the blanks fall on opposite sides of the fin as they are fed through the machine, whereby the fin keeps the blanks separate and aligns them as they are fed through the machine. At least one back stop is associated with the fin to prevent blanks from moving in a reverse direction and falling out of the machine when they fall past the fin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Michael G. Long, Billy G. Turney, JR.