Patents by Inventor Michael George Auquier

Michael George Auquier 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: 6431976
    Abstract: An air distribution chamber that allows selective distribution of air to a variety of vents or combinations thereof is provided. The distribution chamber comprises a nested pair of chambers that define a central cavity having an open and closed end, a shaft that allows axial and rotational movement of the inner chamber within the outer chamber, an actuator that controls such movement, a stabilizer for maintaining the open end and receiving the shaft, and a seal between the inner and outer chambers. The outer chamber defines a series of flanged openings, and the inner chamber defines a series of apertures. The flanged openings are of a form that allows connection of the distribution chamber to ducts. When the inner and outer chambers are aligned such that the openings and apertures overlap, defining one or more communicative passageways, air is able to escape from the cavity, through the aperture and opening, and into the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael George Auquier
  • Publication number: 20020102935
    Abstract: An air distribution chamber that allows selective distribution of air to a variety of vents or combinations thereof is provided. The distribution chamber comprises a nested pair of chambers that define a central cavity having an open and closed end, a shaft that allows axial and rotational movement of the inner chamber within the outer chamber, an actuator that controls such movement, a stabilizer for maintaining the open end and receiving the shaft, and a seal between the inner and outer chambers. The outer chamber defines a series of flanged openings, and the inner chamber defines a series of apertures. The flanged openings are of a form that allows connection of the distribution chamber to ducts. When the inner and outer chambers are aligned such that the openings and apertures overlap, defining one or more communicative passageways, air is able to escape from the cavity, through the aperture and opening, and into the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Michael George Auquier