Patents by Inventor Mike Zitkovic

Mike Zitkovic 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).

  • Funnel for a fuel tank filler pipe
    Patent number: 10800648
    Abstract: Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via a funnel including an insert. In one example, a system may include a funnel including an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the funnel, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner perimeter of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mike Zitkovic, Xiankai Song
  • Insert for a fuel tank filler pipe
    Patent number: 10569645
    Abstract: Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via an insert for a filler pipe. In one example, a system may include an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the filler pipe, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner circumference of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Xiankai Song, Rodolfo Palma, Mike Zitkovic, John Alva Kinzinger
  • FUNNEL FOR A FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE
    Publication number: 20180251368
    Abstract: Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via a funnel including an insert. In one example, a system may include a funnel including an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the funnel, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner perimeter of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Mike Zitkovic, Xiankai Song
  • INSERT FOR A FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE
    Publication number: 20180251022
    Abstract: Systems are provided for refueling a fuel tank of a motor vehicle via an insert for a filler pipe. In one example, a system may include an insert coupled to an inner circumference of the filler pipe, the insert including a plurality of projections positioned on an inner circumference of the insert. The plurality of projections may include a first projection spanning a first axial length, a second projection spanning a second axial length, and a third projection spanning a third axial length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Xiankai Song, Rodolfo Palma, Mike Zitkovic, John Alva Kinzinger