Patents by Inventor Neil P Henige

Neil P Henige 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).

  • Heated PCV valve and hose assemblies
    Patent number: 7263984
    Abstract: A PCV valve assembly including housing having a fluid inlet and outlet. A poppet valve is disposed in the housing between the fluid inlet and outlet and is moveable in an axial direction between a plurality of positions. A heating element having a positive temperature coefficient material is supported in the housing in proximity to at least a portion of the valve for automatically heating the valve in response to a given voltage. The material produces a first heat in response to a first temperature and the given voltage. The material produces a second heat less than the first heat produced in response to the given voltage and a second temperature greater than the first temperature. That is, the positive temperature coefficient material automatically regulates the flow of current and the temperature produced without the need of a thermostat in response to the same voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Cooper Technology Services, LLC
    Inventors: Tim Wade, Neil P Henige, Tom White
  • Heated pcv valve and hose assemblies
    Publication number: 20040231651
    Abstract: A PCV valve assembly including housing having a fluid inlet and outlet. A poppet valve is disposed in the housing between the fluid inlet and outlet and is moveable in an axial direction between a plurality of positions. A heating element having a positive temperature coefficient material is supported in the housing in proximity to at least a portion of the valve for automatically heating the valve in response to a given voltage. The material produces a first heat in response to a first temperature and the given voltage. The material produces a second heat less than the first heat produced in response to the given voltage and a second temperature greater than the first temperature. That is, the positive temperature coefficient material automatically regulates the flow of current and the temperature produced without the need of a thermostat in response to the same voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Tim Wade, Neil P Henige, Tom White