Patents by Inventor Nicholas Albert Roche

Nicholas Albert Roche 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).

  • Multi-port valve with multiple operation modes
    Patent number: 10344877
    Abstract: A multi-port, multi-mode valve includes: a valve housing; multiple ports on the valve housing, a spacing between first and second ports being smaller than a spacing between third and fourth ports; and a stemshell positioned at least partly inside the valve housing, the stemshell having at least two channels configured for selectively coupling one or more of the ports to a selected at least other one of the ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Albert Roche, Joseph Stratford Maxwell Mardall, Jan Kopitz, Curt Raymond O'Donnell
  • MULTI-PORT VALVE WITH MULTIPLE OPERATION MODES
    Publication number: 20170152957
    Abstract: A multi-port, multi-mode valve includes: a valve housing; multiple ports on the valve housing, a spacing between first and second ports being smaller than a spacing between third and fourth ports; and a stemshell positioned at least partly inside the valve housing, the stemshell having at least two channels configured for selectively coupling one or more of the ports to a selected at least other one of the ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Albert Roche, Joseph Stratford Maxwell Mardall, Jan Kopitz, Curt Raymond O'Donnell