Patents by Inventor Riad A. Farah

Riad A. Farah 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).

  • Fluorocarbon-containing hydrophilic polymer coating composition for heat exchangers
    Patent number: 6245854
    Abstract: A hydrophilic coating composition for hydrophilically coating a metallic surface. The coating composition comprises a fluorocarbon-containing hydrophilic polymer comprising units of hydrophilic monomer and fluorocarbon-containing hydrophobic comonomer. The coating composition produces hydrophilic coatings on the metallic surface having a contact angle below about 50°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chimere N. Obioha, Riad A. Farah, Dennis Schuetzle, Yun-xiang Zhang
  • Combination seat frame and ventilation apparatus
    Patent number: 5385382
    Abstract: A seat frame apparatus for a motor vehicle having a sealed duct capable of directing the flow of air while simultaneously supporting the structural loads imposed upon a conventional seat frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Arthur W. Single, II, Thomas J. Steiner, James J. Cristiano, Matthew J. Macek, Debra Yeager, Riad A. Farah