Patents by Inventor Richard A. Prine

Richard A. Prine 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).

  • Device for separating water from engine intake air
    Patent number: 5034036
    Abstract: A water separation device designed to be free-standing, self-contained and easily mounted to a housing of an air cleaner in an air intake system of an internal combustion engine includes a housing having an air inlet opening, an air outlet opening having an internal bellmouth section which feeds an air intake port of the air cleaner, and defines a circuitous air flow path, including a 180.degree. turn therein, which causes multiple directional changes to air flowing therethrough, with water particles in the air being thrown off during the directional changes by centrifugal force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Navistar International Transportation Corp.
    Inventors: Duane M. Creek, Richard A. Prine