Patents by Inventor Rick M. Saccone

Rick M. Saccone 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).

  • Patent number: 9359943
    Abstract: A mixing block to supply a throttle-able hydrogen and air mixture to an internal combustion engine includes a bore through the mixing block between an air intake side and an engine intake side. A slider chamber is disposed orthogonal to and intersecting the bore, where the slider chamber houses a movable slider biased to at least partially block the bore but throttle-able to overcome the bias and reduce blockage of the bore. A jet chamber is disposed parallel to and intersecting the slider chamber and extending away from the slider chamber a distance sufficient to accommodate a shaped needle, where the needle is connected to the slider on one side such that the needle moves within the jet chamber as the slider moves in the slider chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hydrogen Energy Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Rick M. Saccone
  • Patent number: 8990976
    Abstract: An uneven surface assistance device is disclosed including a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly having a length different. The assemblies are connected directly or indirectly to a supporting platform and are movable with respect to the supporting platform between a first lockable position orthogonal to the supporting platform and a stored position parallel to the supporting platform. The device further includes a transverse support connected to the supporting platform generally in between the first leg assembly and the second leg assembly. The support connects to a first arm connected to the first leg assembly where the first arm is parallel to the supporting platform when the first leg is in the stored position and the support further connects to a second arm connected to the second leg assembly where the second arm is parallel to the supporting platform when the second leg is in the stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventors: Rick M. Saccone, Jeffrey E. Wilhite
  • Publication number: 20140150603
    Abstract: A propulsion system including an alternative fuel engine that propels a vehicle with an electric dc motor coupled to the vehicle's transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Hydrogen Energy Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Rick M. Saccone
  • Publication number: 20120247407
    Abstract: A mixing block to supply a throttle-able hydrogen and air mixture to an internal combustion engine includes a bore through the mixing block between an air intake side and an engine intake side. A slider chamber is disposed orthogonal to and intersecting the bore, where the slider chamber houses a movable slider biased to at least partially block the bore but throttle-able to overcome the bias and reduce blockage of the bore. A jet chamber is disposed parallel to and intersecting the slider chamber and extending away from the slider chamber a distance sufficient to accommodate a shaped needle, where the needle is connected to the slider on one side such that the needle moves within the jet chamber as the slider moves in the slider chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Hydrogen Energy Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Rick M. Saccone