Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph Pace

Robert Joseph Pace 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).

  • Method and system for controlling a flow of vapor in an evaporative system
    Patent number: 5671718
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a level of vapor generated by an evaporative system. The evaporative system is closed to atmosphere. An initial pressure in a fluid-filled tank is sensed and, after a predetermined amount of time, a second pressure in the tank is sensed. A pressure difference is determined based on the sensed initial pressure and the sensed second pressure. The level of vapor generated by the evaporative system is determined based on the pressure difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Curran, Robert Joseph Pace, Edward George Rychlick, David Chester Waskiewicz