Patents by Inventor Robert Steven Thomas

Robert Steven Thomas 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).

  • Vehicle air intake system
    Patent number: 9046063
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air intake systems and methods for manufacturing the same. Systems include an air inlet that defines a slope equal to a vertical distance between a surface of a fascia shield and a surface of the engine intake channel, divided by a longitudinal distance between the shield and engine intake channel. Unwanted moisture and debris is filtered from the engine intake channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Marvin Landgraf, Joseph Matthew McCann, Thanh Pham, Robert Steven Thomas, Thomas Eric Svenson
  • Vehicle Air Intake System
    Publication number: 20100326756
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to air intake systems and methods for manufacturing the same. Systems include an air inlet that defines a slope equal to a vertical distance between a surface of a fascia shield and a surface of the engine intake channel, divided by a longitudinal distance between the shield and engine intake channel. Unwanted moisture and debris is filtered from the engine intake channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Marvin Landgraf, Joseph Matthew McCann, Thanh Pham, Robert Steven Thomas, Thomas Eric Svenson