Patents by Inventor Rory P. McIntyre

Rory P. McIntyre 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).

  • Valve configured for regulating the flow of fluid between a device and a cooler
    Patent number: 9939077
    Abstract: A fluid circuit includes a device, a cooler, and a valve. The valve includes a housing, a sealing member, a biasing device, and an actuator. The sealing member moves inside the housing between a first position and a second position. The actuator includes a smart material that is activated when the temperature of a fluid inside the housing exhibiting at least a first temperature, causing the sealing member to move to the second position. The smart material is deactivated when the fluid is a sufficient number of degrees less than the first temperature, causing the sealing member to move to the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the device and then to the housing when the sealing member is in the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the cooler and then to the device when the sealing member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Dynalloy, Inc., Bend All Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiujie Gao, Nancy L. Johnson, Ronald R. Semel, Rory P. McIntyre, Mark J. Heikoop, Vijay A. Neelakantan, Bret M. Olson, Tyler P. Ownby, James H. Brown
  • VALVE CONFIGURED FOR REGULATING THE FLOW OF FLUID BETWEEN A DEVICE AND A COOLER
    Publication number: 20180058601
    Abstract: A fluid circuit includes a device, a cooler, and a valve. The valve includes a housing, a sealing member, a biasing device, and an actuator. The sealing member moves inside the housing between a first position and a second position. The actuator includes a smart material that is activated when the temperature of a fluid inside the housing exhibiting at least a first temperature, causing the sealing member to move to the second position. The smart material is deactivated when the fluid is a sufficient number of degrees less than the first temperature, causing the sealing member to move to the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the device and then to the housing when the sealing member is in the first position. The fluid flows from the housing to the cooler and then to the device when the sealing member is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, BEND ALL AUTOMOTIVE INC, DYNALLOY, INC.
    Inventors: Xiujie Gao, Nancy L. Johnson, Ronald R. Semel, Rory P. McIntyre, Mark J. Heikoop, Vijay A. Neelakantan, Bret M. Olson, Tyler P. Ownby, James H. Brown