Patents by Inventor Ryan VANWORMER

Ryan VANWORMER 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).

  • Prevention of exhaust gas intrusion in a vehicle
    Patent number: 11400797
    Abstract: A method of preventing exhaust gas intrusion in a passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided. Whether a vehicle operating condition resulting in an increased carbon monoxide emission at an exhaust pipe is present is detected. Whether a vehicle component condition is present is detected. The vehicle component condition is an open window or an open sunroof. An HVAC setting is switched from a recirculating air mode to a fresh air mode when at least one of the vehicle operating condition and the vehicle component condition is detected as being present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Craig Pike, Ryan Vanwormer, Yosmany Lopez, Norm Bradley, Damon Carlisle, Gerald McClellan
  • PREVENTION OF EXHAUST GAS INTRUSION IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200101821
    Abstract: A method of preventing exhaust gas intrusion in a passenger compartment of a vehicle is provided. Whether a vehicle operating condition resulting in an increased carbon monoxide emission at an exhaust pipe is present is detected. Whether a vehicle component condition is present is detected. The vehicle component condition is an open window or an open sunroof. An HVAC setting is switched from a recirculating air mode to a fresh air mode when at least one of the vehicle operating condition and the vehicle component condition is detected as being present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Craig PIKE, Ryan VANWORMER, Yosmany LOPEZ, Norm BRADLEY, Damon CARLISLE, Gerald MCCLELLAN