Patents by Inventor Shahriar Nick Niakan
Shahriar Nick Niakan 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).
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Publication number: 20240140160Abstract: Currently, some work vehicles and/or off-road vehicles come from the manufacturer lacking tow hooks—or even a strong point on the rear bumper assembly and/or the chassis to install a tow hook. A non-limiting example of this sort of vehicle is the Toyota Tundra. It is highly desirable for such a vehicle to be able to be towed by another vehicle and/or have connection points for recovery from stuck in a natural hazard like mud or water. A novel and improved sway bar bushing bracket with a tow hook design is disclosed. In particular, the manufacturer-installed sway bar bushing bracket may be replaced with a reinforced sway bar bushing bracket with an integrated tow hook that may serve as a more robust sway bar bushing bracket, as well as providing a strong connection point with a tow hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: James Erik Provencher, Saul Zambrano, Shahriar Nick Niakan, Stuart Miyagishima, John Gray
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Publication number: 20230356127Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air. The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interface of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian Luc Landel
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Patent number: 11761410Abstract: A sealed intake air system incorporates a positive connection seal interface between the air filter and the airbox with captive fasteners to provide a positive connection between the air filter and the one-piece airbox.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, George R. Chiang
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Patent number: 11761409Abstract: An air filter retention interface for use with an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The interface is substantially secured in an opening of a wall and the interface attaches to an air filter at the front end of the interface and an air intake tube on the back end of the interface. The interface has a filter sleeve and a filter base. During operation of the engine the filter sleeve is disposed through the opening in the wall such that the wall is between beads disposed on the external surface of the filter sleeve and the filter base thereby substantially securing the interface in place and the front end of the filter base is attached to the filter and the back end of the filter base is attached to the air intake tube and air passes through the filter then through the filter base and filter sleeve and then into the air intake tube and toward the engine.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Saul Daniel Zambrano, Stuart T. Miyagishima
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Patent number: 11745129Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air. The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interlace of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian L. Landel
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Patent number: 11603792Abstract: A vent insert is disclosed for use with an automotive turbocharger system. The vent has a substantially cylindrical hollow tube with a first end for seating the vent and a second open end. The first end has a rim around an opening. The second end of the vent has an angled opening that faces away from the direction of the gas flow when the vent insert is operating within the turbocharger system. There are a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the outside surface of the vent to assist in keeping the vent insert in place in the turbocharger system.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Saul Daniel Zambrano
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Publication number: 20220266183Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air, The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interlace of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian L. Landel
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Patent number: 11376536Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air. The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interface of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian Luc Landel
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Patent number: 11331607Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air. The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interface of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian Luc Landel
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Publication number: 20220128021Abstract: A sealed intake air system incorporates a positive connection seal interface between the air filter and the airbox with captive fasteners to provide a positive connection between the air filter and the one-piece airbox.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, George R. Chiang
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Patent number: 11236713Abstract: A sealed intake air system incorporates a positive connection seal interface between the air filter and the airbox with captive fasteners to provide a positive connection between the air filter and the one-piece airbox.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, George R. Chiang
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Patent number: 11219850Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air. The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interface of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian Luc Landel
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Publication number: 20220003153Abstract: A vent insert is disclosed for use with an automotive turbocharger system. The vent has a substantially cylindrical hollow tube with a first end for seating the vent and a second open end. The first end has a rim around an opening. The second end of the vent has an angled opening that faces away from the direction of the gas flow when the vent insert is operating within the turbocharger system. There are a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the outside surface of the vent to assist in keeping the vent insert in place in the turbocharger system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Saul Daniel Zambrano
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Patent number: 11135538Abstract: Disclosed herein are air intake assemblies for internal combustion engines. In some embodiments, an air intake assembly includes an air filter configured to produce filtered air, a sealed filter housing configured to house the air filter therein, and an intake tube configured to convey the filtered air to an internal combustion engine. The filter housing includes an air intake port configured to provide intake air to the air filter. The air filter is configured to remove particulate matter from the intake air and produce the filtered air. The air filter includes a multi-component coupling interface configured to accept an intake-end portion of the intake tube in the coupling interface. The filter housing includes an aperture configured to accept the coupling interface of the air filter in the aperture. Also disclosed herein are methods of the air intake assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian Luc Landel
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Patent number: 11125150Abstract: A vent insert is disclosed for use with an automotive turbocharger system. The vent has a substantially cylindrical hollow tube with a first end for seating the vent and a second open end. The first end has a rim around an opening. The second end of the vent has an angled opening that faces away from the direction of the gas flow when the vent insert is operating within the turbocharger system. There are a plurality of protrusions extending outward from the outside surface of the vent to assist in keeping the vent insert in place in the turbocharger system.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Saul Daniel Zambrano
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Publication number: 20210222594Abstract: A tunable insert assembly for a tunable exhaust system is disclosed for use with an air intake engine of a vehicle. The tunable exhaust system may include an intake tube having first and second ends with a first flange, an exhaust tube having third and fourth ends with a second flange, and a clamp to securely affix the first flange of intake tube to the second flange of exhaust tube. The tunable insert assembly may comprise a register ring, insert, and orifice plate with an opening. The insert may be perpendicularly disposed through the opening of orifice plate, while the register ring may be disposed over and circumferentially surrounds an outermost surface of orifice plate. Lastly, the exhaust system may be configured to produce a desired range of tunable sound pressure levels and a desired tunable sound frequency range based on various predetermined diameters and lengths related to the insert(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, John Gray, James Erik Provencher
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Patent number: D934767Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, James Erik Provencher, Justin Daniel Albrecht
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Patent number: D967196Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Christian Luc Landel, Shahriar Nick Niakan
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Patent number: D970552Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Matthew Thomas Emge
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Patent number: D980868Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Advanced FLOW Engineering Inc.Inventors: Shahriar Nick Niakan, Christian Luc Landel