Patents by Inventor SHANNEN M. BORNGESSER

SHANNEN M. BORNGESSER 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).

  • Publication number: 20190299152
    Abstract: A drying system includes an assembly with a housing defining an interior space. The housing has an inner wall with a first opening through which the inner chamber communicates with the outer chamber. The housing has an outer wall with a second opening. A rechargeable desiccant and a door are disposed in the outer chamber, and the door is movable between a first position and a second position. The door at least partially seals the second opening and unseals the first opening when in the first position, and at least partially seals the first opening and unseals the second opening when in the second position. A shape memory alloy actuator moves the door between the first position and the second position in response to a change in temperature of the shape memory alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Robert Dallos, JR., Mark R. Gordon, Shannen M. Borngesser
  • Publication number: 20190271450
    Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a housing forming an interior space, and having a first portion and a second portion. A light source is disposed within the interior space and positioned to direct light through the first portion. An electrically resistive coating is disposed on the first portion of the housing, and is operable to heat the first portion to create a positive temperature gradient in which the first portion exhibits a higher temperature than the second portion so that moisture within the interior space condenses on the second portion and not the first portion. A self-contained power supply, including an energy storage device and a solar cell, may be incorporated into the housing. An interior surface of the first portion may be coated with a hydrophobic coating, and an interior surface of the second portion may be coated with a hydrophilic coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Dallos, Jr., Xiaosong Huang, Shannen M. Borngesser, Mark R. Gordon
  • Publication number: 20180047885
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a product that may include a first heat sink that may include a first face opposite a second face, a plurality of fins disposed on the second face, and a recess that may be defined by the first face; a second heat sink may be disposed within the recess and may have a third face opposite a fourth face wherein the fourth face may be disposed within the recess; and a light-emitting diode may be disposed on the fourth face of the second heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: DAVID C. HELLMAN, SHANNEN M. BORNGESSER, MICHAEL K. LARSEN, JAMES C. O'KANE