Patents by Inventor Shiguang (Steven) Zhou

Shiguang (Steven) Zhou 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 Fuel Delivery System
    Publication number: 20140216404
    Abstract: A vehicle fuel delivery system, includes: a first line configured to deliver fuel from a fuel tank to an internal combustion engine (ICE); a second line configured to return fuel from the ICE to the tank or the first line; a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the second line; and a latent material in the heat exchanger configured to change from a solid state to a liquid state when fuel in the second line reaches a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Carlos Armesto, Shiguang "Steven" Zhou
  • METHOD TO PROTECT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FROM OVERHEATING USING HEAT PIPE
    Publication number: 20130186076
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an engine is disclosed herein. The exhaust system includes a catalytic converter, an exhaust manifold upstream from the catalytic converter, and a heat pipe in thermal contact with the exhaust manifold and atmosphere. The system further includes a phase changing material that passively absorbs heat after catalytic light-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Shiguang (Steven) Zhou, Michael Levin, Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, Donald S. Masch, Zhaoyang Zeng, James Patrick O'Neill, Danrich Henry Demitroff