Patents by Inventor Stephen D. Rock

Stephen D. Rock 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).

  • Fluid reservoirs for vehicles
    Patent number: 10974845
    Abstract: A fluid reservoir for a vehicle includes a reservoir body with a sensing chamber portion, a neck portion, and a reserve chamber portion. The neck portion is connected to the sensing chamber portion and the reserve chamber portion is connected to the sensing chamber portion by the neck portion. The neck portion defines a neck portion volume that is smaller a volume defined by the sensing chamber to limit slosh in the sensing chamber when a reserve volume of fluid is present within the fluid reservoir. Windscreen washing systems and aircraft having fluid reservoirs are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Venkata Anil Kumar Mothe, Jai Kumar Gowda, Stephen D. Rock
  • FLUID RESERVOIRS FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20200189762
    Abstract: A fluid reservoir for a vehicle includes a reservoir body with a sensing chamber portion, a neck portion, and a reserve chamber portion. The neck portion is connected to the sensing chamber portion and the reserve chamber portion is connected to the sensing chamber portion by the neck portion. The neck portion defines a neck portion volume that is smaller a volume defined by the sensing chamber to limit slosh in the sensing chamber when a reserve volume of fluid is present within the fluid reservoir. Windscreen washing systems and aircraft having fluid reservoirs are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Venkata Anil Kumar Mothe, Jai Kumar Gowda, Stephen D. Rock