Patents by Inventor Steven Kelley Howell

Steven Kelley Howell 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).

  • Method of optimizing design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system
    Patent number: 6651037
    Abstract: A method of optimized design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle includes the steps of generating a basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly and analyzing a performance of the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using an engineering analytical technique. The method also includes the steps of varying the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the performance analysis and using the optimized basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly in generating the HVAC air-handling assembly design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Hall, Steven Kelley Howell, Yuan (John) Li