Patents by Inventor Steven Lee Lambert

Steven Lee Lambert 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).

  • Integrated filter and adsorbent unit for an integrated receiver-dryer and related method of manufacturing
    Patent number: 6579351
    Abstract: An integrated filter body and adsorbent unit capable of being integrally fastened together for easy and economical assembly into a refrigerant pressure vessel assembly. The integrated filter and adsorbent unit includes a filter puck, an adsorbent unit mounted to the filter puck, and an integral feature on the filter puck for integrally fastening the adsorbent unit to the filter puck. The adsorbent unit includes a desiccant bag and a flap that has a mounting aperture and a fastening hole extending therethrough. The filter puck includes a disc-shaped body portion and a projection for cooperation with the fastening hole of the adsorbent unit. The projection is displaced to form an enlarged head for trapping the flap of the desiccant bag to the filter puck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Automotive Fluid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Dale Fisk, Steven Lee Lambert, Robert Daniel Bachman, Bill Wells
  • INTEGRATED FILTER AND ADSORBENT UNIT FOR AN INTEGRATED RECEIVER-DRYER AND RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20030070551
    Abstract: An integrated filter body and adsorbent unit capable of being integrally fastened together for easy and economical assembly into a refrigerant pressure vessel assembly. The integrated filter and adsorbent unit includes a filter puck, an adsorbent unit mounted to the filter puck, and an integral feature on the filter puck for integrally fastening the adsorbent unit to the filter puck. The adsorbent unit includes a desiccant bag and a flap that has a mounting aperture and a fastening hole extending therethrough. The filter puck includes a disc-shaped body portion and a projection for cooperation with the fastening hole of the adsorbent unit. The projection is displaced to form an enlarged head for trapping the flap of the desiccant bag to the filter puck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: John Dale Fisk, Steven Lee Lambert, Robert Daniel Bachman, Bill Wells