Patents by Inventor STEVEN M. ZIELINSKI

STEVEN M. ZIELINSKI 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).

  • Patent number: 9724978
    Abstract: An open architecture HVAC module is disclosed having a housing defining an air inlet and at least two adjacent air outlets. An evaporator and a heater unit are disposed within the housing. A cold air chamber is defined between the evaporator and heater unit, and a hot air chamber is defined downstream of the heater unit. A partition extends into the cold and hot air chambers from an interior surface of the housing between the two adjacent air outlets. The partition is spaced from the evaporator and heater unit. The partition cooperates with the housing to define a first mixing chamber in fluid communication with the first outlet and a second mixing chamber in fluid communication with the second outlet. A blend valve is disposed in each mixing chambers. The blend valves are configured to selectively direct air flow from the cold and hot air chambers to the air outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: MAHLE International GmbH
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Kinmartin, Prasad S. Kadle, Mingyu Wang, Debashis Ghosh, Steven M. Zielinski, Shamsuddin Noorani
  • Publication number: 20160303941
    Abstract: An open architecture HVAC module is disclosed having a housing defining an air inlet and at least two adjacent air outlets. An evaporator and a heater unit are disposed within the housing. A cold air chamber is defined between the evaporator and heater unit, and a hot air chamber is defined downstream of the heater unit. A partition extends into the cold and hot air chambers from an interior surface of the housing between the two adjacent air outlets. The partition is spaced from the evaporator and heater unit. The partition cooperates with the housing to define a first mixing chamber in fluid communication with the first outlet and a second mixing chamber in fluid communication with the second outlet. A blend valve is disposed in each mixing chambers. The blend valves are configured to selectively direct air flow from the cold and hot air chambers to the air outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: JEFFREY C. KINMARTIN, PRASAD S. KADLE, MINGYU WANG, DEBASHIS GHOSH, STEVEN M. ZIELINSKI, SHAMSUDDIN NOORANI