Patents by Inventor Steven Nicholas Fidh

Steven Nicholas Fidh 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).

  • MULTI-ADJUSTABLE AIR REGISTER
    Publication number: 20190054804
    Abstract: An air register for use in a vehicle includes a vent housing having an outlet. A frame member is operably coupled to the sidewalls of the outlet and contains a perimeter wall framing an open central portion. Disposed within the open central portion is a plurality of chambers operably coupled to the frame member and movable between first and second positions. Each chamber includes a perimeter wall having vertical and horizontal surfaces disposed in a common plane around an open interior portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Steven Nicholas Fidh
  • LOW-FRICTION RIDE PLATE FOR OPERATING AN AIRFLOW DAMPER OF A VEHICLE HVAC REGISTER
    Publication number: 20180354345
    Abstract: A vehicle air register includes an airflow damper disposed within a register housing. A rotationally-operable control is coupled to the airflow damper and the register housing. A ride plate is disposed within the register housing and that slidably receives the control to define open and closed positions of the airflow damper. The control includes a biased pin that engages the ride plate. The ride plate is made of a different material than the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Fidh, Das Surajit, Kumar Amrendra, Vikas Saigal
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN AIR PLUME EXPELLED FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE AIR REGISTER
    Publication number: 20180229585
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air plume expelled from an air register includes configuring a plurality of vanes of the air register to provide the air plume with a width W1 when in a first position to direct the air plume in a first direction, such as toward an individual in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and a width W2 when in a second position to direct the air plume in a second direction such as away from the individuals where W1>W2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Steven Nicholas Fidh, John Robert Tresh