Patents by Inventor Tim Rush

Tim Rush 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).

  • Air purging system
    Patent number: 11660932
    Abstract: A vehicle air purging system includes a vehicle body that defines an interior. A support member is coupled to the vehicle body. The support member defines a receiving cavity. The support member defines an aperture proximate the receiving cavity. A one-way valve is coupled to the support member and is disposed within the aperture. A fan is coupled to the support member. The fan includes an outlet aligned with the aperture. A controller is operably coupled to the fan. The controller is configured to activate the fan to blow air from the interior to an area external to the vehicle body through the one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Mullen, Daniel Ferretti, Tim Rush, Wojciech Mariusz Wyrwa, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • AIR PURGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210229527
    Abstract: A vehicle air purging system includes a vehicle body that defines an interior. A support member is coupled to the vehicle body. The support member defines a receiving cavity. The support member defines an aperture proximate the receiving cavity. A one-way valve is coupled to the support member and is disposed within the aperture. A fan is coupled to the support member. The fan includes an outlet aligned with the aperture. A controller is operably coupled to the fan. The controller is configured to activate the fan to blow air from the interior to an area external to the vehicle body through the one-way valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Mullen, Daniel Ferretti, Tim Rush, Wojciech Mariusz Wyrwa, Johnathan Andrew Line
  • Tire deflation device
    Patent number: 6854553
    Abstract: The tire deflation device (30) includes a rail member (34) having a support portion (38) and a piercing portion (44). The piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34) extends toward a tire (20) and is located between the tire (20) and a protected portion (44) of the automotive vehicle (10). The piercing portion (44) is intended to puncture and deflate the tire (20) when a crush zone (18) is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire (20) into the piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34). The support portion (38) has at least one anchor member (32) fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member (34) to a side mount (12) of the automotive vehicle (10) within a middle rigid zone (14) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Richard Sovoda, Kenneth Jerome Rottet, Laurie Call, Paul Culbertson, Paul Lawrence Lipinski, Phillip Przybylo, Robert Bruce, Richard Moss, Syed A Imam, Sohail Jamal, Tim Rush
  • Tire Deflation Device
    Publication number: 20040139833
    Abstract: The tire deflation device (30) includes a rail member (34) having a support portion (38) and a piercing portion (40). The piercing portion (40) of the rail member (34) extends toward a tire (20) and is located between the tire (20) and a protected portion (40) of the automotive vehicle (10). The piercing portion (40) is intended to puncture and deflate the tire (20) when a crush zone (18) is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire (20) into the piercing portion (40) of the rail member (34). The support portion (38) has at least one anchor member (32) fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member (34) to a side mount (12) of the automotive vehicle (10) within a middle rigid zone (14) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Richard Sovoda, Kenneth Jerome Rottet, Laurie Call, Paul Culbertson, Paul Lawrence Lipinski, Phillip Przybylo, Robert Bruce, Richard Moss, Syed A, Imam, Sohail Jamal, Tim Rush