Patents by Inventor Tyler W. Martin

Tyler W. Martin 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 intake assemblies, apparatuses and methods for an engine
    Patent number: 10526952
    Abstract: Intake assemblies for an engine are provided. In one aspect, an air intake assembly includes a screen defining a plurality of air passage holes therein, a fan, a flywheel, a crankshaft, and a screen support member coupled to the screen. The fan, the flywheel and the screen support member are coupled to the crankshaft with a single fastener, and the screen, the fan, the flywheel, the crankshaft and the screen support member all rotate together. In one aspect, the screen support member supports the screen a distance away from the fan such that the screen is completely spaced-apart from and does not engage the fan. In one aspect, a screen support member includes a base near one end of the screen support member and a plurality of coupling locations near a second end. The screen couples to the screen support member at the plurality of coupling locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp
  • AIR INTAKE ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180223722
    Abstract: Intake assemblies for an engine are provided. In one aspect, an air intake assembly includes a screen defining a plurality of air passage holes therein, a fan, a flywheel, a crankshaft, and a screen support member coupled to the screen. The fan, the flywheel and the screen support member are coupled to the crankshaft with a single fastener, and the screen, the fan, the flywheel, the crankshaft and the screen support member all rotate together. In one aspect, the screen support member supports the screen a distance away from the fan such that the screen is completely spaced-apart from and does not engage the fan. In one aspect, a screen support member includes a base near one end of the screen support member and a plurality of coupling locations near a second end. The screen couples to the screen support member at the plurality of coupling locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp
  • Screen for an air intake system
    Patent number: D881372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp