Patents by Inventor Vasant B. Patel

Vasant B. Patel 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).

  • Variable geometry intake system for an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 5740778
    Abstract: An intake system for a multicylinder internal combustion engine includes a manifold having inlet runners for conducting charge air into the cylinders of an engine, and at least one secondary throttle valve situated within at least one of the inlet runners. An electrically driven motor positions the secondary throttle valve, with the motor being operated by a controller, which senses engine operating parameters including the temperature of an electrically driven motor which powers the secondary throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Corcoran, Darrell C. Drouillard, Edwin J. Matysiewicz, Randall Berry, Vasant B. Patel, Stanley F. Zenas