Patents by Inventor Wayne A. Nowicki

Wayne A. Nowicki 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: 7410569
    Abstract: A filtration system for metalworking fluids has panel filter elements arranged in cells in which the filter frames and panels are approximately parallel to one another. The filter frames are disposed such that the filter surfaces are oriented at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the drag-out tank within which they are installed. The filter elements are constructed by affixing a microscreen filter to a wire mesh support structure. The wire mesh structure provides as much support as the perforated plates of the prior art, while featuring significant gains in effective filter area when compared with perforated plate constructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Turhan A. Tilev, John Wayne Nowicki, Kenneth Frederick Packer
  • Patent number: 5665019
    Abstract: A chain guide mounting assembly for reducing chain related noise in a chain driven overhead cam internal combustion engine. The assembly includes vibration isolation means for mounting the chain guide to the engine. Resilient members, fitted within the chain guide, provide the vibration isolation, which, in turn, reduces undesirable chain noise. To prevent undue lateral movement of the chain guide member as a result of the chain force exerted thereon, a rigid sleeve in interference engagement is fitted within bores of the resilient members. As a result, a preload is provided on the resilient members so as to reduce the amount of undesirable lateral movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Sheffer, William H. Osborne, Wayne A. Nowicki