Patents by Inventor William C. Ronzi

William C. Ronzi 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 cleaner filter assembly for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 9964078
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner may include a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and supporting the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In an example embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • Inlet swirl control for turbochargers
    Patent number: 9850809
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • AIR CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20160319781
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner may include a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and supporting the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In an example embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • Air cleaner filter assembly for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 9387427
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner may include a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and supporting the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In an example embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • AIR CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20140230386
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In this embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • Air cleaner filter assembly for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 8734556
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In this embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and includes a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Giriraj Srinivasan, Thanh Pham, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • INLET SWIRL CONTROL FOR TURBOCHARGERS
    Publication number: 20140140870
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • Inlet swirl control for turbochargers
    Patent number: 8579585
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • Air cleaner for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 8425645
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi
  • Air cleaner filter assembly for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 8377163
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner includes a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In one embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprises a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Giriraj Srinivasan, Thanh Pham, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • AIR CLEANER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20120304607
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi
  • AIR CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20120266577
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner includes a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In one embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprises a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Giriraj Srinivasan, Thanh Pham, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • Inlet Swirl Control for Turbochargers
    Publication number: 20120222764
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • Air cleaner for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 8241382
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi
  • Air cleaner filter assembly for motor vehicles operating in extreme weather conditions
    Patent number: 8211197
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner includes a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In one embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprises a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Giriraj Srinivasan, Thanh Pham, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • Inlet swirl control for turbochargers
    Patent number: 8177498
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala
  • AIR CLEANER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20110023813
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises the filter assembly, an air-cleaner housing configured to fittably and removably accommodate the filter assembly and to enclose the main filter and the auxiliary filter separately when the filter assembly is accommodated in the air-cleaner housing. The motor-vehicle air cleaner further comprises a flow restrictor configured to restrict air flow to the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Thanh Pham, Joseph Matthew McCann, Giriraj Srinivasan, Roger Khami, Michael Marvin Landgraf, Thomas Eric Svenson, William C. Ronzi
  • AIR CLEANER FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING IN EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20110023427
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a motor-vehicle air cleaner comprises a main filter, an auxiliary filter set apart from the main filter, and a filter mount fixed to and configured to support the main filter and the auxiliary filter. In this embodiment, the filter mount is fittable in and removable from a housing of the air cleaner, and comprises a sealing element passing between the main filter and the auxiliary filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Giriraj Srinivasan, Thanh Pham, Roger Khami, William C. Ronzi
  • Inlet Swirl Control for Turbochargers
    Publication number: 20100266395
    Abstract: An inlet duct, an induction system, and a system are disclosed for directing an inlet flow into an inlet compressor for use in an internal combustion engine. An example inlet duct may include one or more relief features disposed on an inner surface of the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be made integral with the inlet duct. The one or more relief features may be disposed to protrude into the inlet flow to cause the inlet flow to swirl before reaching the inlet compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Henry Hermann, Randall Alan Stec, Douglas White, Jacqueline Tomlin, William C. Ronzi, Roger Khami, Robert Bruce Bonhard, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala