Patents by Inventor Yi-Hsin Yen

Yi-Hsin Yen 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).

  • Publication number: 20230077700
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a canister, a valve, and a damper. The canister is configured to receive and store evaporated fuel from the fuel tank. The valve is disposed between the canister and the engine. The valve is configured to open to deliver evaporated fuel from the canister to the engine. The valve is configured to close to inhibit delivering evaporated fuel from the canister to the engine. The damper is secured to valve. The damper is configured to dampen movement of the valve between open and closed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yi-Hsin Yen, Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi Ehteshami
  • Patent number: 11458932
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis, and an annular member coupled to the sensor window and rotatable about the axis. The annular member includes a nozzle aimed at the sensor window and oriented at an acute angle from a radial direction toward the axis in a plane orthogonal to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Yi-Hsin Yen, Syed K. Ali, Andre Sykula, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • Patent number: 10969478
    Abstract: A system includes a base having a sensor opening. An object-detection sensor is aligned with the sensor opening. A motor and a guide are each supported by the base and are spaced from each other. A continuous band is flexible relative to and engaged with the motor and the guide. At least a portion of the continuous band is transparent and extends between the sensor and the sensor opening. If a contaminant, e.g., dirt, water, snow, etc., is on the continuous band at the sensor opening, the motor moves the continuous band to locate a clean section of the continuous band at the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Yi-Hsin Yen, Syed K. Ali, Andre Sykula, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • Patent number: 10773273
    Abstract: An annular nozzle assembly includes an inlet tube, an annular tube, at least three first spray nozzles, and a plurality of separating vanes. The annular tube connects to the inlet tube. The first spray nozzles are fixed to the annular tube and are directed to spray inwardly and in a first vertical direction and are equally spaced from each other. The separating vanes are disposed within the annular tube and extend along a length thereof and define a flow channel for each first spray nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi Ehteshami, Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Andre Sykula, Syed K. Ali, Yi-Hsin Yen
  • Publication number: 20190232315
    Abstract: An annular nozzle assembly includes an inlet tube, an annular tube, at least three first spray nozzles, and a plurality of separating vanes. The annular tube connects to the inlet tube. The first spray nozzles are fixed to the annular tube and are directed to spray inwardly and in a first vertical direction and are equally spaced from each other. The separating vanes are disposed within the annular tube and extend along a length thereof and define a flow channel for each first spray nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Seyyed Mohsen Mousavi Ehteshami, Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Andre Sykula, Syed K. Ali, Yi-Hsin Yen
  • Publication number: 20190204426
    Abstract: A system includes a base having a sensor opening. An object-detection sensor is aligned with the sensor opening. A motor and a guide are each supported by the base and are spaced from each other. A continuous band is flexible relative to and engaged with the motor and the guide. At least a portion of the continuous band is transparent and extends between the sensor and the sensor opening. If a contaminant, e.g., dirt, water, snow, etc., is on the continuous band at the sensor opening, the motor moves the continuous band to locate a clean section of the continuous band at the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Yi-Hsin Yen, Syed K. Ali, Andre Sykula, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • Publication number: 20190184942
    Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a cylindrical sensor window defining an axis, and an annular member coupled to the sensor window and rotatable about the axis. The annular member includes a nozzle aimed at the sensor window and oriented at an acute angle from a radial direction toward the axis in a plane orthogonal to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dhaval P. Vaishnav, Yi-Hsin Yen, Syed K. Ali, Andre Sykula, Venkatesh Krishnan