Carpenter, MI
Abigail Carpenter, Portage, MI US
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20140262905 | FOOD PACKAGE - A food pouch for the storage of one or more food items is provided. The food pouch has either a front label, at least a portion of which is removable to reveal text or graphics, or an inner removable card or booklet with text or graphics thereon. | 09-18-2014 |
Addison Carpenter, Portage, MI US
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20140262905 | FOOD PACKAGE - A food pouch for the storage of one or more food items is provided. The food pouch has either a front label, at least a portion of which is removable to reveal text or graphics, or an inner removable card or booklet with text or graphics thereon. | 09-18-2014 |
Alexander Carpenter, Portage, MI US
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20140262905 | FOOD PACKAGE - A food pouch for the storage of one or more food items is provided. The food pouch has either a front label, at least a portion of which is removable to reveal text or graphics, or an inner removable card or booklet with text or graphics thereon. | 09-18-2014 |
Amelia Carpenter, Portage, MI US
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20140262905 | FOOD PACKAGE - A food pouch for the storage of one or more food items is provided. The food pouch has either a front label, at least a portion of which is removable to reveal text or graphics, or an inner removable card or booklet with text or graphics thereon. | 09-18-2014 |
Autumn Carpenter, Portage, MI US
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20140262905 | FOOD PACKAGE - A food pouch for the storage of one or more food items is provided. The food pouch has either a front label, at least a portion of which is removable to reveal text or graphics, or an inner removable card or booklet with text or graphics thereon. | 09-18-2014 |
Curt Carpenter, Webberville, MI US
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20130296779 | PREFILLED CONTAINER SYSTEMS - A syringe assembly may include a plunger having a stopper. A barrel may be configured to receive the plunger at an open first end. A tip cap may be removably attached to the second end and may form a chamber within the barrel between the plunger and tip cap. The chamber may be configured to contain a sterilization sensitive material. The barrel may be formed of a plastic material having a high barrier property configured to create a barrier between the sterilization sensitive material and gases produced for sterilization purposes such that the sterilization sensitive material remains unchanged during a sterilization procedure. | 11-07-2013 |
Dan Carpenter, Waterford, MI US
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20120304737 | Emissions Test System And Method - An emission test system may include at least one controller configured to determine, directly or indirectly, a quantity of diluted exhaust sample in a container at the completion of an emissions test, and to cause additional diluent gas to be added to the container based on the determined quantity. | 12-06-2012 |
James Carpenter, Willis, MI US
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20140272128 | WEAR RESISTANT LEAD FREE ALLOY BUSHING AND METHOD OF MAKING - A bearing having improved wear resistance has a bearing material of a copper-tin-bismuth alloy which may also include phosphorus which has excellent strength, due to the solid solution of copper, tin and phosphorus (when used), attached to a steel backing shell. The material also has good lubricity as a result of the presence of the bismuth which also promotes tin mobilization and formation of a layer of tin on the bearing surface upon use of the bearing. The addition of small amounts of relatively small hard particles in the copper-tin-matrix, particularly Fe | 09-18-2014 |
James W. Carpenter, Lake Orion, MI US
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20130157990 | METHOD OF DRUG DETOXIFICATION - A method of detoxifying a patient addicted to at least one drug comprises the step of administering a first-medication component to the patient for mitigating drug withdrawal symptoms of the patient. The method further comprises the step of administering an anesthetic component to the patient for putting the patient in a sedated state. The method further comprises the step of administering a detoxification component to the patient for detoxifying the patient of the drug(s) while the patient is in the sedated state. The detoxification component can comprise naloxone. The method further comprises the step of administering a second-medication component to the patient for further mitigating drug withdrawal symptoms of the patient while the patient is in the sedated state. The second-medication component can comprise naltrexone. The method further comprises the step of terminating administration of the anesthetic component to the patient for reviving the patient from the sedated state. | 06-20-2013 |
James William Carpenter, Lake Orion, MI US
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20130072516 | METHOD OF ALCOHOL CESSATION AND TREATMENT - A method of alcohol cessation and treatment for a patient generally comprises the steps of administering a multi-vitamin to the patient, administering a medication group to the patient, and monitoring the patient. In various embodiments, the medication group may be administered to the patient via a first and second injection solution. The first injection solution generally comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-addictive agent, such as naltrexone palmitate. The second injection solution generally comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, such as disulfiram. The method, which may also be referred to as procedure, may include various pre- and/or post-procedural steps as described herein. | 03-21-2013 |
Jeffrey Michael Carpenter, Canton, MI US
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20130113406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE THE OPERATING STATUS OF AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVING A SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND AN ACTUATOR CONTROLLER - A system and method to determine the operating status of an electrical system includes a system controller and an actuator controller. The system controller determines if the actuator controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the actuator is not operating properly. In turn, the actuator controller determines if the system controller is operating properly and initiates a safe mode of operation if the system controller is not operating properly. | 05-09-2013 |
Joel Carpenter, Richland, MI US
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20090160208 | VEHICLE VISOR ASSEMBLY - A visor support is disclosed with a support arm and a rotation control member. The support arm is adapted to support a visor body and has a first end adapted to be mounted in a vehicle. The support arm has a tapered portion near a second end of the support arm and a ring proximate to the tapered portion. The rotation control member has at least one wall with at least one aperture therein. The rotation control member has a tapered receptacle aligned with the at least one aperture. The rotation control member is rotatable about a linear axis of the support arm such that the tapered portion and the tapered receptacle cooperate to prevent rotation of the support arm absent an external force. The ring cooperates with the rotation control block to at least retain the support arm within the rotation control member. | 06-25-2009 |
Joel D. Carpenter, Richland, MI US
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20080225515 | ILLUMINATED VISOR VANITY - A visor vanity for use in a vehicle includes a vanity mirror, a light source for providing illumination to the user of the mirror or for other purposes, an energy source independent of the vehicle's electrical system for energizing the light source, a switch for causing light source to be energized by the independent power source or de-energized, and a timer for de-energizing the light source after a certain time period has passed so as to minimize depletion of the independent energy source. The light source may comprise one or more LEDs. | 09-18-2008 |
Mark Carpenter, Allen Park, MI US
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20140354126 | RETRACTABLE ATTIC STORAGE SYSTEM - A closet or enclosure | 12-04-2014 |
Mark Carpenter, White Plains, MI US
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20140171880 | High Flow Volume Nasal Irrigation Device and Method for Alternating Pulsatile and Continuous Fluid Flow - A high flow volume nasal irrigation device includes a squeeze bottle, a reservoir of liquid and a volume of air. The bottle is configured to elastically deform in response to a manual pressure from a user and thus pressurize the liquid and air. The device also includes a dip tube configured to convey a pressurized liquid flow from a first end inside the bottle to a second outside end at a lower pressure. A removable nipple cap comprises an orifice and a coaxially aligned extension configured to seal with the dip tube and to form a conduit with the tube. At least one air metering orifice is formed in the fluid conduit accessible to the to volume of air. The air metering orifice is configured to introduce a plurality of air pockets from the air volume into the liquid flow and thus generate a pulsatile fluid flow in the conduit. | 06-19-2014 |
Mark Carpenter, White Lake, MI US
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20110087174 | High Flow Volume Nasal Irrigation Device and Method for Alternating Pulsatile and Continuous Fluid Flow - A high flow volume nasal irrigation device includes a squeeze bottle, a reservoir of liquid and a volume of air. The bottle is configured to elastically deform in response to a manual pressure from a user and thus pressurize the liquid and air. The device also includes a dip tube configured to convey a pressurized liquid flow from a first end inside the bottle to a second outside end at a lower pressure. A removable nipple cap comprises an orifice and a coaxially aligned extension configured to seal with the dip tube and to form a conduit with the tube. At least one air metering orifice is formed in the fluid conduit accessible to the to volume of air. The air metering orifice is configured to introduce a plurality of air pockets from the air volume into the liquid flow and thus generate a pulsatile fluid flow in the conduit. | 04-14-2011 |
20110087188 | High Flow Volume Nasal Irrigation Device and Method for Alternating Pulsatile and Continuous Fluid Flow - A high flow volume nasal irrigation device for alternating pulsatile and continuous fluid flow includes a tube comprising a free end and a housing at a second end adjoined to a cap with a coaxial cap nipple. A valve assembly inside the housing comprises a disk-like valve and a plurality of housing standoffs configured to stop the valve but allow a fluid flow in the housing and out the nipple. A cylindrical elastic valve seat is adjoined to the cap nipple and forms a gap with the valve on the standoffs. A spring opposes the valve moving toward the valve seat from the standoffs and assists in returning the valve from the seat to the standoffs and thus with the valve seat creates a periodic pulsatile fluid flow in the nipple in response to a chamber pressure which exceeds a critical chamber threshold. | 04-14-2011 |
20110087194 | High Flow Volume Nasal Irrigation Device and Method for Alternating Pulsatile and Continuous Fluid Flow - A high flow volume nasal irrigation device for alternating pulsatile and continuous fluid flow includes a segmented dip tube with a free end extending inside a squeeze bottle configured to convey a liquid under an elevated chamber pressure from a reservoir therein to a lower pressure outside the bottle. The device also includes an elastic segment at the free end of the tube configured to oscillate about a bending in the segment in response to a differential pressure between an internal pressure and the chamber pressure, the segment having an elastic restoring force in opposition to the bending. The disclosed device further includes a pulsatile portion of the elastic segment configured to close at the segment bending and to reopen under the elastic restoring force and to thus generate a periodic pulsatile fluid flow through the tube with a period corresponding to the elastic segment oscillation. | 04-14-2011 |
Michael D. Carpenter, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20090254573 | Plant floor event protocol and schema - A method is provided for managing information on a plant floor, and includes recording a definition file, such as an extended markup language (XML) schema, in a source device, and generating a plant floor event (PFE) message as a bit array or string array. The PFE message transfers from the source device to a host device or other appliance. The method then includes executing at least one action in response to the PFE message. A system is also provided for managing information on a plant floor, and includes a PLC that generates a PFE message as a bit or string array. The system includes an alarm database, and automatically propagates the PFE message upward from the PLC to a host device, such as a server, a database, or a display device, and automatically executes an action in response to the PFE message. | 10-08-2009 |
20110270432 | SCALABLE MANUFACTURING ASSEMBLY VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A scalable manufacturing assembly verification system for use in a manufacturing facility to verify assembly of a product, the system comprising assembly process work stations and assembly verification system stations. The assembly process work stations are each configured to provide at least one device configured to aid in assembly of the product. The assembly verification system stations are each located within a different one of the assembly process work stations, with each of the assembly verification system stations including a computing device in communication with the device, and with each computing device including a respective set of business rules corresponding to the assembly process work station within which the computing device is located, wherein each set of the business rules provides assembly verification for the device to error check assembly of the product with the device. | 11-03-2011 |
Michael G. Carpenter, Romeo, MI US
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20080252113 | ACTIVE MATERIAL HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY - A head restraint assembly includes a support member and a deployable member selectively movable between a retracted position and a deployed position. At least a portion of the deployable member is farther from the support member in the deployed than in the retracted position. A latch system is configured to releasably retain the deployable member in its retracted position. An active material member is actuatable to release the latch system, to release the deployable member. | 10-16-2008 |
20100140987 | ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATED HEADREST UTILIZING BAR LINKAGE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - An active headrest for selectively supporting the head of an occupant, includes a shell, and an actuator disposed within the shell, including a bar linkage system drivenly coupled to the shell, so as to adjust the distance or engagement between the shell and head when displaced, and an active material element drivenly coupled to the system, so as to cause or enable the displacement of the system, and preferably further including a ratchet sector/pawl and latch cooperating to present plural achievable deployment positions. | 06-10-2010 |
20100314918 | ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT UTILIZING SOLENOID ACTIVATION AND BAR LINKAGE TRANSMISSION - An active head restraint for supporting the head of an occupant, includes a shell, and an actuator disposed within the shell, wherein the actuator further includes a spring-biased bar linkage system pivotally coupled to the shell, a radial ratcheting sector coupled to the linkage system, a pawl selectively engaging the sector, and a solenoid drivenly coupled to the pawl, and configured, when activated, to cause the pawl to disengage the sector. | 12-16-2010 |
20120001461 | STOWABLE ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATED REAR SEAT HEADREST - An active headrest adapted for use with a rear seat, including a translatable, conformable, or otherwise reconfigurable shell, an active material actuator disposed within and drivenly coupled to the shell, and preferably including a linkage system fixedly coupled to the seat and/or shell, wherein the actuator is operable to cause the headrest to achieve one of a plurality of achievable positions. | 01-05-2012 |
Michael K. Carpenter, Troy, MI US
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20080295645 | CAVITATION PROCESS FOR PRODUCTS FROM PRECURSOR HALIDES - A precursor halide compound is reduced to a predetermined product at substantially ambient conditions. The halide is added to an anhydrous liquid reaction medium containing one or more alkali metals or alkaline earth metals as reductants. The metal reductants are dispersed as very small globules in the liquid by cavitation of the liquid, such as by application of high intensity ultrasonic vibrations or high-shear mixing to the reaction vessel. Continued cavitation of the liquid medium affects low temperature reduction of the precursor halide(s) to produce a metal, metal alloy, metal compound, ceramic material, metal matrix-ceramic composite material, or the like. The practice may be applied, for example, to titanium tetrachloride, alone or with other chlorides, to produce titanium metal, titanium alloys (for example Ti-6Al-4V), and titanium compounds (TiSi | 12-04-2008 |
20100105548 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SHELL OF NOBLE METAL OVERLAID ON A CORE OF NON-NOBLE METAL, AND CATALYSTS MADE THEREBY - An electrocatalyst is described. The electrocatalyst includes a core of a non-noble metal or non-noble metal alloy; and a continuous shell of a noble metal or noble metal alloy on the core, the continuous shell being at least two monolayers of the noble metal or noble metal alloy. Methods for making the electrocatalyst are also described. | 04-29-2010 |
20120264598 | SYNTHESIS OF PLATINUM-ALLOY NANOPARTICLES AND SUPPORTED CATALYSTS INCLUDING THE SAME - Methods of synthesizing platinum-alloy nanoparticles, supported catalysts comprising the nanoparticles, and further methods of forming supported catalysts comprising Pt | 10-18-2012 |
20130053239 | Synthesis Of Platinum-Alloy Nanoparticles And Supported Catalysts Including The Same - Methods of synthesizing platinum-nickel-alloy nanoparticles and supported catalysts comprising the nanoparticles are provided. The methods may comprise forming a reaction mixture in a reaction vessel; heating the reaction mixture sealed in the reaction vessel to a reaction temperature; maintaining the temperature of the reaction vessel for a period of time; cooling the reaction vessel; and removing platinum-alloy nanoparticles from the reaction vessel. The reaction mixture may comprise a platinum precursor, a nickel precursor, a formamide reducing solvent, and optionally a cobalt precursor. In some embodiments the reaction temperature is at or below the boiling point of the formamide reducing solvent, such as from about 120° C. to about 150° C., for example. The platinum-alloy nanoparticles provide favorable electrocatalytic activity when supported on a catalyst support material. | 02-28-2013 |
20150018200 | Using Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Systems to Control the Dealloying of Non-Noble Metals From alloy Particles Containing Noble Metals - A method of controlling the de-alloying of metal alloy particles for fuel cell catalyst layers includes a step of forming a two-phase liquid system that comprises a first liquid and a second liquid. The first liquid is immiscible with the second liquid and the second liquid contains an acid. Metal alloy particles are added to the two-phase system to form a particle-containing liquid mixture. The particle-containing liquid mixture is agitated such that etched metal alloy particles are formed. The resulting etched metal alloy particles are then advantageously used to form fuel cell catalyst layers. | 01-15-2015 |
Neil Carpenter, Clarkstown, MI US
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20120327596 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING A PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL FOR VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC TRACTION MOTOR - In an aspect, a phase-change material is used as part of the thermal management system to assist in maintaining a thermal load, such as a battery pack, within a selected temperature range, thereby reducing the consumption of battery power. The phase-change material may be conditioned to an initial state when the vehicle is on-plug and may be used to heat or cool the battery pack directly or indirectly, thereby reducing the use of an electric battery heater. The phase-change material may be used to heat coolant that flows to the thermal load. In another embodiment the phase-change material may be directly within the battery pack in contact with the cells. The phase-change material may be conditioned via the battery circuit heater when the vehicle is on-plug. The phase-change material may also be recharged during vehicle use off-plug using waste heat from the motor circuit thermal load. | 12-27-2012 |
Neil Carpenter, Clarkston, MI US
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20120297809 | REFRIGERANT LOOP FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HEAT EXCHANGE WITH COOLANT - In an aspect, a thermal management system for an electric vehicle is provided. The thermal management system includes a battery circuit that transports coolant for cooling a thermal load that includes at least one traction battery, a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. The thermal management system further includes an internal heat exchanger through which both refrigerant and coolant flow so as to cool the coolant in the battery circuit. Optionally, the thermal management system may further include a chiller. In this optional case the internal heat exchanger may be used to pre-cool the coolant upstream from the chiller. Alternatively the internal heat exchanger may be used to cool the coolant so as to delay initiating operation of the chiller. | 11-29-2012 |
20130269911 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS FOR VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC TRACTION MOTOR AND RANGE EXTENDING DEVICE - A vehicle, such as a parallel or series hybrid vehicle, includes both an electric traction motor and a range extending device such as, for example, an internal combustion engine, or a fuel cell. In an embodiment, a thermal management system for the vehicle includes a passenger cabin heating circuit configured to circulate heat exchange fluid through a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger and a passenger cabin heating heat exchanger. A motor circuit can be configured to circulate heat exchange fluid through the electric traction motor, a transmission control module, and a DC/DC converter. The motor circuit can be selectably connected to the passenger cabin heating circuit by a valve. An engine circuit is configured to circulate heat exchange fluid through the internal combustion engine, a radiator, and the liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger. The liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat between heat exchange fluid of the passenger cabin heating circuit and heat exchange fluid of the engine circuit. | 10-17-2013 |
20140014421 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PACK IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF BATTERY PACK HEATER - A thermal management system is provided for a vehicle having an electric traction motor and a battery pack. The thermal management system includes a battery pack heater configured to transfer heat to the battery pack, a second thermal load heater configured to transfer heat to a second thermal load, and a control system. The second thermal load heater is selectively thermally connectable to the battery pack to transfer heat from the second thermal load heater to the battery pack. When the vehicle is connected to an external energy source and the battery pack is at sufficiently low temperature, the control system is configured to control the temperature of the battery pack by activating the second thermal load heater and thermally connecting the second thermal load heater to the battery pack in response to a failure of the battery pack heater. | 01-16-2014 |
20140062228 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF PRIMARY COOLING SYSTEM FOR POWERTRAIN ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A thermal management system for a vehicle having an electric traction motor for moving the vehicle and a battery pack configured to provide power for driving the motor. The thermal management system includes a motor cooling system operable to cool the motor, and a second thermal load cooling system configured to remove heat from a second thermal load. The second thermal load cooling system is selectively thermally connectable to the motor to remove heat therefrom. A control system is provided and is configured to detect a motor cooling system failure situation and can operate the second thermal load cooling system to thermally connect the second thermal load cooling system to the motor to cool the electric traction motor in response to detection of the motor cooling system failure situation. | 03-06-2014 |
20140326430 | VEHICLE WITH TRACTION MOTOR WITH PREEMPTIVE COOLING OF MOTOR FLUID CIRCUIT PRIOR TO COOLING OF BATTERY FLUID CIRCUIT - A thermal management system for an electric vehicle includes a controller that carries out a method of cooling a battery of the electric vehicle. The method includes: a) when charging the battery using an external electrical source but prior to the temperature of the battery reaching a selected temperature, cooling a motor of the electric vehicle by a selected amount by circulating fluid between the motor and a radiator of the electric vehicle, and b) after step a) cooling the battery of the electric vehicle by circulating fluid between the battery, the motor and the radiator while charging the battery using the external electrical source. | 11-06-2014 |
20140338376 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HAVING TRACTION MOTOR - A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a traction motor and a battery pack. The thermal management system comprises a battery circuit for cooling a battery circuit thermal load including the battery pack, a battery circuit temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature relating to a temperature of the battery circuit thermal load, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the battery circuit to maintain the temperature sensed by the battery circuit temperature sensor below a first battery circuit temperature limit when the controller detects that the vehicle is not connected to an external electrical source, and to maintain the temperature sensed by the battery circuit temperature sensor below a second battery circuit temperature limit that is lower than the first battery circuit temperature limit when the controller detects that the vehicle is connected to the external electrical source. | 11-20-2014 |
20150013367 | VEHICLE COOLING WITH ADJUSTABLE FLOW EXPANSION VALVE - A cooling apparatus for a vehicle includes a compressor | 01-15-2015 |
Neil Carpenter, Rochester Hills, MI US
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20140096550 | CONTROL OF COMPRESSOR OUTLET PRESSURE BASED ON TEMPERATURE OF THERMAL LOAD COOLED BY COOLANT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A thermal management system is provided for a vehicle having an electric traction motor. The system includes a coolant system configured to convey coolant through a first thermal load, a refrigerant circuit including a condenser and a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a control system and a sensor. The refrigerant circuit is configured to cool at least one second thermal load. The sensor is configured to send signals to the control system that are indicative of a temperature of the first thermal load. The control system is configured to control an outlet pressure of the compressor based on the signals. | 04-10-2014 |
Ron Allen Carpenter, Grosse Ile, MI US
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20100133879 | Wheelhouse Inner Bracket for Automotive Vehicles - A wheelhouse reinforcement bracket is provided for the rear wheelhouses of an automotive vehicle to increase torsional rigidity for the vehicle. The wheelhouse bracket is positioned in alignment with the location on the vehicle body where the shock absorber is located, and in alignment with the rear suspension cross member to create a structural ring formed by the wheelhouse bracket, the C-pillar and the rear suspension cross member. The wheelhouse bracket is formed with a mounting flange positionable within the inside of the U-shaped rear side rail to facilitate welding thereto instead of being welded to the top of the underbody floor structure. The mounting flange has a first portion configured to be mated against a first generally vertically extending wall of the rear side rail and a second portion configured to be mated against a generally horizontally extending wall of the rear side rail. | 06-03-2010 |
Scott E. Carpenter, Livonia, MI US
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20090108849 | Method to detect shorted solenoid coils - A method for testing the continuity of a coil that is subjected to a high frequency pulse modulated current that includes sensing a coil voltage and comparing a ratio of the sensed coil voltage to the supply voltage to a threshold to determine whether the solenoid coil is functional. | 04-30-2009 |
Timothy D. Carpenter, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20140105525 | Dry Gas Thrust Bearing for Use in Rotating Equipment - A dry gas thrust bearing is provided for use in rotating equipment and more particularly, this thrust bearing is designed to support compressor/turbine thrust loads in an improved arrangement which does not require oil lubrication and which is designed to support necessary shaft thrust loading by the utilization of a dry gas film. The bearing includes a shaft rotor between two axially movable stators and relies on a dry gas film to separate the rotor and stators. The stators are axially loaded by a double spring package arranged in series wherein a lightly loaded spring engages the stator during zero thrust applications, and as the shaft begins to rotate and encounter axial thrust, a heavier stiffer spring, greater than the thrust load, quickly engages. | 04-17-2014 |
Timothy Neil Carpenter, Galesburg, MI US
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20090071432 | Intake System - An intake system for an internal combustion engine has an intake conduit of thermoplastic material provided with an intake socket having an annular collar. At least one acoustic element is concentrically connected to the intake socket of the intake conduit, wherein the acoustic element is insertable into the annular collar. A closure surrounds the annular collar wherein the closure is a metal clamp having a metal strap and a metal clip. The metal clip effects a releasable clamping action with a variable diameter of the metal clamp. | 03-19-2009 |