Visteon Global Technolgoies, Inc.

Ford Motor Company Limited

Toledo Molding & Die, Inc.

Neville Jimmy Bugli

Jeffry Marvin Leffel

Gregory Scott Green

Roger Joseph Khami

Mark Donald Hellie

Charles David Satarino

Erich James Vorenkamp

David W Frey

Jacqueline L Tomlin

Hovie Jarrett Cassell

David R Gimby

Anthony Charles Arruda

James John Kempf

James T Dumas

Reza Abdolhosseini

Jhun-Sou Lin

Johanne Wilson

Shao-Chiung Lu

Girish Kunjur

Ryan E Grimes

Celine Jee Dixon

Christopher Kenneth Roosen

Laura Lou Cranmer

Charles Bryan Peterson

Karthik Jayakumar

Joseph D Bova, Iii

Dale Edward Owings

Jayanthi Iyer

Michael Cermak

William C Montgomery

A high frequency attenuating device for an air flow induction system of a vehicle employing a thermoformed fibrous mat of any shape that fits robustly inside the duct. The dissipative nature of the fibrous mat helps in achieving broadband attenuation in the high frequency regime. The ability to manufacture the fibrous mat into any shape helps with restriction, targets different attenuation bands, and makes it more feasible to manufacture. Hybrid solutions are possible when combined with low frequency perforated silencers or high frequency QWT arrays injection molded onto them.

Inline high frequency fiber silencer

A hydrocarbon adsorption assembly is shown, wherein the hydrocarbon adsorption assembly is disposed in an encapsulating layer adapted to be received by an air filter of an automobile.

Hydrocarbon trap assembly

A filtration device is disclosed, wherein filtering layers are formed from foam and include convolutions formed in at least one surface thereof.

Multilayered long life filter using convoluted foam

An air cleaner for a vehicular engine includes a pre-filter which receives air flow containing particulates and a primary filter which receives the air from the pre-filter. The pre-filter removes a first proportion of particulates from the air, and the primary filter removes a second proportion of particulates from the air. The pre-filter is separately serviceable from the primary filter.

Pre-filters for engine air cleaning systems

An invention for controlling hydrocarbon emissions diffusing from a throttle body through an air path of an air induction system after engine shut-off. The invention includes a pourous membrane loaded with carbon positioned in fluid communication with the emissions for adsorbing the emissions.

System and method for capturing hydrocarbon emissions diffusing from an air induction system

A pre-separator removes contaminants from dirty air and an air intake system of an automobile engine. The pre-separator includes a central body connected to a plurality of vanes, the central body including a leading nose-cone portion and a trailing nose-cone portion. An exit tube defines an outlet that is sized and positioned relative to the central body. The pre-separator is capable of easy packaging within the air intake system, while minimizing the restriction and maximizing horsepower of the engine. In one embodiment, the separation efficiency, the restriction, and acoustic tuning may be selectively controlled for the particular application.

Dust pre-separator for an automobile engine

The present invention is generally directed towards an air filter assembly in an air induction system in a motor vehicle. The air filter assembly comprises a housing and layered filter disposed in the housing. The air filter assembly provides for a sealing surface such that the air filter is sealed in the housing such that the filter can not removed without breaking the seal.

Sealed engine air filter system

A system for analyzing a component such as an air filter. System may be created by and/or comprise software which resides within a conventional computer aided engineering (&ldquo;CAE&rdquo;) system. The system utilizes a CAE model to analyze the functionality or performance of an air filter based on certain attributes of the filter, such as the size, shape and media of the filter, and/or to determine certain attributes of the filter, such as the size of the filter, based on certain desired performance requirements of the filter.

System and method for analyzing a component

The present invention relates to a hydrocarbon trap positioned in the air intake system of a vehicle, upstream from the engine and wholly in the airflow. The hydrocarbon trap comprises a holder and a material for adsorbing the hydrocarbons, inserted inside the holder. The holder comprises a screen that is added at the end facing the engine. The screen is held in place with the help of a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a locking ramp on the holder and corresponding locking tab on a clamping ring surrounding the holder.

Screened carbon trap protection

The present invention is generally directed towards an air induction system in a motor vehicle and more specifically to a methane storage device connectable to the air induction system. The methane storage device comprises a housing having an inner chamber. A reticulated material is located within the housing. The reticulated material is capable of trapping any hydrocarbon especially methane.

Methane storage device

An air induction filter assembly includes a housing and a plurality of filter layers disposed in the housing. One of the filter layers is a carbon impregnated polyurethane foam layer to remove residual hydrocarbon (HC) vapors diffusing through an air inlet to the filter.

Air induction filter assembly

An air induction assembly,disposed in an intake passage through which air flows to an engine. The air induction assembly,has a conduit member,which defines an air flow path. A mass air flow sensor (MAFS),is located in the intermediate conduit portion and is in fluid communication with the air flow path. The MAFS,being operative to generate an output signal corresponding to air flow rate within the intermediate conduit portion A plurality of flow conditioning elements (FCEs),in the airflow path produce a uniform airflow with low turbulent fluctuations to the MAFS,under all vehicle and engine speeds without excessively restricting the air flowing to the engine.

Air induction assembly for a mass air flow sensor

In a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a fuel vapor recovery system including a carbon canister connected to the fuel tank for collecting fuel vapors from the fuel tank as the tank is being refilled, an air filtering apparatus is provided to supply a flow of clean and dry purge air to the canister for the purging of vapors therefrom. The air filtering apparatus includes gradually spaced baffle means and filter element means and is remotely connected in the evaporative emission control system by hoses connected to the air inlet and air outlet of the canister.

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Novi, MI, United States of America

Neville Jimmy Bugli