Patents by Inventor Chanli Ke
Chanli Ke 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).
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Patent number: 11260732Abstract: A disclosed assembly includes a rail and an inner seal fixedly coupled to the rail that is arranged along a length of the rail. The inner seal includes a flap hiding a part of the rail adjacent the flap from view in a vehicle cabin. A shoe slidably coupled to the rail adjacent the flap is movable along the rail to open or close a sunshade held by the shoe. A channel extending through the shoe receives the flap. The shoe is engaged with a first segment of the flap folded in the channel while a second segment of the flap external to the channel is unfolded. Movement of the shoe causing the second segment to pass into the channel and fold therein as the first segment exits the channel and unfolds to prevent the part of the rail from being exposed.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Micah Wedekind, Jacob Grimaldo, Chanli Ke
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Patent number: 10843539Abstract: Tensioner apparatus for use with vehicle sunroofs are disclosed. A disclosed assembly for a vehicle sunroof includes a sunshade tensioner defining a body that is configured to engage a sunshade of the vehicle sunroof to prevent the sunshade from wrinkling. The assembly also includes a first tab supported by a first component of the vehicle sunroof. The first tab is configured to extend through a first aperture positioned on the body to removably couple a first end of the body to the first support component.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Chanli Ke, Jacob Grimaldo, Michael Mixon
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Patent number: 10800232Abstract: A holding assembly in a vehicle sunroof includes: a housing; a sunroof panel; a rail extending in a front-rear direction of the sunroof, the sunroof panel being slideably connected to the rail; a rail guide extending in the front-rear direction and including a rail channel extending a length of the rail guide from a first end of the rail guide to a second end of the rail guide; and a front wall extending in the front-rear direction and including a support arm and a lateral restrictor, wherein the support arm extends towards the rail guide and below the rail channel at the second end of the rail guide, and the lateral restrictor has a planar shape parallel to the length of the rail guide, is attached to the support arm, and is in contact with an exterior face of the rail channel at the second end of the rail guide.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Jacob Grimaldo, Chanli Ke
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Publication number: 20200298682Abstract: Tensioner apparatus for use with vehicle sunroofs are disclosed. A disclosed assembly for a vehicle sunroof includes a sunshade tensioner defining a body that is configured to engage a sunshade of the vehicle sunroof to prevent the sunshade from wrinkling. The assembly also includes a first tab supported by a first component of the vehicle sunroof. The first tab is configured to extend through a first aperture positioned on the body to removably couple a first end of the body to the first support component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Chanli KE, Jacob Grimaldo, Michael Mixon
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Publication number: 20200079193Abstract: A holding assembly in a vehicle sunroof includes: a housing; a sunroof panel; a rail extending in a front-rear direction of the sunroof, the sunroof panel being slideably connected to the rail; a rail guide extending in the front-rear direction and including a rail channel extending a length of the rail guide from a first end of the rail guide to a second end of the rail guide; and a front wall extending in the front-rear direction and including a support arm and a lateral restrictor, wherein the support arm extends towards the rail guide and below the rail channel at the second end of the rail guide, and the lateral restrictor has a planar shape parallel to the length of the rail guide, is attached to the support arm, and is in contact with an exterior face of the rail channel at the second end of the rail guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: JACOB GRIMALDO, Chanli Ke
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Publication number: 20200016965Abstract: An articulable sunroof wind deflector system for a vehicle an upper member, a mesh portion affixed on a first side to the upper member, a lower member affixed to a second side of the mesh portion, the lower member having, a member front portion, a pair of arms that protrudes from the member front portion, and a housing affixed to the vehicle, the housing having a housing front portion to receive the member front portion, and a pair of shoulder to receive the pair of arms, wherein the pair of arms can slide and rotate around the pair of shoulders to guide the member front portion onto the housing front portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Joel Runyan, Jacob Grimaldo, Chanli Ke
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Patent number: 10532639Abstract: A holding assembly in a vehicle sunroof includes: a housing; a sunroof panel; a rail extending in a front-rear direction of the sunroof, the sunroof panel being slideably connected to the rail; a rail guide extending in the front-rear direction and including a rail channel extending a length of the rail guide from a first end of the rail guide to a second end of the rail guide; and a front wall extending in the front-rear direction and including a support arm and a lateral restrictor, wherein the support arm extends towards the rail guide and below the rail channel at the second end of the rail guide, and the lateral restrictor has a planar shape parallel to the length of the rail guide, is attached to the support arm, and is in contact with an exterior face of the rail channel at the second end of the rail guide.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Jacob Grimaldo, Joel Runyan, Chanli Ke
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Patent number: 10525807Abstract: An articulable sunroof wind deflector system for a vehicle an upper member, a mesh portion affixed on a first side to the upper member, a lower member affixed to a second side of the mesh portion, the lower member having, a member front portion, a pair of arms that protrudes from the member front portion, and a housing affixed to the vehicle, the housing having a housing front portion to receive the member front portion, and a pair of shoulder to receive the pair of arms, wherein the pair of arms can slide and rotate around the pair of shoulders to guide the member front portion onto the housing front portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Joel Runyan, Jacob Grimaldo, Chanli Ke