Patents by Inventor Frank Ramos

Frank Ramos 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).

  • Patent number: 10967822
    Abstract: A vehicle that includes a rear bumper having a license plate well recessed into the rear bumper and a combined lighting assembly disposed at the rear bumper. The combined lighting assembly includes a lighting body having an outward facing portion coupled to a sideward facing portion by a turned portion. The sideward facing portion extends into the license plate well. The combined lighting assembly also includes a rearward facing light having a rearward illumination region directed in the vehicle rearward direction from the outward facing portion and a license plate light having a sideward illumination region directed into the license plate well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank A Ramos, II, Chung Lee, Alexander Paradis, Stuart Wuerthele
  • Publication number: 20140192548
    Abstract: A reflector configured to receive and reflect illumination from an illumination device across a projector lens of a vehicle headlight assembly. The reflector includes a reflection surface, a curved edge adjacent to the reflection surface and defining a lower illumination aperture, and a wall member extending across the lower illumination aperture to define a gap portion between the wall member and the curved edge. The wall member is configured to reduce illumination reflected from the reflection surface by blocking an amount of illumination passing through the lower illumination aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas Kracker, Tony Wang, Frank Ramos, Darrin Roberts, Shinichi Todaka, Dean Bowles, Ippei Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090153663
    Abstract: A vehicle rear-vision system for providing the operator scenic information relating to the vehicle's rearview area may be integrated within a common housing with the vehicle's rear license plate light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Frank Ramos
  • Patent number: 4976487
    Abstract: A collapsible canopy apparatus (10) for use with the window frame (101) of a vehicle (100) wherein the canopy apparatus (10) includes a cover member (30) having an extension flap (33) adapted to be formed into a closed loop around the upper window frame portion (101") and a collapsible framework member (14) having a plurality of telescoping leg members (15) that are operatively secured to one another by a pair of floating hinge elements (16); wherein, a first pair of leg members (15) are operatively connected to the lower window frame portion (101') and a second pair of leg members (15) are operatively attached to the cover member (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Inventors: Frank Ramos, Robert T. Lee