Patents by Inventor Gerald F. Crawford

Gerald F. Crawford 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).

  • Non-opaque external parking aid sensor bezels
    Patent number: 7616102
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a parking aid sensor to an automobile bumper. The assembly may include a sensor housing including an internal structure configured to secure the parking aid sensor and an external structure configured to secure the sensor housing in an opening in the automobile bumper. A fascia may be mounted to or integrated with the sensor housing and disposable against the automobile bumper. The fascia may be formed of a non-opaque material for enabling a color or background of the automobile bumper to be visible through the fascia to enable the assembly to be used with a plurality of automobile bumpers of different colors or backgrounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Conrad M. Kudelko, Bob Kwiecinski, Bob Harris, Gerald F. Crawford
  • NON-OPAQUE EXTERNAL PARKING AID SENSOR BEZELS
    Publication number: 20080117080
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a parking aid sensor to an automobile bumper. The assembly may include a sensor housing including an internal structure configured to secure the parking aid sensor and an external structure configured to secure the sensor housing in an opening in the automobile bumper. A fascia may be mounted to or integrated with the sensor housing and disposable against the automobile bumper. The fascia may be formed of a non-opaque material for enabling a color or background of the automobile bumper to be visible through the fascia to enable the assembly to be used with a plurality of automobile bumpers of different colors or backgrounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Conrad M. Kudelko, Bob Kwiecinski, Bob Harris, Gerald F. Crawford