Patents by Inventor Martin D. Lopez, JR.

Martin D. Lopez, JR. 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).

  • Double sided clip with seal
    Patent number: 10597093
    Abstract: An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a clip body having a vehicle side and a panel side. A first clip is on the vehicle side and a second clip is on the panel side. A seal is on the vehicle side. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, attaching the first clip to a vehicle body, and subsequently attaching a panel to the second clip such that the seal is positioned between the clip body and the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery Lee, Martin D. Lopez, Jr., David McCormick
  • Method and apparatus for exterior rear lamp alignment
    Patent number: 10589663
    Abstract: An apparatus, according to one example includes, among other things, a first panel with a first alignment feature, a first lamp installed on the first panel, a second panel adjacent the first panel and including a second alignment feature, and a second lamp installed on the second panel. A lift system moves the first and second lamps to respectively engage the first and second alignment features and align the first and second lamps. A method according to one example includes, among other things, a step of aligning the first and second lamps with each other by independently moving the first and second lamps to respectively engage the first and second alignment features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jody Conley, Gary Edward Henige, Manpreet Bansal, Martin D. Lopez, Jr.
  • Radar system for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10249941
    Abstract: A radar system for a motor vehicle includes a mounting bracket and a radar support bracket carried on the mounting bracket. The radar support bracket is displaceable between a deployed position and a deflected position. A biasing element biases the radar support toward the deployed position. A radar module is carried on the radar support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Martin D. Lopez, Jr., Robert Harold Vasbinder, Michael Jon Gutowski, Matthew Dennis Smith Boswell
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTERIOR REAR LAMP ALIGNMENT
    Publication number: 20190071000
    Abstract: An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first panel with a first alignment feature, a first lamp installed on the first panel, a second panel adjacent the first panel and including a second alignment feature, and a second lamp installed on the second panel. A lift system moves the first and second lamps to respectively engage the first and second alignment features and align the first and second lamps. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a step of aligning the first and second lamps with each other by independently moving the first and second lamps to respectively engage the first and second alignment features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jody Conley, Gary Edward Henige, Manpreet Bansal, Martin D. Lopez, JR.
  • Double Sided Clip with Seal
    Publication number: 20190039661
    Abstract: An apparatus, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a clip body having a vehicle side and a panel side. A first clip is on the vehicle side and a second clip is on the panel side. A seal is on the vehicle side. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, attaching the first clip to a vehicle body, and subsequently attaching a panel to the second clip such that the seal is positioned between the clip body and the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffery Lee, Martin D. Lopez, JR., David McCormick
  • RADAR SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180301795
    Abstract: A radar system for a motor vehicle includes a mounting bracket and a radar support bracket carried on the mounting bracket. The radar support bracket is displaceable between a deployed position and a deflected position. A biasing element biases the radar support toward the deployed position. A radar module is carried on the radar support bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Martin D. Lopez, JR., Robert Harold Vasbinder, Michael Jon Gutowski, Matthew Dennis Smith Boswell