Patents by Inventor Matthew Lee Brimmer

Matthew Lee Brimmer 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: 11919562
    Abstract: Steering assembly mounts with curved interfaces are disclosed herein. An apparatus disclosed herein includes a first bushing including a first outer diameter, a first inner diameter, and a first curved surface disposed between the first outer diameter and the first inner diameter, the first curved surface to receive a corresponding second curved surface of the first structure, a second bushing including a second outer diameter, a second inner diameter, and a third curved surface disposed between the second outer diameter and the second inner diameter, the third curved surface to receive a corresponding fourth curved surface of the first structure, and a fastener extending through the first bushing and the second bushing, the fastener to extend through a portion of the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anselm Yau-Ching Lam, Matthew Lee Brimmer, Jackson E. Barry
  • Patent number: 11827290
    Abstract: Rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears are disclosed. An example motor vehicle steering system includes an input shaft to couple to a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, a worm gear, a first end of the worm gear coupled to the input shaft, a second end of the worm gear fixed to a helical spur gear, a ball nut surrounding a portion of the worm gear, the ball nut including ball bearings and ball guides, an intermediate gear fixed to a first pinion, the first pinion engaged with the helical spur gear, a motor fixed to a second pinion, the second pinion engaged with the intermediate gear, the motor to rotate the worm gear to translate the ball nut, and a sector gear engaged with the ball nut, the sector gear to rotate as the ball nut translates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Kadam, Jennifer Laz, Joseph Washnock, Daniel Steven Payne, Christopher Colarusso, Maher Aboudaye, Marc-Etienne Leclerc, Jack E. Barry, Tim P. Covert, Matthew Lee Brimmer, James Philip Cooper
  • Publication number: 20230249735
    Abstract: Steering assembly mounts with curved interfaces are disclosed herein. An apparatus disclosed herein includes a first bushing including a first outer diameter, a first inner diameter, and a first curved surface disposed between the first outer diameter and the first inner diameter, the first curved surface to receive a corresponding second curved surface of the first structure, a second bushing including a second outer diameter, a second inner diameter, and a third curved surface disposed between the second outer diameter and the second inner diameter, the third curved surface to receive a corresponding fourth curved surface of the first structure, and a fastener extending through the first bushing and the second bushing, the fastener to extend through a portion of the second structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Anselm Yau-Ching Lam, Matthew Lee Brimmer, Jackson E. Barry
  • Publication number: 20220135118
    Abstract: Rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears are disclosed. An example motor vehicle steering system includes an input shaft to couple to a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, a worm gear, a first end of the worm gear coupled to the input shaft, a second end of the worm gear fixed to a helical spur gear, a ball nut surrounding a portion of the worm gear, the ball nut including ball bearings and ball guides, an intermediate gear fixed to a first pinion, the first pinion engaged with the helical spur gear, a motor fixed to a second pinion, the second pinion engaged with the intermediate gear, the motor to rotate the worm gear to translate the ball nut, and a sector gear engaged with the ball nut, the sector gear to rotate as the ball nut translates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Rohit Kadam, Jennifer Laz, Joseph Washnock, Daniel Steven Payne, Christopher Colarusso, Maher Aboudaye, Marc-Etienne Leclerc, Jack E. Barry, Tim P. Covert, Matthew Lee Brimmer, James Philip Cooper