Patents by Inventor Victor Negrete Cortes

Victor Negrete Cortes 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).

  • Handle assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11548426
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a vehicle includes a rail. The rail includes retention flanges that each define a channel. A handle is disposed within the channel and is operably coupled to the rail. The handle includes a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end. A latch feature is operably coupled to the at least one attachment end of the handle. The latch feature includes a retention member that is coupled to a pivot feature. The latch feature also includes a lever. A cable is operably coupled to the lever of the latch feature and is configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Zarraga, Victor Negrete Cortés, Karla Patricia Murguia Rendon
  • Composite exhaust isolators with reduced absorptivity
    Patent number: 11542850
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a coupling device. In one example, the coupling device may be formed of a composite material and positioned between an exhaust system and a vehicle chassis. The composite material may include aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix to reduce an overall thermal absorptivity of the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Alberto Hernandez Cruz, Victor Negrete Cortes, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez
  • HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220176860
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a vehicle includes a rail. The rail includes retention flanges that each define a channel. A handle is disposed within the channel and is operably coupled to the rail. The handle includes a body that defines a grasping portion and at least one attachment end. A latch feature is operably coupled to the at least one attachment end of the handle. The latch feature includes a retention member that is coupled to a pivot feature. The latch feature also includes a lever. A cable is operably coupled to the lever of the latch feature and is configured to translate the latch feature between an engaged position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Zarraga, Victor Negrete Cortés, Karla Patricia Murguia Rendon
  • COMPOSITE EXHAUST ISOLATORS WITH REDUCED ABSORPTIVITY
    Publication number: 20210262380
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a coupling device. In one example, the coupling device may be formed of a composite material and positioned between an exhaust system and a vehicle chassis. The composite material may include aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix to reduce an overall thermal absorptivity of the composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Alberto Hernandez Cruz, Victor Negrete Cortes, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez
  • Motor vehicle jack positioning system and method
    Patent number: 10195983
    Abstract: A motor vehicle jack positioning system includes a light source located adjacent a jack point for the motor vehicle and a controller configured to activate the light source in response to a data signal representative of a triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Abinadi Badillo Gutierrez, Pedro Garcia Zarco, Victor Negrete Cortes
  • MOTOR VEHICLE JACK POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180065543
    Abstract: A motor vehicle jack positioning system includes a light source located adjacent a jack point for the motor vehicle and a controller configured to activate the light source in response to a data signal representative of a triggering event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jose Abinadi Badillo Gutierrez, Pedro Garcia Zarco, Victor Negrete Cortes