Patents by Inventor Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias 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).
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Patent number: 11851012Abstract: An automotive busbar includes a first rigid section and a second rigid section, each of the first and second rigid sections formed from a first conductive metallic material and having a first effective cross-sectional area, and a flexible section positioned between and interconnecting the first and second rigid sections, the flexible section made from a second conductive metallic material and having a second effective cross sectional area, and a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one of the top and bottom surface including a plurality of voids formed therein and spaced along the flexible section, wherein, the second effective cross-sectional area is less than the first effective cross-sectional area and the second conductive material has a higher conductivity than the first conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Francisco David Velasco, Manuel Garduno
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Patent number: 11624222Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle cargo area includes a hinge pin in a wall of the vehicle cargo area, a cargo cover defining first and second slots, a single-piece clip which includes a first fixing feature positioned in the first slot, and a second fixing feature positioned in the second slot. The clip defines a channel receiving the hinge pin.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Juan Manuel Alvarado, Frank W. Schipperijn
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Patent number: 11498495Abstract: A method to form automobile vehicle acoustic insulators includes as stages: forming a fiber mass by mixing a low melting point polymeric fiber and a high melting point polymeric fiber in predefined volumes in a mixing device; adding a water volume to the fiber mass to create a semi-solid mass; placing the semi-solid mass in a mold; internally heating the semi-solid mass in the mold using microwave energy; and expelling a first portion of the water volume through apertures created in the mold.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
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Publication number: 20220324400Abstract: An automotive busbar includes a first rigid section and a second rigid section, each of the first and second rigid sections formed from a first conductive metallic material and having a first effective cross-sectional area, and a flexible section positioned between and interconnecting the first and second rigid sections, the flexible section made from a second conductive metallic material and having a second effective cross sectional area, and a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one of the top and bottom surface including a plurality of voids formed therein and spaced along the flexible section, wherein, the second effective cross-sectional area is less than the first effective cross-sectional area and the second conductive material has a higher conductivity than the first conductive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Francisco David Velasco, Manuel Garduno
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Patent number: 11276382Abstract: A vehicle sound absorber system includes a sound absorber fixing fastener having a cap with a cylindrical bore and an end face including multiple flexible bite members. A sound absorber material body is locally compressed and partially captured within the cylindrical bore. A remainder of the sound absorber material body not captured within the cylindrical bore extends radially outward and freely away from the cap. A stud extending from a vehicle body wall extends through a through aperture created in the sound absorber material body and a sound absorber panel of an acoustic material mounted on the vehicle body wall. The cap is captured on the stud by frictional engagement of the flexible bite members on the stud. The sound absorbing material of the sound absorber material body replaces sound absorber material removed to form each of a recessed area and a fully compressed layer of the sound absorber panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Rafael Cuarenta Samano, Brando Cervantes Arroyo
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Patent number: 11273746Abstract: An automotive seat with headrest assembly includes a seatback, a headrest, and a pair of headrest supports adapted to support the headrest on the seatback, each of the headrest supports including a lower rod, an upper rod, and an absorption unit positioned between and interconnecting the lower rod and the upper rod, the absorption unit adapted to allow angular deflection of the upper rod relative to the lower rod when a bending force is applied to the upper and lower rods, and to hold the lower and upper rods in a deflected orientation when the bending force is removed from the upper and lower rods.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Alan Garcia, Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
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Publication number: 20220010605Abstract: A vehicle including a vehicle cargo area includes a hinge pin in a wall of the vehicle cargo area, a cargo cover defining first and second slots, a single-piece clip which includes a first fixing feature positioned in the first slot, and a second fixing feature positioned in the second slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Juan Manuel Alvarado, Frank W. Schipperijn
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Publication number: 20210162907Abstract: A floor carpet for an automobile comprising including a first layer of polyester carpet pile, a dissipative layer, wherein the dissipative layer is a compressed matrix of electrically conductive metal wool and acoustic dampening fibers, the acoustic dampening fibers being one of cotton fibers and synthetic fibers, and a third layer including a sound dampening backing that is one of wool and polyurethane, wherein, the first layer, dissipative layer, and third layer are molded together as a unitary piece that is shaped to conform to the contour of a floor panel within an automobile and adapted to be immovably installed within the automobile.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Miguel Angel Serrano Lopez
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Publication number: 20210070235Abstract: A method to form automobile vehicle acoustic insulators includes as stages: forming a fiber mass by mixing a low melting point polymeric fiber and a high melting point polymeric fiber in predefined volumes in a mixing device; adding a water volume to the fiber mass to create a semi-solid mass; placing the semi-solid mass in a mold; internally heating the semi-solid mass in the mold using microwave energy; and expelling a first portion of the water volume through apertures created in the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventor: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
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Publication number: 20200406803Abstract: A floor carpet for an automobile comprises a first layer of polyester carpet pile, a second layer including an electromagnetic shield, the electromagnetic shield including a grid of conductive metal fibers molded into a matrix of thermoplastic material, and a third layer including a sound dampening backing made from one of wool and polyurethane, wherein, the first layer, second layer, and third layer are molded together as a unitary piece that is shaped to conform to the contour of a floor panel within an automobile and adapted to be immovably installed within the automobile, the electromagnetic shield extending across substantially all of the floor carpet to provide electromagnetic shielding across substantially the entire floor of the automobile.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Celia Marcela Arroyo Avila
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Publication number: 20200184940Abstract: A vehicle sound absorber system includes a sound absorber fixing fastener having a cap with a cylindrical bore and an end face including multiple flexible bite members. A sound absorber material body is locally compressed and partially captured within the cylindrical bore. A remainder of the sound absorber material body not captured within the cylindrical bore extends radially outward and freely away from the cap. A stud extending from a vehicle body wall extends through a through aperture created in the sound absorber material body and a sound absorber panel of an acoustic material mounted on the vehicle body wall. The cap is captured on the stud by frictional engagement of the flexible bite members on the stud. The sound absorbing material of the sound absorber material body replaces sound absorber material removed to form each of a recessed area and a fully compressed layer of the sound absorber panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Rafael Cuarenta Samano, Brando Cervantes Arroyo
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Publication number: 20200156524Abstract: A floor mat for a vehicle includes a first flap section, a second flap section and a hinge connecting corresponding ends of each of the first flap section and the second flap section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Josue Rey Castillo Grana, Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
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Publication number: 20190176768Abstract: A system includes a reservoir located in a vehicle. The reservoir is configured to store a substance for eliminating at least one of germs and odors from an interior of the vehicle. The system further includes a dispenser fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The dispenser is configured to dispense the substance into the interior of the vehicle. The system further includes a pump configured to pump the substance from the reservoir to the dispenser. The system further includes a controller configured to detect when an occupant of the vehicle exits the vehicle. In response to detecting the occupant of the vehicle exiting the vehicle, the controller is further configured to activate the pump to dispense the substance from the dispenser into the interior of the vehicle to eliminate at least one of the germs and the odors from the interior of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Jose Ezequiel DIAZ GARCIA, Alejandro HERNANDEZ COVARRUBIAS, Armando VERA GARCIA
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Patent number: 10160381Abstract: A cover assembly including: first, second, and third substantially rectangular panel sections in a parallel relationship and the second panel being interposed between the first and third panels. The foldable cover assembly also includes the first, second, and third panels being pivotally connected such that the panels can fold in relation to one another so as to form the cover assembly into a triangular configuration or the panels can fold open to bring the panels to have a common plane. The foldable cover assembly also includes a fastening device for temporarily holding the cover assembly in the triangular configuration. The foldable cover assembly also includes where at least one of the panels having established thereon a hazard sign for signaling distress in situations involving motor vehicle traffic; and where the hazard sign can be directed towards the surrounding environment when the cover assembly is in the triangular configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Inventors: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias, Elida Yazmin Gasca Fuentes
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Publication number: 20150203045Abstract: A storage bin for a vehicle includes a bottom wall, and a support wall extending vertically upward from the bottom wall. A reflective triangle is coupled to the support wall. The reflective triangle is moveable between a stored position adjacent the support wall, and a deployed position extending vertically upward from the support wall. The storage bin supports the reflective triangle, and positions the reflective triangle in an upright vertical position, a distance above the bottom wall, when the reflective triangle is disposed in the deployed position. The storage bin is removable from a vehicle to remotely position the reflective triangle relative to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
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Patent number: 8371634Abstract: A motor vehicle has a hollow space between a front pillar and a fender. A noise insulator panel is mounted within and fills the hollow the hollow space between the pillar and the fender panel to block and absorb the communication of noise to the weather strip that seals the door to the pillar. The noise insulator panel includes a housing portion of compressible foam material with a base wall that is oversized to fit in compression between the pillar and the fender panel to block the communication of noise and a sidewall that extend forwardly from the base wall to define a cavity facing the engine and tires. An absorber portion fills the open cavity of the housing portion. The absorber portion is made of a fibrous material that is secured within the cavity of the housing portion and acts to absorb noise.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias
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Publication number: 20120126578Abstract: A motor vehicle has a hollow space between a front pillar and a fender. A noise insulator panel is mounted within and fills the hollow the hollow space between the pillar and the fender panel to block and absorb the communication of noise to the weather strip that seals the door to the pillar. The noise insulator panel includes a housing portion of compressible foam material with a base wall that is oversized to fit in compression between the pillar and the fender panel to block the communication of noise and a sidewall that extend forwardly from the base wall to define a cavity facing the engine and tires. An absorber portion fills the open cavity of the housing portion. The absorber portion is made of a fibrous material that is secured within the cavity of the housing portion and acts to absorb noise.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.Inventor: Alejandro Hernandez Covarrubias