Patents by Inventor Alexander Munoz

Alexander Munoz 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: 11912546
    Abstract: An inflatable structure includes a top end cap, a bottom end cap, a bladder attached to the top and bottom end caps and configured to hold pressurized air, a plurality of tethers disposed within the bladder, the inflatable structure moveable between a stowed profile and a final support profile, wherein the bladder is pressurized and expanded axially and the plurality of tethers are fully extended and restrict further movement of the top end cap and the bottom end cap away from one another and limit axial expansion of the bladder, a pulley assembly mounted within the bottom end cap, wherein in the stowed support profile, the plurality of tethers are wound onto the pulley assembly, the pulley assembly adapted to allow selective extension of the tethers allowing axial expansion of the bladder, wherein, the inflatable structure is adapted to provide multiple intermediary support profiles capable of supporting compressive loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Wonhee Michael Kim, Paul W. Alexander, Yun Ju Kim, Diann Brei, Koray Benli, Jonathan E. Luntz, Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz
  • Publication number: 20200397126
    Abstract: A collapsible hammock and umbrella assembly. The collapsible hammock and umbrella assembly has a hammock frame and an umbrella. The hammock frame includes a horizontal support, a pair of angled supports, a cross-brace, and a plurality of feet to provide a structure to which a hammock bed can be supported. The horizontal support and the pair of angled supports each further include a hinge at a midpoint thereof, and the cross-brace further includes a plurality of hinges, to enable the frame to fold and collapse into a storage configuration. A distal end of one of the pair of angled supports has an umbrella support ring which can receive a shaft of an umbrella to enable a user to removably secure the umbrella to the hammock frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventor: Alexander Munoz
  • Patent number: 10377234
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for activating a vehicle ignition system. An example vehicle includes an ignition system, a plurality of sensors, and a processor. The processor a processor is configured to determine, based on data received from the sensors, (i) that a person occupies a driver's seat of the vehicle, (ii) that a key fob corresponding to the vehicle is present, and (iii) that an input has been received at a shifter of the vehicle. The processor is also configured to responsively activate the ignition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel Abram Rolfes, Steven R El Aile, Mohamad Wajih Issam Farhat, Kassem Moustafa, Domenic Miccinilli, Mauricio Alexander Munoz
  • Publication number: 20190184414
    Abstract: Cleaning apparatuses comprise an attachment for a standard shower head, faucet, spigot, or other water line implement, wherein the attachment comprises a valve for routing water through a tube into a sprayer having an amount of cleaner therein, wherein the water and cleaner mix to form a cleaning solution that sprays from the sprayer as a foam. The sprayer reduces the velocity of the cleaner mix by a combination of a fluid spreader and one or more screens, allowing the cleaning mix to spray onto a surface for cleaning the same. Preferred detergent compositions are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Domingo A. Mesa, Alexander Munoz
  • Publication number: 20190167044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cleaning apparatuses. Specifically, the present invention comprises an attachment for a standard shower head or other bathroom water line implement, wherein the attachment comprises a valve for routing water through a tube into a sprayer having an amount of shower or bathtub cleaner therein, wherein the water and cleaner mix to form a cleaning solution and are sprayed from the sprayer onto a shower or bathtub surface for cleaning the same. Preferred detergent compositions are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Domingo Mesa, Alexander Munoz
  • Publication number: 20180354363
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for activating a vehicle ignition system. An example vehicle includes an ignition system, a plurality of sensors, and a processor. The processor a processor is configured to determine, based on data received from the sensors, (i) that a person occupies a driver's seat of the vehicle, (ii) that a key fob corresponding to the vehicle is present, and (iii) that an input has been received at a shifter of the vehicle. The processor is also configured to responsively activate the ignition system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Nathaniel Abram Rolfes, Steven R. El Aile, Mohamad Wajih Issam Farhat, Kassem Moustafa, Domenic Miccinilli, Mauricio Alexander Munoz
  • Publication number: 20090036546
    Abstract: A medicinal white oil composition is prepared from an isomerized base oil. The isomerized base oil is filtered through a filter bed containing an acid activated clay having a surface area of at least 100 m2/g, for the base oil to be in compliant with at least one of European Pharmacopeia 3rd Edition, US Pharmacopeia 23rd edition (USP), FDA 21 CFR 172.878 and FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a) for direct food contact, and FDA 21 CFR 178.3570 (USDA H-1). The medicinal white oil in one embodiment has a UV absorbance at 260 to 350 nm of less than 0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ravindra Shah, John M. Rosebaum, David C. Kramer, Alexander Munoz, Jan L. Arickx