Patents by Inventor Alfredo Cuevas Vega

Alfredo Cuevas Vega 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).

  • Side pillar air curtain guide with air curtain insert having a plurality of ribs
    Patent number: 10717404
    Abstract: A side pillar air curtain guide includes a main body having a ramp receiver and an air curtain ramp insert connected to the main body. The air curtain ramp receiver insert includes a plurality of ribs projecting from the main body at an acute included angle with the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez Hernandez, Robert Ralph Armitage, Jr., Amy Marie Boardman
  • Side pillar air curtain guide with air curtain insert of honeycomb construction
    Patent number: 10486636
    Abstract: A side pillar air curtain guide includes a main body having a ramp receiver and an air curtain ramp insert connected to the main body. The air curtain ramp insert is of honeycomb construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez Hernandez, Robert Ralph Armitage, Jr., Amy Marie Boardman
  • Vehicle with integrated carrying rack
    Patent number: 10343614
    Abstract: A rack for supporting an article on a rear hatch of a vehicle includes a bracket mounted to an inner panel of the rear hatch. The rack also includes a hinge having a fixed portion mounted to the bracket and a pivotable portion. A support bar is connected to the pivotable portion and includes an article-receiving member. The support bar is pivotable via the hinge between a stowed position in which the support bar is nested with the rear hatch and a carrying position in which the support bar extends outwardly from the rear hatch allowing an article to be disposed on the article-receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez, Rafael Lugo Segura, Miguel Angel Velazquez Lopez
  • SIDE PILLAR AIR CURTAIN GUIDE WITH AIR CURTAIN INSERT HAVING A PLURALITY OF RIBS
    Publication number: 20180345897
    Abstract: A side pillar air curtain guide includes a main body having a ramp receiver and an air curtain ramp insert connected to the main body. The air curtain ramp receiver insert includes a plurality of ribs projecting from the main body at an acute included angle with the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez Hernandez, Robert Ralph Armitage, JR., Amy Marie Boardman
  • SIDE PILLAR AIR CURTAIN GUIDE WITH AIR CURTAIN INSERT OF HONEYCOMB CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20180339673
    Abstract: A side pillar air curtain guide includes a main body having a ramp receiver and an air curtain ramp insert connected to the main body. The air curtain ramp insert is of honeycomb construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez Hernandez, Robert Ralph Armitage, JR., Amy Marie Boardman
  • Side pillar air curtain guide
    Patent number: 10053046
    Abstract: A side pillar air curtain guide includes a main body having a ramp receiver and an air curtain ramp insert connected to the ramp receiver. The main body is made from a first material having a strength S1 and a ductility D1 while the air curtain ramp insert is made from a second material having a strength S2 and a ductility D2 where S1>S2 and D1<D2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez Hernandez, Robert Ralph Armitage, Jr., Amy Marie Boardman
  • VEHICLE WITH INTEGRATED CARRYING RACK
    Publication number: 20180043836
    Abstract: A rack for supporting an article on a rear hatch of a vehicle includes a bracket mounted to an inner panel of the rear hatch. The rack also includes a hinge having a fixed portion mounted to the bracket and a pivotable portion. A support bar is connected to the pivotable portion and includes an article-receiving member. The support bar is pivotable via the hinge between a stowed position in which the support bar is nested with the rear hatch and a carrying position in which the support bar extends outwardly from the rear hatch allowing an article to be disposed on the article-receiving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Alfredo CUEVAS VEGA, Hector HERNANDEZ, Rafael LUGO SEGURA, Miguel Angel VELAZQUEZ LOPEZ
  • SIDE PILLAR AIR CURTAIN GUIDE
    Publication number: 20170066399
    Abstract: A side pillar air curtain guide includes a main body having a ramp receiver and an air curtain ramp insert connected to the ramp receiver. The main body is made from a first material having a strength S1 and a ductility D1 while the air curtain ramp insert is made from a second material having a strength S2 and a ductility D2 where S1>S2 and D1<D2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Alfredo Cuevas Vega, Hector Hernandez Hernandez, Robert Ralph Armitage, JR., Amy Marie Boardman