Patents by Inventor Alvaro Eduardo Urrutia

Alvaro Eduardo Urrutia 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).

  • Part retainer
    Patent number: 6416025
    Abstract: A part retention system for mating parts comprises a pair of flexible guide ribs, integrated into a cap which is to be attached or interlocked. Each of the guide ribs incorporates one or more detents, which force the guide ribs apart as a tab on the mating component moves along the detents. The guide ribs having angled locating portions to direct the guide ribs over the tab to facilitate blind installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alvaro Eduardo Urrutia, Gregory Paul Thomas