Patents by Inventor Alvin Chu

Alvin Chu 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).

  • DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230220706
    Abstract: A latch feature for a door includes an input body that is operable to move linearly between first and second positions relative to the door. The latch feature also includes an output body. The output body is coupled to the input body by a pivot member that is configured to pivot relative to the output body and the input body to allow the output body to move linearly toward the input body from an outboard position to an inboard position as the input body moves from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Dylan Mandelbaum, Michael M. Azzouz, Alvin Chu, Brian Ka-Bo Ngo, Nicholas Phan, Steven Imoek
  • DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230220707
    Abstract: A latch feature for a door includes an input body operable to pivot between first and second positions relative to the door and having an input body slide feature. The latch feature further includes an output body coupled to the input body by a pivot member and having an output body slide feature that is operable to slide along the input body slide feature. The contact between the input body slide feature and the output body slide feature causes the output body to move from an outboard position to an inboard position as the input body pivots from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alvin Chu, Brian Ka-Bo Ngo, Michael M. Azzouz, Siddharthan Selvasekar