Patents by Inventor Ashley Ply

Ashley Ply 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).

  • Quarter panel bracket system for pillar assembly adjustment
    Patent number: 11623698
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect includes, among other things, a bracket system having a first portion fixed to a vehicle panel and a second portion that is moveable relative to the first portion for adjustment purposes. At least one first fastener holds the first and second portions together prior to assembly of the vehicle panel to a pillar. The at least one first fastener is loosened to adjust a position of the second portion relative to the pillar. At least one second fastener secures the second portion to the pillar subsequent to adjustment, and the at least one first fastener is tightened subsequent to adjustment to hold the vehicle panel in a desired position relative to the pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Marchlewski, Ted Victor Kolar, Ashley Ply
  • QUARTER PANEL BRACKET SYSTEM FOR PILLAR ASSEMBLY ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20220033006
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect includes, among other things, a bracket system having a first portion fixed to a vehicle panel and a second portion that is moveable relative to the first portion for adjustment purposes. At least one first fastener holds the first and second portions together prior to assembly of the vehicle panel to a pillar. The at least one first fastener is loosened to adjust a position of the second portion relative to the pillar. At least one second fastener secures the second portion to the pillar subsequent to adjustment, and the at least one first fastener is tightened subsequent to adjustment to hold the vehicle panel in a desired position relative to the pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jack Marchlewski, Ted Victor Kolar, Ashley Ply
  • Quarter panel bracket system for pillar assembly adjustment
    Patent number: 11198476
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a bracket system having a first portion fixed to a vehicle panel and a second portion that is moveable relative to the first portion for adjustment purposes. At least one first fastener holds the first and second portions together prior to assembly of the vehicle panel to a pillar. The at least one first fastener is loosened to adjust a position of the second portion relative to the pillar. At least one second fastener secures the second portion to the pillar subsequent to adjustment, and the at least one first fastener is tightened subsequent to adjustment to hold the vehicle panel in a desired position relative to the pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Marchlewski, Ted Victor Kolar, Ashley Ply