Patents by Inventor Bishop Otim OBITA

Bishop Otim OBITA 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).

  • HOOD LATCH CRASH OPENING PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20220298831
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hood latch system for a vehicle comprising a hood having a striker, the system comprises: a spring loaded claw rotatable between an engaged position in which the striker is locked in place by the claw, and an open position in which the striker is disengaged from the claw, and a main pawl rotatable between a first position in which the claw is held in place by the main pawl in the engaged position and a second position in which the claw is released by the main pawl whereby the claw is allowed to rotate into the open position. When the main pawl is caused to be activated for rotating from the first position to the second position by a crash acceleration force, the main pawl is configured to prevent the striker from being released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Bishop Otim OBITA, Christer DOMINIQUE, Monika MAJEWSKA
  • Hood latch crash opening prevention
    Patent number: 11384571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hood latch system for a vehicle comprising a hood having a striker, the system comprises: a spring loaded claw rotatable between an engaged position in which the striker is locked in place by the claw, and an open position in which the striker is disengaged from the claw, and a main pawl rotatable between a first position in which the claw is held in place by the main pawl in the engaged position and a second position in which the claw is released by the main pawl whereby the claw is allowed to rotate into the open position. When the main pawl is caused to be activated for rotating from the first position to the second position by a crash acceleration force, the main pawl is configured to prevent the striker from being released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Bishop Otim Obita, Christer Dominique, Monika Majewska
  • HOOD LATCH CRASH OPENING PREVENTION
    Publication number: 20190100945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hood latch system for a vehicle comprising a hood having a striker, the system comprises: a spring loaded claw rotatable between an engaged position in which the striker is locked in place by the claw, and an open position in which the striker is disengaged from the claw, and a main pawl rotatable between a first position in which the claw is held in place by the main pawl in the engaged position and a second position in which the claw is released by the main pawl whereby the claw is allowed to rotate into the open position. When the main pawl is caused to be activated for rotating from the first position to the second position by a crash acceleration force, the main pawl is configured to prevent the striker from being released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Bishop Otim OBITA, Christer DOMINIQUE, Monika MAJEWSKA