Patents by Inventor Carlos Ahlai Ruiz Avendaño

Carlos Ahlai Ruiz Avendaño 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).

  • Retention clip assembly
    Patent number: 8979456
    Abstract: A retention clip assembly is for attachment to a stud. The assembly includes a base plate and a cover plate. The base plate includes a base rim and a locking finger extending from the base rim. The cover plate includes a cover rim and a flange. The cover rim defines a lock opening configured for receiving the locking finger therein to retain the cover plate to the base plate. The flange extends inwardly from the cover rim at an angle which is acute such that the flange overlays the cover opening and is configured for engaging the external teeth on the stud. The cover plate attached to the base plate with a sheet of material therebetween. The cover plate and base plate are positioned such that the flange engages the external teeth of the stud to prevent removal of the retention clip assembly from the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Alpha Stamping Company
    Inventors: Israel Solano Soriano, Robert Stewart, Nick Strumbos, Carlos Ahlai Ruiz Avendaño
  • RETENTION CLIP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140205395
    Abstract: A retention clip assembly is for attachment to a stud. The assembly includes a base plate and a cover plate. The base plate includes a base rim and a locking finger extending from the base rim. The cover plate includes a cover rim and a flange. The cover rim defines a lock opening configured for receiving the locking finger therein to retain the cover plate to the base plate. The flange extends inwardly from the cover rim at an angle which is acute such that the flange overlays the cover opening and is configured for engaging the external teeth on the stud. The cover plate attached to the base plate with a sheet of material therebetween. The cover plate and base plate are positioned such that the flange engages the external teeth of the stud to prevent removal of the retention clip assembly from the stud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Nick Strumbos, Robert Stewart
    Inventors: Israel Solano Soriano, Robert Stewart, Nick Strumbos, Carlos Ahlai Ruiz Avendaño