Patents by Inventor Carlos Ernesto SAENZ

Carlos Ernesto SAENZ 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).

  • Publication number: 20220063473
    Abstract: A vehicle bracket assembly includes first and second platforms each including a body and connectors that extend from each of the bodies. A central base is disposed between the first and second platforms and are coupled to the first and second platforms via the connectors. First and second connecting legs are coupled to the body of each of the first and second platforms, respectively. A first attachment base is coupled to the first platform via the first connecting legs. A second attachment base includes a locating tab. The second attachment base is coupled to the second platform via the second connecting legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liliana Alonso Vazquez, Alfredo Ivan Trujillo Rolon, Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz, Andrew John Abramouski, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
  • Patent number: 11260782
    Abstract: A vehicle bracket assembly includes first and second platforms each including a body and connectors that extend from each of the bodies. A central base is disposed between the first and second platforms and are coupled to the first and second platforms via the connectors. First and second connecting legs are coupled to the body of each of the first and second platforms, respectively. A first attachment base is coupled to the first platform via the first connecting legs. A second attachment base includes a locating tab. The second attachment base is coupled to the second platform via the second connecting legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liliana Alonso Vazquez, Alfredo Ivan Trujillo Rolon, Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz, Andrew John Abramouski, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
  • Patent number: 10870393
    Abstract: A headliner for a vehicle includes a substrate that attaches to, and covers a roof panel, the substrate defining a groove on a first side formed around an entirety of a periphery of an area of the roof panel, wherein the groove is continuous around the periphery. A light emitting material is disposed within the groove formed in the substrate and is uninterrupted around the periphery within the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Alan Forgette, Carlos Ernesto Saenz, John Andrew Stakoe, Jason Baughman, Katherine Ann Arnold
  • Patent number: 10286831
    Abstract: A cargo management system is provided. That cargo management system includes a mat of memory foam and at least one adjustable stop positioned below the mat and forming a raised hump in the mat to help retain cargo from shifting or rolling during motor vehicle operation. A method of managing cargo in a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Armando Enrique Gutierrez Lopez de Lara, Guillermo Cesar Cervantes Guarneros, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
  • Patent number: 10207637
    Abstract: A dome light assembly is provided for mounting to a headliner in a motor vehicle. That dome light assembly includes a mounting bracket having a flange engaging an upper face of the headliner and a receiver. Further, the dome light assembly includes a lamp housing including a fastener secured to the receiver and a light source held in the lamp housing. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar Javier Ortega Garcia, Fabrizio Dublan Sanchez, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
  • Publication number: 20170334334
    Abstract: A cargo management system is provided. That cargo management system includes a mat of memory foam and at least one adjustable stop positioned below the mat and forming a raised hump in the mat to help retain cargo from shifting or rolling during motor vehicle operation. A method of managing cargo in a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Armando Enrique Gutierrez Lopez de Lara, Guillermo Cesar Cervantes Guarneros, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
  • Publication number: 20170299154
    Abstract: A dome light assembly is provided for mounting to a headliner in a motor vehicle. That dome light assembly includes a mounting bracket having a flange engaging an upper face of the headliner and a receiver. Further, the dome light assembly includes a lamp housing including a fastener secured to the receiver and a light source held in the lamp housing. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Edgar Javier Ortega Garcia, Fabrizio Dublan Sanchez, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
  • Patent number: 9783117
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo system includes a support fixed to a roof of the cargo system. The support has a first edge and a second edge. The vehicle cargo system further includes a plurality of protrusions intermittently disposed laterally across the support. The plurality of protrusions is rotatable about the first edge from a vertical to a horizontal position wherein rotating the hooks about the first edge toward the roof attaches the hooks to the second edge of the support. The protrusions allow the vehicle cargo system to support objects capable of being hung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Miranda Nieto, Carlos Ernesto Saenz
  • Publication number: 20160250979
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo system includes a support fixed to a roof of the cargo system. The support has a first edge and a second edge. The vehicle cargo system further includes a plurality of protrusions intermittently disposed laterally across the support. The plurality of protrusions is rotatable about the first edge from a vertical to a horizontal position wherein rotating the hooks about the first edge toward the roof attaches the hooks to the second edge of the support. The protrusions allow the vehicle cargo system to support objects capable of being hung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jorge Miranda NIETO, Carlos Ernesto SAENZ