Patents by Inventor Carlos H. Perez

Carlos H. Perez 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).

  • Patent number: 8720975
    Abstract: A vehicle apparatus comprises a slider body having a substantially vertical slide slot and a substantially horizontal shear pin. The slider body further includes a headlamp mounting section and a hood bump-stop mounting section. An adjustable bumper is received by the hood bump-stop mounting section with an adjustable height. A reinforcement member is configured to be fixed with respect to a grille opening of the vehicle. The reinforcement member has a bore aligned with the slide slot for receiving a fastening pin and an aperture receiving the shear pin. A force greater than a predetermined force applied to the adjustable bumper results in the shear pin breaking off in the bore and the fastening pin sliding along the slide slot as the slider body moves downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Carlos H. Perez, Sudip S. Bhattacharjee, James Yunhyung Lee, Ketan K. Desai, Marwan A. Elbkaily, Chang Hun Lee