Patents by Inventor Carlos Tostado

Carlos Tostado 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: 20240011335
    Abstract: A vehicle latch, including: a first locking mechanism configured to disengage an outside release lever of the vehicle latch from a pawl of the vehicle latch; and a double lock mechanism configured to disengage an inside release lever from the pawl of the vehicle latch such that when the double lock mechanism is actuated into a locked state, movement of the inside release lever will not release the vehicle latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Carlos Tostado, Eduardo Estrada
  • Patent number: 11851917
    Abstract: A double pull latch assembly and method of unlatching a panel. The double pull latch assembly includes a pull rod, a selector lever, and a linkage, wherein the selector lever is selectively disposed in a first feature or second feature of the linkage. In another embodiment, the double pull latch assembly includes a release arm, a lever, and a hold open lever to hold the lever in the intermediate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Sinai Perez, Eduardo Estrada, Manuel Escamilla, Donald M. Perkins, Luis Vazquez, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 11414897
    Abstract: A door inside release spring for a vehicle door assembly includes a torsional spring body, and a first spring arm extending from a first axial end of the spring body. The first spring arm is configured to be operably connected to an inside release lever to bias a position of the inside release lever. A second spring arm extends from a second axial end of the spring body opposite the first axial end. The second spring arm is configured to be operably connected to a child lock lever to bias a position of the child lock lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Omar Estrada, Hector Sanchez, Fernando Chacon, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20220136557
    Abstract: A cable conduit end for securing a cable to a cable abutment of a latch is provided. The cable conduit end having: a housing; an alignment feature incorporated into a surface of the housing; a flexible retention feature integrally formed with the conduit end, wherein the flexible retention feature is spring biased away from the housing to a first position; and a radial retention feature extending outwardly away from the housing, wherein the flexible retention feature is located proximate to a first end of the housing and the radial retention feature is located proximate to a second end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Oscar Omar ESTRADA, Fernando CHACON, Hector SANCHEZ, Donald M. PERKINS, Carlos TOSTADO
  • Patent number: 11225997
    Abstract: A cable conduit end for securing a cable to a cable abutment of a latch is provided. The cable conduit end having: a housing; an alignment feature incorporated into a surface of the housing; a flexible retention feature integrally formed with the conduit end, wherein the flexible retention feature is spring biased away from the housing to a first position; and a radial retention feature extending outwardly away from the housing, wherein the flexible retention feature is located proximate to a first end of the housing and the radial retention feature is located proximate to a second end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Omar Estrada, Fernando Chacon, Hector Sanchez, Donald M. Perkins, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 11008785
    Abstract: A dual pull latch assembly and method of unlatching a panel. The double cable pull assembly includes a pull rod, a selector lever, and a linkage, wherein the selector lever is selectively disposed in a first feature or second feature of the linkage. In another embodiment, the double pull latch assembly includes a release arm, a lever, and a hold open lever to hold the lever in the intermediate position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Sinai Perez, Eduardo Estrada, Manuel Escamilla, Donald M. Perkins, Luis Vazquez, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20210047868
    Abstract: A dual pull latch assembly and method of unlatching a panel are disclosed. The double cable pull includes a pull rod, a selector lever, and a linkage, wherein the selector lever is selectively disposed in a first feature or second feature of the linkage. In another embodiment, the double pull latch includes a release arm, a lever, and a hold open lever to hold the lever in the intermediate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Sinai Perez, Eduardo Estrada, Manuel Escamilla, Donald M. Perkins, Luis Vazquez, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 10920463
    Abstract: A latch having: a claw configured to rotate between an unlatched position and a latched position; a pawl configured for movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the pawl retains the claw in the latched position when the pawl is in the engaged position and wherein the pawl releases the claw when it is in a disengaged position and the claw is free to move from the latched position to the unlatched position; a bumper located on the pawl to dampen noises as the pawl is moved by a portion of the claw; and wherein the detent lever is pivotally mounted to a frame of the latch proximate to a corner of an opening of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Estrada, Hector Sanchez, Rodrigo Galindo, Oscar Estrada, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20200056405
    Abstract: A door inside release spring for a vehicle door assembly includes a torsional spring body, and a first spring arm extending from a first axial end of the spring body. The first spring arm is configured to be operably connected to an inside release lever to bias a position of the inside release lever. A second spring arm extends from a second axial end of the spring body opposite the first axial end. The second spring arm is configured to be operably connected to a child lock lever to bias a position of the child lock lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Oscar Omar Estrada, Hector Sanchez, Fernando Chacon, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20200032836
    Abstract: A cable conduit end for securing a cable to a cable abutment of a latch is provided. The cable conduit end having: a housing; an alignment feature incorporated into a surface of the housing; a flexible retention feature integrally formed with the conduit end, wherein the flexible retention feature is spring biased away from the housing to a first position; and a radial retention feature extending outwardly away from the housing, wherein the flexible retention feature is located proximate to a first end of the housing and the radial retention feature is located proximate to a second end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Oscar Omar Estrada, Fernando Chacon, Hector Sanchez, Donald M. Perkins, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 10465742
    Abstract: A cable conduit end for securing a cable to a cable abutment of a latch is provided. The cable conduit end having: a housing; an alignment feature incorporated into a surface of the housing; a flexible retention feature integrally formed with the conduit end, wherein the flexible retention feature is spring biased away from the housing to a first position; and a radial retention feature extending outwardly away from the housing, wherein the flexible retention feature is located proximate to a first end of the housing and the radial retention feature is located proximate to a second end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Oscar Omar Estrada, Fernando Chacon, Hector Sanchez, Donald M. Perkins, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 10450782
    Abstract: A latch is provided. The latch having: a housing; an intermittent lever pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position; and an elastomeric feature configured to contact the intermittent lever when it is in the latched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt E. Nurmi, Julia Rabago, Rogelio Terrazas, Donald M. Perkins, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20180202200
    Abstract: A dual pull latch assembly and method of unlatching a panel are disclosed. The double cable pull includes a pull rod, a selector lever, and a linkage, wherein the selector lever is selectively disposed in a first feature or second feature of the linkage. In another embodiment, the double pull latch includes a release arm, a lever, and a hold open lever to hold the lever in the intermediate position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Sinai Perez, Eduardo Estrada, Manuel Escamilla, Donald M. Perkins, Luis Vazquez, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 9945164
    Abstract: A vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed herein, having: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in a latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; an inertia block out assembly for preventing the detent lever from moving into the disengaged position when the inertia block out assembly is in a blocking position; and a manual override mechanism for the inertia block out assembly, wherein the manual override mechanism requires at least three independent actions to be performed to move the inertia block out assembly from the blocking position to an unblocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Donald M. Perkins, Ian Dow, Robert Milne, Francisco Vazquez, Eduardo Estrada, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20170122355
    Abstract: A cable conduit end for securing a cable to a cable abutment of a latch is provided. The cable conduit end having: a housing; an alignment feature incorporated into a surface of the housing; a flexible retention feature integrally formed with the conduit end, wherein the flexible retention feature is spring biased away from the housing to a first position; and a radial retention feature extending outwardly away from the housing, wherein the flexible retention feature is located proximate to a first end of the housing and the radial retention feature is located proximate to a second end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Oscar Omar Estrada, Fernando Chacon, Hector Sanchez, Donald M. Perkins, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20160160537
    Abstract: A latch having: a claw configured to rotate between an unlatched position and a latched position; a pawl configured for movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the pawl retains the claw in the latched position when the pawl is in the engaged position and wherein the pawl releases the claw when it is in a disengaged position and the claw is free to move from the latched position to the unlatched position; a bumper located on the pawl to dampen noises as the pawl is moved by a portion of the claw; and wherein the detent lever is pivotally mounted to a frame of the latch proximate to a corner of an opening of the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Eduardo Estrada, Hector Sanchez, Rodrigo Galindo, Oscar Estrada, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20160060925
    Abstract: A vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed herein, having: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in a latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; an inertia block out assembly for preventing the detent lever from moving into the disengaged position when the inertia block out assembly is in a blocking position; and a manual override mechanism for the inertia block out assembly, wherein the manual override mechanism requires at least three independent actions to be performed to move the inertia block out assembly from the blocking position to an unblocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Donald M. Perkins, Ian Dow, Robert Milne, Francisco Vazquez, Eduardo Estrada, Carlos Tostado
  • Patent number: 9194162
    Abstract: A vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed herein, having: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in a latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; an inertia block out assembly for preventing the detent lever from moving into the disengaged position when the inertia block out assembly is in a blocking position; and a manual override mechanism for the inertia block out assembly, wherein the manual override mechanism requires at least three independent actions to be performed to move the inertia block out assembly from the blocking position to an unblocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Donald M. Perkins, Ian Dow, Robert Milne, Francisco Vazquez, Eduardo Estrada, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20150204114
    Abstract: A latch is provided. The latch having: a housing; an intermittent lever pivotally mounted to the housing for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position; and an elastomeric feature configured to contact the intermittent lever when it is in the latched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kurt E. Nurmi, Julia Rabago, Rogelio Terrazas, Donald M. Perkins, Carlos Tostado
  • Publication number: 20150204115
    Abstract: A housing for a latch is provided, the housing having a strengthening feature. A vehicle door latch is provided. The vehicle door latch having: a housing having an integrally formed strengthening feature located in an exterior wall of the housing; a bumper located adjacent to an interior surface of the wall having the strengthening feature; a fork bolt rotabably mounted to the housing for movement into a closed position wherein a portion of the fork bolt contacts the bumper and applies a load to the strengthening feature of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kurt E. Nurmi, Carlos Tostado, Rogelio Terrazas, Donald M. Perkins