Patents by Inventor Christopher Diaz Rodriguez

Christopher Diaz Rodriguez 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).

  • Methods and systems for thermoelectrically recovering waste heat from turbocharger systems
    Patent number: 10697343
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using thermoelectric generators to recover waste heat from and diagnose turbocharger systems. In one example, a method may include adjusting one or more engine operating parameters based on an amount of current generated from one or more thermoelectric generators coupled to a turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Enrique Lopez Hernandez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THERMOELECTRICALLY RECOVERING WASTE HEAT FROM TURBOCHARGER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190301338
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using thermoelectric generators to recover waste heat from and diagnose turbocharger systems. In one example, a method may include adjusting one or more engine operating parameters based on an amount of current generated from one or more thermoelectric generators coupled to a turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Enrique Lopez Hernandez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • Seating assembly with liner
    Patent number: 10406951
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat coupled to a seatback. The seat includes a cushion divided into a first part and a second part. The first part and the second part are arranged to form a platform in an opened state. A liner is stored between the first part and the second part in the unopened state. The liner covers the platform in the opened state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Genaro Hernan Ramirez Escalante, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez, Nicole Pamela Herrera Gutierrez
  • INTELLIGENT HVAC SYSTEM FOR EFFECTIVE PASSENGER CABIN AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20190126720
    Abstract: A vent system for a vehicle includes a plurality of registers each having a power-actuated damper and a power-actuated airflow-directing shutter. A user interface is operatively linked to the power-actuated airflow-directing shutter. A controller is provided, adapted to automatically open the power-actuated damper of one or more of the plurality of registers disposed adjacent to an occupied vehicle seat. The user interface is adapted to control an orientation of the power-actuated airflow-directing shutter to direct an airflow to one of an upper zone, a middle zone, and a lower zone. The controller is adapted to translate the power-actuated damper between an open orientation and a closed orientation according to inputs received from one or more occupant location sensors. Methods for controlling a vehicle vent system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Gomez Mata, Virginia Ortega Conde, Luis Felipe Blas Martinez, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • SEATING ASSEMBLY WITH LINER
    Publication number: 20190106034
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat coupled to a seatback. The seat includes a cushion divided into a first part and a second part. The first part and the second part are arranged to form a platform in an opened state. A liner is stored between the first part and the second part in the unopened state. The liner covers the platform in the opened state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Leon Guerrero, Genaro Hernan Ramirez Escalante, Christopher Diaz Rodriguez, Nicole Pamela Herrera Gutierrez