Patents by Inventor Christopher William Coyne

Christopher William Coyne 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: 20240091999
    Abstract: A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the axis. The injector is coupled to an inlet of the fluid passage and configured to feed a liquid insulator through the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 11848459
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary barrier seal assemblies for sealing vehicle electrical housings. The vehicle electrical housings may include any electrical housing utilized within a vehicle, including but not limited to battery pack housings and electrical connector assemblies. An exemplary barrier seal assembly may include a primary seal, a barrier seal, and a carrier that extends between the primary seal and the barrier seal. The barrier seal assembly is configured to reduce the ingress of corrosion inducing substances into an interior of vehicle electrical housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Thomas Edward Smith, Christopher William Coyne
  • Patent number: 11820057
    Abstract: A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the axis. The injector is coupled to an inlet of the fluid passage and configured to feed a liquid insulator through the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 11652253
    Abstract: An exemplary enclosure assembly includes, among other things, first and second pieces of an enclosure having an interior area. The first and second pieces are pressed vertically together at an interface. A gasket seal seals the interface at a position outside the interface relative to the interior area. An exemplary enclosure securing method includes, among other things, sealing an interface by compressing a gasket seal horizontally between first and second enclosure pieces of an enclosure that provides an interior area. The first and second pieces are pressed vertically together along the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Smith, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Christopher William Coyne
  • Publication number: 20220311080
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing filiform corrosion in vehicle joint architectures, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first component having a first surface, a second component having a second surface facing the first surface, and a channel formed within the first component and open to the first surface. A seal member is positioned between the first and second surfaces to provide a seal interface, and the seal member is positioned to cover the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Sam Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Publication number: 20220234267
    Abstract: A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the axis. The injector is coupled to an inlet of the fluid passage and configured to feed a liquid insulator through the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 11325291
    Abstract: A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the axis. The injector is coupled to an inlet of the fluid passage and configured to feed a liquid insulator through the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Publication number: 20200274112
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary barrier seal assemblies for sealing vehicle electrical housings. The vehicle electrical housings may include any electrical housing utilized within a vehicle, including but not limited to battery pack housings and electrical connector assemblies. An exemplary barrier seal assembly may include a primary seal, a barrier seal, and a carrier that extends between the primary seal and the barrier seal. The barrier seal assembly is configured to reduce the ingress of corrosion inducing substances into an interior of vehicle electrical housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Thomas Edward Smith, Christopher William Coyne
  • Publication number: 20200262116
    Abstract: A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the axis. The injector is coupled to an inlet of the fluid passage and configured to feed a liquid insulator through the fluid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Publication number: 20200052252
    Abstract: An exemplary enclosure assembly includes, among other things, first and second pieces of an enclosure having an interior area. The first and second pieces are pressed vertically together at an interface. A gasket seal seals the interface at a position outside the interface relative to the interior area. An exemplary enclosure securing method includes, among other things, sealing an interface by compressing a gasket seal horizontally between first and second enclosure pieces of an enclosure that provides an interior area. The first and second pieces are pressed vertically together along the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Smith, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Christopher William Coyne