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).
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Publication number: 20240091999Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
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Patent number: 11848459Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Thomas Edward Smith, Christopher William Coyne
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Patent number: 11820057Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
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Patent number: 11652253Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas Smith, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Christopher William Coyne
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Publication number: 20220311080Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Sam Jeffrey Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20220234267Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
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Patent number: 11325291Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20200274112Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Thomas Edward Smith, Christopher William Coyne
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Publication number: 20200262116Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
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Publication number: 20200052252Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Thomas Smith, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson, Christopher William Coyne