Patents by Inventor Cindy Barrera

Cindy Barrera 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).

  • High thermal tolerance flexible supports
    Patent number: 11808396
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a flexible support for a vehicle. In one example, the flexible support is formed of a composite material and configured to surround a vehicle component and absorb oscillations generated by the vehicle. The composite material may be a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Cindy Barrera-Martinez
  • High thermal tolerance shield
    Patent number: 11691576
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a heat shield. In one example, the heat shield is formed of a composite material, the heat shield configured to shield a component from radiated heat. The composite material is a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Cindy Barrera-Martinez
  • HIGH THERMAL TOLERANCE SHIELD
    Publication number: 20230041708
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a heat shield. In one example, the heat shield is formed of a composite material, the heat shield configured to shield a component from radiated heat. The composite material is a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Cindy Barrera-Martinez
  • HIGH THERMAL TOLERANCE FLEXIBLE SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20230042142
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a flexible support for a vehicle. In one example, the flexible support is formed of a composite material and configured to surround a vehicle component and absorb oscillations generated by the vehicle. The composite material may be a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Cindy Barrera-Martinez
  • Filler-Natural Rubber Composites
    Publication number: 20160297953
    Abstract: Rubber composites containing macro-, micro-, and nano-sized fillers made from agricultural, industrial, and food processing wastes, methods of making the same, and articles fabricated therefrom, are described. In a particular embodiment described herein is a rubber composite comprising a) a rubber component selected from the group consisting of: a natural rubber component; and a synthetic rubber component; b) a crosslinking system; one or more accelerators; one or more activators; and a filler comprising vegetable waste, mineral waste, lignocellulosic waste, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Katrina Cornish, Jessica Slutzky, Cindy Barrera, Griffin Michael Bates