Patents by Inventor Colin Christopher Nitroy

Colin Christopher Nitroy 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).

  • VEHICLE COMPARTMENT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190039659
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment system includes a tub establishing a storage compartment and a closure panel movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the storage compartment. The closure panel is maintained below a vehicle down vision line in the open position. The closure panel may be raised from the closed position to a position above the storage compartment and then may be automatically slid rearward to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: David Brian GLICKMAN, Michael WILLIAMS, Colin Christopher NITROY, Kosta PAPANIKOLAOU
  • Vehicle compartment systems
    Patent number: 10195999
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment system includes a tub establishing a storage compartment and a closure panel movable between a closed position and an open position for accessing the storage compartment. The closure panel is maintained below a vehicle down vision line in the open position. The closure panel may be raised from the closed position to a position above the storage compartment and then may be automatically slid rearward to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David Brian Glickman, Michael Williams, Colin Christopher Nitroy, Kosta Papanikolaou
  • VEHICLE GRILLE FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190023119
    Abstract: An exemplary flow control assembly includes, among other things, a grille member and a flow control device having a plurality of bowed shutters adjacent the grille member. The bowed shutters are configured to move back and forth between a flow permitting position and a flow restricting position. An exemplary flow control method includes, among other things, moving a plurality of bowed shutters back and forth between a flow permitting position and a flow restricting position. The flow permitting position permitting more flow through apertures in a grille member than the flow restricting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Klop, Colin Christopher Nitroy
  • Vehicle grille flow control assembly and method
    Patent number: 10183573
    Abstract: An exemplary flow control assembly includes, among other things, a grille member and a flow control device having a plurality of bowed shutters adjacent the grille member. The bowed shutters are configured to move back and forth between a flow permitting position and a flow restricting position. An exemplary flow control method includes, among other things, moving a plurality of bowed shutters back and forth between a flow permitting position and a flow restricting position. The flow permitting position permitting more flow through apertures in a grille member than the flow restricting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Klop, Colin Christopher Nitroy