Patents by Inventor Corey J. Downing

Corey J. Downing 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).

  • Coupling assemblies having frangible portions
    Patent number: 12092138
    Abstract: A coupling assembly for coupling a first component to a second component, the coupling assembly includes a pin and a housing. The pin includes a shaft and a pin frangible portion formed in the shaft. The housing includes a hollow body and a housing frangible portion formed in the hollow body. The housing is configured to receive the pin such that the shaft of the pin is received within the hollow body. When the pin is received in the hollow body the pin frangible portion aligns with the housing frangible portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua S. Lynch, Corey J. Downing
  • Coupling Assemblies Having Frangible Portions
    Publication number: 20230323908
    Abstract: A coupling assembly for coupling a first component to a second component, the coupling assembly includes a pin and a housing. The pin includes a shaft and a pin frangible portion formed in the shaft. The housing includes a hollow body and a housing frangible portion formed in the hollow body. The housing is configured to receive the pin such that the shaft of the pin is received within the hollow body. When the pin is received in the hollow body the pin frangible portion aligns with the housing frangible portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua S. Lynch, Corey J. Downing