Patents by Inventor David L. Brightwell

David L. Brightwell 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: 20240095672
    Abstract: An analysis of the scans is performed to determine whether the selected item was moved from the back room to the shelf, then returned from the shelf to the back room. The analysis also determines a re-bin time when the selected product was returned to the back room. An adjustment to the PI is blocked when last PI adjustment time is later than the re-bin time. An adjustment to the PI is also blocked when an audit indicator is received at the interface indicating that the retail store is under an audit. An adjusted PI value is determined when the analysis indicates that the selected item was moved from the back room to the shelf, then returned from the shelf, the adjusted PI value being at least one more than the shelf capacity value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Greg A. Bryan, Cristy C. Brooks, David Blair Brightwell, Benjamin D. Enssle, Matthew A. Jones, Jesse L. Eaton
  • Patent number: 5257454
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle includes a frame having a pair of headers and a pair of side supports disposed between the headers at opposite ends thereof. Each of the side supports includes a generally planar base and a pair of flanges extending from the based portion. The side supports include a thermal stress relieving zone defined by an elliptical aperture disposed in the based portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Darryl L. Young, Josef Hirmann, Eugene E. Rhodes, David L. Brightwell
  • Patent number: 5186239
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle is disclosed including a frame having a pair of headers and a pair of side supports disposed between the headers at opposite ends thereof. Each of the side supports includes a generally planar base and a pair of flanges extending from the based portion. The side supports including a thermal stress relieving zone defined by an elliptical aperture disposed in the based portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Darryl L. Young, Josef Hirmann, Eugene E. Rhodes, David L. Brightwell
  • Patent number: 4805479
    Abstract: A snap-on clip for retaining the outer sheath of a Bowden cable includes a first channel-shaped member having resilient limbs and ribs on its inner surface, and a second member in the form of a sleeve, to fit over the outer sheath of the cable and having ribs on its outer surface. The sleeve is retained in said channel by said resilient limbs and by the interlocking engagement of said ribs, which prevent relative axial movement between said sleeve and said channel-shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: David L. Brightwell