Patents by Inventor David T. Patrick

David T. Patrick 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).

  • Scuff plate for cargo retention
    Patent number: 10065579
    Abstract: A scuff plate for a vehicle includes a sloped front side in physical contact with a cargo-area floor panel. The cargo-area floor panel can have a slope angle greater than zero in a downward direction and the sloped front side can have a ramp angle at least equal to the slope angle in an upward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David T. Patrick, Steve Mayes, Mark McCarthy, Philip D. LaPenna, Logan Kluge, Paul Alan Hellebuyck, Thomas Matthew Lewis, Alfred Jacob Glauser
  • SCUFF PLATE FOR CARGO RETENTION
    Publication number: 20180215327
    Abstract: A scuff plate for a vehicle includes a sloped front side in physical contact with a cargo-area floor panel. The cargo-area floor panel can have a slope angle greater than zero in a downward direction and the sloped front side can have a ramp angle at least equal to the slope angle in an upward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: David T. Patrick, Steve Mayes, Mark McCarthy, Philip D. LaPenna, Logan Kluge, Paul Alan Hellebuyck, Thomas Mathew Lewis, Alfred Jacob Glauser
  • Cooling system for automotive engine
    Patent number: 5410992
    Abstract: A variable geometry fan duct for an automotive engine cooling system having a fan-cooled, liquid-to-air radiator includes a support structure for securing the fan duct to the radiator and fixed and movable barrel segments which are arranged such that the movable barrel segment may be moved from a first position in which the movable segment is nested with the fixed segment to a second position in which the segments completely encircle and shroud the fan blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Charles S. Hunt, Robert W. Kay, David T. Patrick, Robert L. Schmidt, Ajit R. Shembekar