Patents by Inventor Donald Kreda

Donald Kreda 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).

  • Support tube for a tailgate assembly having a door subassembly
    Patent number: 11618509
    Abstract: A tailgate assembly includes a frame subassembly having a cargo bed access opening disposed between a driver side section and a passenger side section, and a door subassembly that is pivotably coupled to the frame subassembly and is pivotable relative to the frame subassembly back-and-forth between a door open position and a door closed position. The door subassembly closes the cargo bed access opening when the door subassembly is in the door closed position. The assembly further includes a tube of the frame subassembly. The tube extends along an inboard side of the driver side section, along an inboard side of the passenger side section, and along a bottom of the cargo bed access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Robert Hemphill, Michael Shawn Watterworth, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Colleen Marie Hoffman, John Comiez, Donald Kreda
  • SUPPORT TUBE FOR A TAILGATE ASSEMBLY HAVING A DOOR SUBASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220371667
    Abstract: A tailgate assembly includes a frame subassembly having a cargo bed access opening disposed between a driver side section and a passenger side section, and a door subassembly that is pivotably coupled to the frame subassembly and is pivotable relative to the frame subassembly back-and-forth between a door open position and a door closed position. The door subassembly closes the cargo bed access opening when the door subassembly is in the door closed position. The assembly further includes a tube of the frame subassembly. The tube extends along an inboard side of the driver side section, along an inboard side of the passenger side section, and along a bottom of the cargo bed access opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Robert Hemphill, Michael Shawn Watterworth, Dragan B. Stojkovic, Colleen Marie Hoffman, John Comiez, Donald Kreda