Patents by Inventor Dongpeng Kou

Dongpeng Kou 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).

  • Spare wheel catcher in a vehicle
    Patent number: 11052955
    Abstract: A spare wheel catcher in a vehicle comprises a base adapted to be connected on a rear differential and a catcher plate. The base includes a support extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at an assembled position and a connection member; and the catcher plate is connected with a first end of the support and forms an obtuse angle with a forward moving direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gui Hua Tai, Filippo Wang, Dongpeng Kou, David Attard
  • SPARE WHEEL CATCHER IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200290689
    Abstract: A spare wheel catcher in a vehicle comprises a base adapted to be connected on a rear differential and a catcher plate. The base includes a support extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle at an assembled position and a connection member; and the catcher plate is connected with a first end of the support and forms an obtuse angle with a forward moving direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Gui Hua Tai, Filippo Wang, Dongpeng Kou, David Attard
  • Transmission roll initiator
    Patent number: 10596893
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission apparatus, for an automotive vehicle that has a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, is contained within an engine compartment of the vehicle and includes a vehicle transmission and a roll initiator operable to rotate the vehicle transmission about the lateral axis of the vehicle. The roll initiator is attached to vehicle transmission and has a projecting portion that is arranged to engage with a structure within the engine compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Spurling, Daniel Meckenstock, Marius Sawatzki, Simon Jesse, Herbert Gonska, Dongpeng Kou, Wayne Vinh Lam
  • TRANSMISSION ROLL INITIATOR
    Publication number: 20190210444
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a vehicle transmission apparatus for an automotive vehicle having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis. The apparatus is contained within an engine compartment of the vehicle, and includes a vehicle transmission and a roll initiator operable to rotate the vehicle transmission about the lateral axis of the vehicle. The roll initiator is attached to vehicle transmission and has a projecting portion that is arranged to engage with a structure within the engine compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Spurling, Daniel Meckenstock, Marius Sawatzki, Simon Jesse, Herbert Gonska, Dongpeng Kou, Wayne Vinh Lam