Patents by Inventor Fernando Cesar Salinas

Fernando Cesar Salinas 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).

  • Adjustable cup holder base height
    Patent number: 10099594
    Abstract: A vehicle cup holder assembly having a cup holder defining an interior volume and a cup holder base having a depth relative to a top surface of the cup holder. A spring may be positioned between a bottom edge of the cup holder base and a console bottom surface. The cup holder assembly may have a user interface. The cup holder assembly may also have a side member of the cup holder base positioned in a side space. The depth of the cup holder base may be adjusted by a mechanism controlled by the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Cesar Salinas, Robert G. Newton
  • FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180175469
    Abstract: An exemplary fastening assembly includes a washer having a washer bore to receive a shank of a fastener, and a gasket secured about a radially outer perimeter of the washer. The gasket has an opening that is larger than a head of the fastener such that the gasket is radially spaced from the fastener when the shank is received within the washer bore. An exemplary fastening method includes pulling a gasket of a fastening device against a first component when securing the first component to a second component without clamping the gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Fernando Cesar Salinas
  • Fastening assembly and method
    Patent number: 10003113
    Abstract: An exemplary fastening assembly includes a washer having a washer bore to receive a shank of a fastener, and a gasket secured about a radially outer perimeter of the washer. The gasket has an opening that is larger than a head of the fastener such that the gasket is radially spaced from the fastener when the shank is received within the washer bore. An exemplary fastening method includes pulling a gasket of a fastening device against a first component when securing the first component to a second component without clamping the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Fernando Cesar Salinas
  • ADJUSTABLE CUP HOLDER BASE HEIGHT
    Publication number: 20180029514
    Abstract: A vehicle cup holder assembly having a cup holder defining an interior volume and a cup holder base having a depth relative to a top surface of the cup holder. A spring may be positioned between a bottom edge of the cup holder base and a console bottom surface. The cup holder assembly may have a user interface. The cup holder assembly may also have a side member of the cup holder base positioned in a side space. The depth of the cup holder base may be adjusted by a mechanism controlled by the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Cesar Salinas, Robert G. Newton
  • DEFROSTER NOZZLE WITH NET OVER OUTLET
    Publication number: 20150353052
    Abstract: A defroster nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body defining a conduit and an outlet in communication with the conduit and having a length and a width. A net of a polymeric material extends over the length and width of the outlet and is bonded directly to a portion of the nozzle body adjacent the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Cesar Salinas, Robert Steven Sawyer