Patents by Inventor Fernando Ovando

Fernando Ovando 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).

  • Vehicle register assembly
    Patent number: 11660937
    Abstract: A vehicle register assembly includes a register duct that has an end opening and the register duct directs air. A housing is coupled to the register duct proximate the end opening. A barrel is disposed within the housing and defines an upstream aperture and a downstream aperture. A plurality of vanes includes individual vanes and the individual vanes extend in a first direction between first opposing sides of the barrel. A linking vane is coupled to each of the individual vanes and extends between second opposing sides of the barrel. The linking vane includes a guide body that extends upstream from the plurality of vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: José Fernando Ovando Sánchez, Jason William Nisbett, Michael Murphy McElroy, Zachary Orion Baker
  • Airbag with integrated air duct
    Patent number: 11535188
    Abstract: An airbag assembly for a vehicle is provided that includes a housing coupled to the support structure of a vehicle. An airbag module is coupled to and supported by the housing. The airbag module includes an airbag deployable from an undeployed condition to a deployed condition, and an inflator configured to inflate the airbag from the undeployed condition to the deployed condition. An air duct that is configured to transmit an airflow is at least partially integrally coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stacey H. Raines, Russell Joseph Mihm, Fernando Ovando, Alan Perelli
  • VEHICLE REGISTER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210101452
    Abstract: A vehicle register assembly includes a register duct that has an end opening and the register duct directs air. A housing is coupled to the register duct proximate the end opening. A barrel is disposed within the housing and defines an upstream aperture and a downstream aperture. A plurality of vanes includes individual vanes and the individual vanes extend in a first direction between first opposing sides of the barrel. A linking vane is coupled to each of the individual vanes and extends between second opposing sides of the barrel. The linking vane includes a guide body that extends upstream from the plurality of vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: José Fernando Ovando Sánchez, Jason William Nisbett, Michael Murphy McElroy, Zachary Orion Baker
  • Folding vane and air register incorporating a folding vane
    Patent number: 10500927
    Abstract: A folding vane for an air register includes a vane body having a first section, a second section and a hinge joint connecting the first section and the second section. An air register includes a support and at least one folding vane. A method of distributing air from an air register is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Araujo Nieto, Alfredo Pérez Montiel, Fernando Ovando
  • FOLDING VANE AND AIR REGISTER INCORPORATING A FOLDING VANE
    Publication number: 20180304725
    Abstract: A folding vane for an air register includes a vane body having a first section, a second section and a hinge joint connecting the first section and the second section. An air register includes a support and at least one folding vane. A method of distributing air from an air register is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jorge Araujo Nieto, Alfredo Pérez Montiel, Fernando Ovando