Patents by Inventor Frank Rene Petetin

Frank Rene Petetin 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).

  • Connecting assembly, method for manufacturing a connecting assembly, vehicle body structure, and method for assembling a vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 11673614
    Abstract: A connecting assembly for releasably connecting first and second parts includes a first connector including a frame part that has a receiving opening, at least one first snap fit structure integrally formed with the frame part and extending in the receiving opening, and a first coupling interface for coupling the first connector to the first part, and a second connector including a plug-in part that has an outer shape corresponding to the receiving opening of the frame part so that the plug-in part can be introduced into the receiving opening, at least one second snap fit structure integrally formed with the plug-in part on an inner surface of the plug-in part, the second snap fit structure being configured to releasably engage with the first snap fit structure, and a second coupling interface for coupling the second connector to the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Bahman Moarefi, Do Hoi Kim, Frank Rene Petetin
  • CONNECTING ASSEMBLY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONNECTING ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220332375
    Abstract: A connecting assembly for releasably connecting first and second parts includes a first connector including a frame part that has a receiving opening, at least one first snap fit structure integrally formed with the frame part and extending in the receiving opening, and a first coupling interface for coupling the first connector to the first part, and a second connector including a plug-in part that has an outer shape corresponding to the receiving opening of the frame part so that the plug-in part can be introduced into the receiving opening, at least one second snap fit structure integrally formed with the plug-in part on an inner surface of the plug-in part, the second snap fit structure being configured to releasably engage with the first snap fit structure, and a second coupling interface for coupling the second connector to the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Bahman Moarefi, Do Hoi Kim, Frank Rene Petetin