Patents by Inventor Grant Warr

Grant Warr 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).

  • Patent number: 12233681
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension link may include a bushing, a knuckle, a link arm operably coupled to the knuckle via the bushing at a ring formed at one end of the link arm, and a coupling assembly comprising a first bushing ferrule on a first axial end of the bushing and a second bushing ferrule on a second axial end of the bushing. Each of the first and second bushing ferrules may include a serrated face disposed to face away from the bushing, the serrated face comprising serrations for embedding into adjacent components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Jargowsky, Grant Warr
  • Patent number: 12194807
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension link may include a bushing, a knuckle, a link arm operably coupled to the knuckle via the bushing at a ring formed at one end of the link arm, and a coupling assembly disposed between the knuckle and the bushing. The coupling assembly may include a serrated face and a one-way install feature extending out of a plane of the serrated face to permit orientation of the bushing in the ring such that the serrated face is oriented toward the knuckle, and prevent orientation of the serrated face away from the knuckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Grant Warr, Peter Joseph Jargowsky
  • Publication number: 20240351387
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension link may include a bushing, a knuckle, a link arm operably coupled to the knuckle via the bushing at a ring formed at one end of the link arm, and a coupling assembly comprising a first bushing ferrule on a first axial end of the bushing and a second bushing ferrule on a second axial end of the bushing. Each of the first and second bushing ferrules may include a serrated face disposed to face away from the bushing, the serrated face comprising serrations for embedding into adjacent components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Jargowsky, Grant Warr
  • Publication number: 20240351388
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension link may include a bushing, a knuckle, a link arm operably coupled to the knuckle via the bushing at a ring formed at one end of the link arm, and a coupling assembly disposed between the knuckle and the bushing. The coupling assembly may include a serrated face and a one-way install feature extending out of a plane of the serrated face to permit orientation of the bushing in the ring such that the serrated face is oriented toward the knuckle, and prevent orientation of the serrated face away from the knuckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Grant Warr, Peter Joseph Jargowsky
  • Patent number: 11845490
    Abstract: An alignment assembly that includes a body that defines a bolt aperture and at least one pin aperture. A control arm is proximate the body and includes a bushing with a bushing aperture. A bolt extends through the bushing aperture and the bolt aperture. The bolt has a front portion and an end portion opposing the front portion. A flag nut is coupled to the end portion and includes a plate with at least one aperture. At least one pin extends through the at least one pin aperture and the at least one aperture. A position of the pin at least partially determines a position of the control arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Shroyer, Shane Edward Foley, Bojun Song, Geoff Lawrence Gordon, Grant Warr
  • Patent number: 11498629
    Abstract: Barriers for rear frame mounted spare tires are disclosed. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a frame including a cross member, a spare tire, a skid plate, and a barrier extending between the skid plate and the cross member, the barrier abutting the spare tire, the barrier including a first surface having a first curvature, the first curvature concave relative to a rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Leonard Anthony Shaner, Diego Eduardo Mendoza Hernández, Greg Gombert, Marcela Arana, Peter Joseph Jargowsky, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Chih-Yu Lin, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Grant Warr, William L. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20220185396
    Abstract: Barriers for rear frame mounted spare tires are disclosed. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a frame including a cross member, a spare tire, a skid plate, and a barrier extending between the skid plate and the cross member, the barrier abutting the spare tire, the barrier including a first surface having a first curvature, the first curvature concave relative to a rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Leonard Anthony Shaner, Diego Eduardo Mendoza Hernández, Greg Gombert, Marcela Arana, Peter Joseph Jargowsky, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Chih-Yu Lin, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Grant Warr, William L. Duncan