Patents by Inventor Gustavo Esquivel Garcia

Gustavo Esquivel Garcia 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).

  • Manual force reduction device
    Patent number: 8602388
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manual force reduction device for reducing a force required to initiate movement of a load by a separate mechanism. The device can have an energy storage mechanism that has a compressed position and a released position, and the energy storage mechanism can be operable to store a predetermined amount of energy when it is in the compressed position. A latch can be included and be used to hold the energy storage mechanism in the compressed position. At a desired time, a latch release can release the energy storage mechanism from the compressed position such that the predetermined amount of energy is released and transferred to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Gustavo Esquivel Garcia
  • Manual Force Reduction Device
    Publication number: 20110101288
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a manual force reduction device for reducing a force required to initiate movement of a load by a separate mechanism. The device can have an energy storage mechanism that has a compressed position and a released position, and the energy storage mechanism can be operable to store a predetermined amount of energy when it is in the compressed position. A latch can be included and be used to hold the energy storage mechanism in the compressed position. At a desired time, a latch release can release the energy storage mechanism from the compressed position such that the predetermined amount of energy is released and transferred to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Gustavo Esquivel Garcia