Patents by Inventor Huanan Tong

Huanan Tong 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).

  • Closure system that resists separation when laterally loaded
    Patent number: 11199030
    Abstract: An exemplary closure system includes, among other things, a striker assembly, a latch assembly, and a hooked structure. In response to the striker assembly and the latch assembly being laterally displaced from each other, the hooked structure engages one of the striker assembly or the latch assembly to block separation of the striker assembly from the latch assembly. An exemplary latching method includes, among other things, engaging a hooked structure in response to a striker assembly being laterally displaced relative to a latch assembly. The engaging blocks the striker assembly from separating relative to the latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Bejune, Barton Heldke, Huanan Tong, Jason Sobick
  • CLOSURE SYSTEM THAT RESISTS SEPARATION WHEN LATERALLY LOADED
    Publication number: 20190264472
    Abstract: An exemplary closure system includes, among other things, a striker assembly, a latch assembly, and a hooked structure. In response to the striker assembly and the latch assembly being laterally displaced from each other, the hooked structure engages one of the striker assembly or the latch assembly to block separation of the striker assembly from the latch assembly. An exemplary latching method includes, among other things, engaging a hooked structure in response to a striker assembly being laterally displaced relative to a latch assembly. The engaging blocks the striker assembly from separating relative to the latch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Bejune, Barton Heldke, Huanan Tong, Jason Sobick