Patents by Inventor Ivan Mark Rogers

Ivan Mark Rogers 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: 10625764
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering wheel assembly may include a ring-shaped member comprising a slot and an internal recess, wherein the slot and internal recess extend circumferentially about the ring-shaped member, the slot being provided in a surface of the ring-shaped member and forming an aperture into the internal recess; a support portion configured to be coupled to a vehicle support structure, the support portion extending through the slot; and a guide portion coupled to the support portion, the guide portion being slidably disposed in the internal recess such that the ring-shaped member is rotatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marcus Hoggarth, Jasper Dekker, Ivan Mark Rogers, Edward Rose
  • Publication number: 20190084609
    Abstract: A steering assembly for a vehicle is provided. The steering assembly comprises a steering wheel and a steering wheel support, the steering wheel being movable relative to the steering wheel support from a driving orientation, in which orientation the vehicle is intended to be driven, and a work surface orientation in which the plane of a front surface of the steering wheel is more closely aligned with a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Ivan Mark Rogers
  • Patent number: 10100900
    Abstract: A balance assembly for an engine is provided. The balance assembly includes a first electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a first eccentric mass relative to the engine, the first eccentric mass being coupled to a first shaft of the first electric motor, and a second electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a second eccentric mass relative to the engine, the second eccentric mass being coupled to a second shaft of the second electric motor. The first and second electric motors are configured to rotate the first and second eccentric masses in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Gregory, Neill Scoging, Jon Edward Caine, Viktor Haeuser, Ivan Mark Rogers
  • Publication number: 20170313341
    Abstract: A motor vehicle steering wheel assembly may include a ring-shaped member comprising a slot and an internal recess, wherein the slot and internal recess extend circumferentially about the ring-shaped member, the slot being provided in a surface of the ring-shaped member and forming an aperture into the internal recess; a support portion configured to be coupled to a vehicle support structure, the support portion extending through the slot; and a guide portion coupled to the support portion, the guide portion being slidably disposed in the internal recess such that the ring-shaped member is rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Marcus HOGGARTH, Jasper DEKKER, Ivan Mark ROGERS, Edward ROSE
  • Publication number: 20170241510
    Abstract: A balance assembly for an engine is provided. The balance assembly includes a first electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a first eccentric mass relative to the engine, the first eccentric mass being coupled to a first shaft of the first electric motor, and a second electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a second eccentric mass relative to the engine, the second eccentric mass being coupled to a second shaft of the second electric motor. The first and second electric motors are configured to rotate the first and second eccentric masses in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Gregory, Neill Scoging, Jon Edward Caine, Viktor Haeuser, Ivan Mark Rogers