Patents by Inventor Jacob C. Grimaldo

Jacob C. Grimaldo 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).

  • Publication number: 20250083504
    Abstract: A sunroof assembly includes a bracket removably attached to a sunroof panel and defining a cavity. The sunroof assembly also includes an endcap removably attached to the bracket that closes the cavity and maintains clearance between the sunroof panel and a deflector of the sunroof assembly by contacting the deflector as the sunroof panel moves between an open position, in which the deflector is in a raised position, and a closed position, in which the deflector is in a stowed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Micah S. Wedekind, Michael A. Mixon, Glover A. Kosch, Jacob C. Grimaldo
  • Publication number: 20250074167
    Abstract: A sunroof assembly includes a bracket configured for attachment to a sunroof panel. The sunroof assembly also includes a guiderail supporting movement of the bracket, whereby movement of the bracket causes movement of the sunroof panel. The sunroof assembly further includes a housing defining a housing wall, wherein the housing wall and the guiderail form a boundary wall separating a wet area of the sunroof assembly from a dry area of the sunroof assembly, and wherein the bracket straddles the boundary wall such that a first side of the bracket is located in the wet area and a second side of the bracket is located in the dry area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander Wells, Glover A. Kosch, Michael A. Mixon, Jacob C. Grimaldo