Patents by Inventor Janice Lisa Tardiff
Janice Lisa Tardiff 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).
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Patent number: 11827063Abstract: A wheel assembly for a non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel including an inboard side, an outboard side, and an outer surface, the outer surface including at least one taper extending from the inboard side to the outboard side, and a locking ring configured to abut against at least one of the inboard side and the outboard side of the wheel and to secure the non-pneumatic tire to the wheel.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Adam Wirth, David Scott Rohweder, Robert Henry Camilleri, Ryan Buttimer
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Patent number: 11806959Abstract: A molding tool for forming a non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion cavity, a tread ring portion cavity, and a plurality of spoke cavities extending between the wheel portion cavity and the tread ring portion cavity. At least a subset spoke cavities within the plurality of spoke cavities include at least one of a non-uniform thickness, a non-uniform width, and a non-uniform surface. Also, the molding tool can include a conformal thermal control channel, e.g., a conformal cooling channel and/or a conformal heating channel, proximate to at least one mold cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Janice Lisa Tardiff, Adam Wirth, Wesley Grant Morris, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez
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Patent number: 11718126Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion, a tread ring portion, a plurality of flexible spokes extending between and attached to the wheel portion and the tread ring portion, and plurality of bump stops positioned between the wheel portion and the tread ring portion. The bumps stops are configured to limit deformation and/or compressive strain of the plurality of flexible spokes. The plurality of bump stops includes a plurality of tower bump stops, a plurality of triangular-shaped bump stops, and/or a plurality of roof-top shaped bump stops.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Janice Lisa Tardiff, Adam Wirth, Wesley Grant Morris, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez
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Publication number: 20230150310Abstract: A wheel assembly for a non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel including an inboard side, an outboard side, and an outer surface, the outer surface including at least one taper extending from the inboard side to the outboard side, and a locking ring configured to abut against at least one of the inboard side and the outboard side of the wheel and to secure the non-pneumatic tire to the wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Adam Wirth, David Scott Rohweder, Robert Henry Camilleri, Ryan Buttimer
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Publication number: 20230153988Abstract: A method including generating a plurality of synthetic images of a material, where each synthetic image from among the plurality of synthetic images is associated with a feasibility value greater than a threshold synthetic feasibility value. The method includes determining, for each synthetic image from among the plurality of synthetic images, one or more material properties of the material and one or more process parameters of the material based on the synthetic image and generating a plurality of data points and a pareto surface based on the one or more material properties and the one or more process parameters. The method includes selecting a target data point based on the plurality of data points and a distance between a set of data points from among the plurality of data points and the pareto surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Alemayehu Admasu, Devesh Upadhyay, Patrick James Blanchard, Janice Lisa Tardiff
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Patent number: 11577550Abstract: A tire and wheel assembly includes a non-pneumatic tire and a wheel. The non-pneumatic tire has a tread, a plurality of spokes, and an inner liner with a first side, a second side, and at least one taper extending between the first side and the second side. The wheel has an inboard side, an outboard side, and an outer surface with at least one complementary taper extending between the inboard side and the outboard side such that the non-pneumatic tire is serviceably mounted on the wheel. A locking ring can be included and the locking ring can be configured to abut against the inboard side or the outboard side of the wheel. Also, a wheel flange extending inwardly from the inner liner can be included and the wheel flange is configured to abut against the outboard side or the inboard side of the wheel.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Adam Wirth, David Scott Rohweder, Robert Henry Camilleri, Ryan Buttimer
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Publication number: 20220389200Abstract: A rubber composition includes a rubber matrix and carbon fibers dispersed within the rubber matrix. The carbon fibers define a plurality of pores distributed throughout the carbon fibers and a surface chemistry including doped nitrogen and doped oxygen. The rubber composition also may include a plurality of additives selected from a crosslinking agent, at least one activator, and at least one accelerator, among others.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Wenqi Zhao, Guoliang Liu
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Patent number: 11292375Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a headrest bun having an interior portion. A support armature includes a portion thereof disposed within the interior portion of the headrest bun. A support member includes a lattice matrix comprised of a plurality of interconnected links. The support member is supported within the interior portion of the headrest bun by the support armature. A receptacle is operably coupled to the lattice matrix of the support member within the interior portion of the headrest bun and includes an interior cavity. A weighted insert is removeably received within the interior cavity of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Sangram Tamhankar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, John Edward Huber, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Patrick Maloney, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Alex Perkins
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Publication number: 20200391552Abstract: A tire and wheel assembly includes a non-pneumatic tire and a wheel. The non-pneumatic tire has a tread, a plurality of spokes, and an inner liner with a first side, a second side, and at least one taper extending between the first side and the second side. The wheel has an inboard side, an outboard side, and an outer surface with at least one complimentary taper extending between the inboard side and the outboard side such that the non-pneumatic tire is serviceably mounted on the wheel. A locking ring can be included and the locking ring can be configured to abut against the inboard side or the outboard side of the wheel. Also, a wheel flange extending inwardly from the inner liner can be included and the wheel flange is configured to abut against the outboard side or the inboard side of the wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Adam Wirth, David Scott Rohweder, Robert Henry Camilleri, Ryan Buttimer
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Publication number: 20200324573Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion, a tread ring portion, a plurality of flexible spokes extending between and attached to the wheel portion and the tread ring portion, and plurality of bump stops positioned between the wheel portion and the tread ring portion. The bumps stops are configured to limit deformation and/or compressive strain of the plurality of flexible spokes. The plurality of bump stops includes a plurality of tower bump stops, a plurality of triangular-shaped bump stops, and/or a plurality of roof-top shaped bump stops.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Janice Lisa Tardiff, Adam Wirth, Wesley Grant Morris, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez
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Publication number: 20200324571Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel hub portion, a tread ring portion, and a plurality of flexible spokes extending between and coupled to the wheel hub portion and the tread ring portion. A hollow core is positioned between adjacent flexible spokes or formed within each flexible spoke. The plurality of flexible spokes are configured to cyclically move between a narrow position to a wide position when the non-pneumatic tire is attached to a vehicle and is rolling on a road surface such that the plurality of flexible spokes act as a bellows that pumps air from one side of the non-pneumatic tire to another side of the non-pneumatic tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Janice Lisa Tardiff, Adam Wirth, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Wesley Grant Morris, Matthew Aaron Knych
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Publication number: 20200324497Abstract: A molding tool for forming a non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion cavity, a tread ring portion cavity, and a plurality of spoke cavities extending between the wheel portion cavity and the tread ring portion cavity. At least a subset spoke cavities within the plurality of spoke cavities include at least one of a non-uniform thickness, a non-uniform width, and a non-uniform surface. Also, the molding tool can include a conformal thermal control channel, e.g., a conformal cooling channel and/or a conformal heating channel, proximate to at least one mold cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Janice Lisa Tardiff, Adam Wirth, Wesley Grant Morris, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez
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Publication number: 20200308375Abstract: A rubber composite comprises at least one of a natural and a synthetic rubber polymer and a plasticizer comprising a liquid natural rubber. The liquid natural rubber may be liquid guayule natural rubber. The rubber composite is substantially free of petroleum crude oil. Also provided are methods of making a rubber composite material including liquefying at least one of a guayule solid natural rubber and a guayule latex to form a liquid guayule natural rubber, mixing the liquid guayule natural rubber with at least one of a natural and a synthetic rubber polymer to form a rubber mixture, and vulcanizing the rubber mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Janice Lisa Tardiff, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Katrina Cornish, Xianjie Ren
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Publication number: 20160319417Abstract: Methods of applying a corrosion protection layer and components protected thereby are disclosed. In one embodiment, a corrosion-resistant assembly is provided including a first metal component joined to a second metal component, a joint interface between the first and second components, and a corrosion protection layer covering at least a portion of the joint interface, the corrosion protection layer including aluminum or zinc. The corrosion protection layer (CPL) may be applied by a spraying process, such as thermal spraying. The CPL may be a non-structural coating and may be formed of commercially pure aluminum (e.g., at least 99 wt. %). The CPL may form a seal between two components at the joint interface, for example, when components are joined using a hem-lock. The CPL may also be applied to newly machined surfaces, such as cut surfaces and punch surfaces to prevent or reduce corrosion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: James Maurice BOILEAU, Janice Lisa TARDIFF, Matthew John ZALUZEC
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Patent number: 9344011Abstract: A system for generating power for an electric sub-assembly of a motor vehicle may include at least one reverse electrowetting energy harvesting element coupled to a tire of the motor vehicle. The system may further include at least one controller configured to accumulate electric energy generated by the at least one reverse electrowetting energy harvesting element and supply the accumulated electric energy to at least one sub-assembly mounted on the tire.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mahmoud A. Abou-Nasr, Dimitar Petrov Filev, Cynthia Mowery Flanigan, David Scott Rohweder, Janice Lisa Tardiff
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Patent number: 9308545Abstract: A system and a method for pretreating an aluminum assembly includes selecting a blank having a thin film pretreatment layer and a lubricant coating applied to a surface. The blank is formed to a desired shape and an adhesive is applied to a selected portion of the surface. A cleaner is applied to the assembly to remove the thin film pretreatment layer and the lubricant coating from the surface except at the selected portion and a zirconium oxide conversion coating is applied to the assembly before painting.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Edward Nichols, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Brian Schneider, Steven J. Simko
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Publication number: 20150222204Abstract: A system for generating power for an electric sub-assembly of a motor vehicle may include at least one reverse electrowetting energy harvesting element coupled to a tire of the motor vehicle. The system may further include at least one controller configured to accumulate electric energy generated by the at least one reverse electrowetting energy harvesting element and supply the accumulated electric energy to at least one sub-assembly mounted on the tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mahmoud A. ABOU-NASR, Dimitar Petrov FILEV, Cynthia Mowery FLANIGAN, David Scott ROHWEDER, Janice Lisa TARDIFF
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Publication number: 20140305371Abstract: A system and a method for pretreating an aluminum assembly includes selecting a blank having a thin film pretreatment layer and a lubricant coating applied to a surface. The blank is formed to a desired shape and an adhesive is applied to a selected portion of the surface. A cleaner is applied to the assembly to remove the thin film pretreatment layer and the lubricant coating from the surface except at the selected portion and a zirconium oxide conversion coating is applied to the assembly before painting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Mark Edward Nichols, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Brian Schneider, Steven J. Simko
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Patent number: 8808796Abstract: A system and a method for pretreating an aluminum assembly includes selecting a blank having a thin film pretreatment layer and a lubricant coating applied to a surface. The blank is formed to a desired shape and an adhesive is applied to a selected portion of the surface. A cleaner is applied to the assembly to remove the thin film pretreatment layer and the lubricant coating from the surface except at the selected portion and a zirconium oxide conversion coating is applied to the assembly before painting.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Edward Nichols, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Brian Schneider, Steven J. Simko
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Publication number: 20140212581Abstract: A system and a method for pretreating an aluminum assembly includes selecting a blank having a thin film pretreatment layer and a lubricant coating applied to a surface. The blank is formed to a desired shape and an adhesive is applied to a selected portion of the surface. A cleaner is applied to the assembly to remove the thin film pretreatment layer and the lubricant coating from the surface except at the selected portion and a zirconium oxide conversion coating is applied to the assembly before painting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mark Edward Nichols, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Brian Schneider, Steven J. Simko