Patents by Inventor Jason Prior

Jason Prior 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).

  • Collision management system for compartment-mounted automotive spare tire
    Patent number: 7731257
    Abstract: A collision management system for an automotive spare tire includes a pneumatic spare tire mounted upon a wheel, and a body structure for axially displacing the spare tire in the direction of a combination tire deflator and wheel retainer which engages the spare tire and pierces it to deflate the spare tire, while subsequently locking upon the wheel rim, so as to assist in retaining the spare tire in a desired location within a storage compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Jonathan Venuto, John Fazio, Kirk Arthurs, Jason Prior
  • Collision Management System for Compartment-Mounted Automotive Spare Tire
    Publication number: 20080073390
    Abstract: A collision management system for an automotive spare tire includes a pneumatic spare tire mounted upon a wheel, and a body structure for axially displacing the spare tire in the direction of a combination tire deflator and wheel retainer which engages the spare tire and pierces it to deflate the spare tire, while subsequently locking upon the wheel rim, so as to assist in retaining the spare tire in a desired location within a storage compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Venuto, John Fazio, Kirk Arthurs, Jason Prior