Patents by Inventor Joaquin Nicolas Domingo

Joaquin Nicolas Domingo 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: 8424159
    Abstract: A door retaining device having a housing and a retaining rod which traverses it, the device including a brake housed in the housing having a brake body stressed by a corresponding compression spring towards the retaining rod. The housing is formed by several parts assembled to one another, including a guide body molded in plastic for guiding the rod, provided with a through hole which is traversed by the rod and with at least one side hole in communication with the through hole; and a receptacle, detachably plugged to the side hole of the guide body, which houses and guides the movement of the brake body towards the retaining rod through the side hole, and in which the compression spring is supported to exert its thrusting action on the brake body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Flexngate Automotive Iberica, S.A.
    Inventors: Joaquin Nicolas Domingo, Aitor Agell Merino
  • Publication number: 20110179599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a door retaining device comprising a housing and a retaining rod which traverses it, the device furthermore comprising brake means housed in the housing which comprise at least one brake body stressed by a corresponding compression spring towards the retaining rod, the housing being formed by several parts assembled to one another, including a guide body molded in plastic for guiding the rod, provided with a through hole which is traversed by said rod and with at least one side hole in communication with the through hole; and a receptacle, detachably plugged to the side hole of the guide body, which houses and guides the movement of the brake body towards the retaining rod through the mentioned side hole, and in which the compression spring is supported to exert its thrusting action on the brake body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: FLEXNGATE AUTOMOTIVE IBERICA, S.A.
    Inventors: Joaquin NICOLAS DOMINGO, Aitor AGELL MERINO
  • Patent number: 7891054
    Abstract: A hinge for vehicle doors includes: a first part fixable to a vehicle door and including an essentially vertical pin; a second part fixable to a frame of the vehicle and including an essentially cylindrical and vertical first cavity that houses the vertical pin; and a retaining device that retains infinite angular positions between the first and second parts. The retaining device includes: a sleeve surrounding the pin in the first cavity and an engagement member arranged between the pin and the sleeve. The engagement member couples the sleeve to the pin in any angular rest position of the hinge and automatically decouples the sleeve from the pin during relative rotation between the first and second parts. An interruption of the relative rotation between the first and second parts causes the engagement member to automatically couple the sleeve to the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Flexngate Automotive Iberica, S.A.
    Inventor: Joaquin Nicolas Domingo
  • Patent number: 7730989
    Abstract: System to disconnect a device control pedal (1) from the device to which it is connected, said pedal (1) being connected to the device by a rod (2) whose end (3) is attached to a first spinning body (4) coupled to the pedal (1) and rotatable around an axis (5), the system comprising a second spinning body (6) provided with a pusher element (7), so that when the second spinning body (6) rotates due to a head-on collision of the vehicle, the rod (2) is displaced due to the action of the pusher element (7) so that it is separated from the first spinning body (4) coupled to the pedal (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Flexngate Automotive Iberica, S.A.
    Inventors: Antoni Canals Riba, Marçal Boquet Carretero, Joaquin Nicolas Domingo
  • Publication number: 20100064479
    Abstract: A hinge for vehicle doors includes: a first part fixable to a vehicle door and including an essentially vertical pin; a second part fixable to a frame of the vehicle and including an essentially cylindrical and vertical first cavity that houses the vertical pin; and a retaining device that retains infinite angular positions between the first and second parts. The retaining device includes: a sleeve surrounding the pin in the first cavity and an engagement member arranged between the pin and the sleeve. The engagement member couples the sleeve to the pin in any angular rest position of the hinge and automatically decouples the sleeve from the pin during relative rotation between the first and second parts. An interruption of the relative rotation between the first and second parts causes the engagement member to automatically couple the sleeve to the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: FLEXNGATE AUTOMOTIVE IBERICA, S.A.
    Inventor: Joaquin Nicolas Domingo
  • Publication number: 20070235997
    Abstract: System to disconnect a device control pedal (1) from the device to which it is connected, said pedal (1) being connected to the device by a rod (2) whose end (3) is attached to a first spinning body (4) coupled to the pedal (1) and rotatable around an axis (5), the system comprising a second spinning body (6) provided with a pusher element (7), so that when the second spinning body (6) rotates due to a head-on collision of the vehicle, the rod (2) is displaced due to the action of the pusher element (7) so that it is separated from the first spinning body (4) coupled to the pedal (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Antoni Canals Riba, Marcal Boquet Carretero, Joaquin Nicolas Domingo