Patents by Inventor Jodi Ann McGrew

Jodi Ann McGrew 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).

  • Body-on-frame bumper step pad with seal between bumper beam and radiator grill
    Patent number: 9969342
    Abstract: A front bumper step for a vehicle includes a step portion and a gap seal configured to prevent a flow of air through a gap defined between a front bumper fascia of the vehicle and a front grille assembly of the vehicle. The gap seal may be provided as an integral unit with a step pad portion of the front bumper step portion. The vehicle may include an active grille shutter system, and the front grille assembly may be an upper grille assembly. The gap seal may be fabricated of a flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Klop, Joseph Andrew Hickey, Jodi Ann McGrew, David Brian Glickman
  • BODY-ON-FRAME BUMPER STEP PAD WITH SEAL BETWEEN BUMPER BEAM AND RADIATOR GRILL
    Publication number: 20160280168
    Abstract: A front bumper step for a vehicle includes a step portion and a gap seal configured to prevent a flow of air through a gap defined between a front bumper fascia of the vehicle and a front grille assembly of the vehicle. The gap seal may be provided as an integral unit with a step pad portion of the front bumper step portion. The vehicle may include an active grille shutter system, and the front grille assembly may be an upper grille assembly. The gap seal may be fabricated of a flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron Peter Klop, Joseph Andrew Hickey, Jodi Ann McGrew, David Brian Glickman