Patents by Inventor Joel Lopez Berthier

Joel Lopez Berthier 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).

  • Motor vehicle component displacement limiting system and method
    Patent number: 11079042
    Abstract: An ancillary system for a motor vehicle is provided. The system comprises a housing; a duct for carrying a fluid to or from the housing, wherein the duct comprises a duct portion and a connector portion connecting the duct to the housing, wherein the duct portion is spaced apart from the housing in a first direction; and a spacer, the spacer being coupled to one of the duct and the housing and arranged between the duct and the housing to reduce a dimension of a gap between the duct and the housing in the first direction, and thereby reduce a displacement of the duct in the first direction during a collision. A motor vehicle assembly comprising the air ancillary system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew David George Shynn, Joel Lopez Berthier
  • MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT DISPLACEMENT LIMITING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200072387
    Abstract: An ancillary system for a motor vehicle is provided. The system comprises a housing; a duct for carrying a fluid to or from the housing, wherein the duct comprises a duct portion and a connector portion connecting the duct to the housing, wherein the duct portion is spaced apart from the housing in a first direction; and a spacer, the spacer being coupled to one of the duct and the housing and arranged between the duct and the housing to reduce a dimension of a gap between the duct and the housing in the first direction, and thereby reduce a displacement of the duct in the first direction during a collision. A motor vehicle assembly comprising the air ancillary system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew David George Shynn, Joel Lopez Berthier