Patents by Inventor John Paul Modzel

John Paul Modzel 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: 12313196
    Abstract: A clamp for a pipe including a first leg and a second leg. The first leg has an arcuate shape and includes a first proximal end, a first distal end spaced apart from the first proximal end along an axial direction of the central axis, and at least one groove formed in a first surface of the first leg between the first proximal end and the first distal end. The second leg has an arcuate shape and includes a second proximal end proximate the first proximal end of the first leg and a second distal end proximate the first distal end of the first leg. The second distal end is spaced apart from the second proximal end along the axial direction of the central axis. A portion of the second leg is disposed within the groove of the first leg to interlock the first and second legs to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: John Paul Modzel
  • Publication number: 20250100402
    Abstract: A charging port assembly may include a charging port configured to couple to a plug to charge the electrified vehicle. A charging port assembly may include a first flap moveable between a closed position and at least one open position by movement about an axis adjacent a top of the charging port. A charging port assembly may include a second flap moveable between a closed position and at least one open position by movement about the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Michael Kevin Martin, Katherine Rouen, John Paul Modzel, Justin Poiner, Dawn Piechocki
  • Publication number: 20250087940
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle, that receives an electrical plug having a male terminal or a female terminal, includes the other of the male terminal or female terminal and a latch that, responsive to movement of the electrical plug toward the electrical receptacle resulting in movement of the male terminal into the female terminal, rides along serrations of the serrated insert such that the latch and one of the serrations cooperate to resist disengagement of the electrical plug from the electrical receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Richard Moore, Scott Robert Lirette, David Lloyd Nutt, Joel Allen Pittenger, John Paul Modzel
  • Publication number: 20240290535
    Abstract: A coil assembly includes a mounting structure and a coil member. The mounting structure includes at least one surface and at least one locking member disposed on the at least one surface. The coil member is wound around a central axis of the mounting structure and secured to the at least one surface of the mounting structure by the at least one locking member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John Paul Modzel, Shay Fox, Franco Leonardi, Angela Skupski, Ralph Conrad