Patents by Inventor Jude D'Souza

Jude D'Souza 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).

  • Passenger airbag chute channel with radial rib pattern
    Patent number: 10569734
    Abstract: An airbag assembly is provided to include a chute channel disposed between an instrument panel skin and an airbag module. The chute channel includes a base; and a plurality of radial ribs disposed on a surface of the base, extending from a middle portion to an edge of the base and configured to transfer forces from the airbag deployment towards a tear seam on the instrument panel skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jude D'Souza, Tien Vo, Achuta Annedi
  • PASSENGER AIRBAG CHUTE CHANNEL WITH RADIAL RIB PATTERN
    Publication number: 20180304846
    Abstract: An airbag assembly is provided to include a chute channel disposed between an instrument panel skin and an airbag module. The chute channel includes a base; and a plurality of radial ribs disposed on a surface of the base, extending from a middle portion to an edge of the base and configured to transfer forces from the airbag deployment towards a tear seam on the instrument panel skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jude D'Souza, Tien Vo, Achuta Annedi
  • AIR REGISTER ASSEMBLIES IN A VEHICLE AND METHODS TO ASSEMBLE THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180022193
    Abstract: An air register assembly is provided. The air register assembly includes a housing having an open end, a flange disposed at the open end of the housing, a pair of retainers connecting a plurality of vanes in the housing. The retainers are positioned on external sides of opposite side walls of the housing and adjacent to the flange. The vanes are disposed in the housing and rotatably connected to the retainers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Lin, Jude D'Souza, Matt Zhou, Evan Tian