Patents by Inventor Korey Martin Erickson

Korey Martin Erickson 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).

  • Snap fit heat exchanger bracket
    Patent number: 11850917
    Abstract: A heat exchanger bracket for an automotive cooling module may include a first mounting assembly disposed at a first end of the heat exchanger bracket, a second mounting assembly disposed at a second end of the heat exchanger bracket, and a bracket container disposed between the first and second ends of the heat exchanger bracket. The first mounting assembly may include a first free floating retention point, and the second mounting assembly may include a second free floating retention point. The bracket container may be configured to receive a heat exchanger. The bracket container may include a first flexible retainer disposed at a first longitudinal end thereof, and a second flexible retainer disposed at a second longitudinal end thereof. The first and second flexible retainers may be configured to engage opposing longitudinal ends of the heat exchanger responsive to insertion of the heat exchanger into the bracket container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Brett Sovine, Kenneth James Hayes, Jeff James Cremering, Korey Martin Erickson
  • SNAP FIT HEAT EXCHANGER BRACKET
    Publication number: 20210178861
    Abstract: A heat exchanger bracket for an automotive cooling module may include a first mounting assembly disposed at a first end of the heat exchanger bracket, a second mounting assembly disposed at a second end of the heat exchanger bracket, and a bracket container disposed between the first and second ends of the heat exchanger bracket. The first mounting assembly may include a first free floating retention point, and the second mounting assembly may include a second free floating retention point. The bracket container may be configured to receive a heat exchanger. The bracket container may include a first flexible retainer disposed at a first longitudinal end thereof, and a second flexible retainer disposed at a second longitudinal end thereof. The first and second flexible retainers may be configured to engage opposing longitudinal ends of the heat exchanger responsive to insertion of the heat exchanger into the bracket container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Brett Sovine, Kenneth James Hayes, Jeff James Cremering, Korey Martin Erickson