Patents by Inventor Latasha Nicole Smith

Latasha Nicole Smith 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).

  • Tilt switch and lighting assembly for a vehicle compartment
    Patent number: 9174571
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment has a housing defining a space and an access door pivotally coupled to the housing for pivoting between an open position and a closed position. Included is a light source for illuminating the space and a tilt switch provided on a circuit board coupled to the access door. The tilt switch is configured to have a first switch position when the access door is in the closed position and a second switch position when the access door is in the open position. The light source is activated when tilt switch is in the second switch position. The compartment may include a storage compartment, such as a glove box. The compartment may include an engine compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Carloni, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Megan Lovejoy, Frederick A. Drapala, Latasha Nicole Smith
  • TILT SWITCH AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE COMPARTMENT
    Publication number: 20140056017
    Abstract: A vehicle compartment has a housing defining a space and an access door pivotally coupled to the housing for pivoting between an open position and a closed position. Included is a light source for illuminating the space and a tilt switch provided on a circuit board coupled to the access door. The tilt switch is configured to have a first switch position when the access door is in the closed position and a second switch position when the access door is in the open position. The light source is activated when tilt switch is in the second switch position. The compartment may include a storage compartment, such as a glove box. The compartment may include an engine compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Carloni, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Megan Lovejoy, Frederick A. Drapala, Latasha Nicole Smith