Patents by Inventor Luis Arturo Melendez Valdez

Luis Arturo Melendez Valdez 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).

  • Cable return assist assembly for vehicle latch mechanism
    Patent number: 11619076
    Abstract: A cable return assist assembly for a vehicle latch mechanism, including: a housing; a cable; a guide feature secured to the cable; and a spring positioned about the cable, the spring contacting the housing at one end of the spring and the guide feature at an opposite end of the spring when the cable, the spring and the guide feature are installed into the housing, the housing having an opening that allows the spring and the guide feature to be inserted into a cavity of the housing and a portion of the cable is received in a first opening located at one end of the housing and another portion of the cable is received in a second opening located at an opposite end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Arturo Melendez Valdez, Hector Sanchez, Donald Michael Perkins
  • Door presenter actuator for vehicle door
    Patent number: 11566463
    Abstract: A vehicle door presenter actuator, including: an extension bar that is driven outward from the door presenter actuator by a nut that threadingly engages a power screw operatively secured to a motor of the vehicle door presenter actuator; and a barrel cam that is pivoted into contact with a switch as a pin of the nut slides within a cam path of the barrel cam as the nut drives the extension bar outward from the vehicle door presenter actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Arturo Melendez Valdez, Hector Sanchez, Estrada Eduardo, Donald Michael Perkins
  • DOOR PRESENTER ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE DOOR
    Publication number: 20220136308
    Abstract: A vehicle door presenter actuator, including: an extension bar that is driven outward from the door presenter actuator by a nut that threadingly engages a power screw operatively secured to a motor of the vehicle door presenter actuator; and a barrel cam that is pivoted into contact with a switch as a pin of the nut slides within a cam path of the barrel cam as the nut drives the extension bar outward from the vehicle door presenter actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Arturo Melendez Valdez, Hector Sanchez, Estrada Eduardo, Donald Michael Perkins
  • CABLE RETURN ASSIST ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE LATCH MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20220136288
    Abstract: A cable return assist assembly for a vehicle latch mechanism, including: a housing; a cable; a guide feature secured to the cable; and a spring positioned about the cable, the spring contacting the housing at one end of the spring and the guide feature at an opposite end of the spring when the cable, the spring and the guide feature are installed into the housing, the housing having an opening that allows the spring and the guide feature to be inserted into a cavity of the housing and a portion of the cable is received in a first opening located at one end of the housing and another portion of the cable is received in a second opening located at an opposite end of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Arturo Melendez Valdez, Hector Sanchez, Donald Michael Perkins