Patents by Inventor Lynne Susan Dykins

Lynne Susan Dykins 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).

  • Retention mechanisms for service access doors
    Patent number: 11833896
    Abstract: A retention mechanism for a removable access door includes a retention tab positioned along a side of the access door. The retention tab includes a resiliently deflectable stem and at least two engagement heads projecting from the stem. The tab extends to a first distance from a reference surface of the access door. An overstress prevention structure is positioned along the side of the access door so as to enable the retention tab to contact the overstress prevention structure when the stem is deflected a predetermined amount. The overstress prevention structure extends to a second distance from the reference surface, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. Support walls may strengthen the overstress prevention structure against forces exerted by the retention tabs during deflection of the tabs. The support walls may form a protective “shroud” around the retention tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sathya Shankar Kuttumukkula Chandrasekaran, Robert J. Hazlewood, Vikas Bhatia, John J. Salvia, III, Patrick J. Edgar, Lynne Susan Dykins
  • RETENTION MECHANISMS FOR SERVICE ACCESS DOORS
    Publication number: 20220332179
    Abstract: A retention mechanism for a removable access door includes a retention tab positioned along a side of the access door. The retention tab includes a resiliently deflectable stem and at least two engagement heads projecting from the stem. The tab extends to a first distance from a reference surface of the access door. An overstress prevention structure is positioned along the side of the access door so as to enable the retention tab to contact the overstress prevention structure when the stem is deflected a predetermined amount. The overstress prevention structure extends to a second distance from the reference surface, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. Support walls may strengthen the overstress prevention structure against forces exerted by the retention tabs during deflection of the tabs. The support walls may form a protective “shroud” around the retention tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Sathya Shankar Kuttumukkula Chandrasekaran, Robert J. Hazlewood, Vikas Bhatia, John J. Salvia, III, Patrick J. Edgar, Lynne Susan Dykins