Patents by Inventor Mark Bosca

Mark Bosca 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).

  • Magnetic tie-down systems for securing cargo within vehicle cargo spaces
    Patent number: 11203280
    Abstract: This disclosure details tie-down systems for securing cargo within vehicle cargo spaces. An exemplary tie-down system may include a vehicle-mounted magnetic assembly and a tie-down that may be magnetically connected to the magnetic assembly for securing cargo within the cargo space. A magnet of the magnetic assembly may be energized to hold the tie-down and cargo in place within the cargo space or de-energized to release the tie-down and the cargo relative to the cargo space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Mark Bosca, Venkatesh Krishnan
  • Sensor assembly with airflow control
    Patent number: 10953809
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor, a shield panel that is positioned upstream of the vehicle sensor and that is pivotable, and a computer communicatively coupled to the shield panel. The computer is programmed to pivot the shield panel based on data representing a wind speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, Mark Bosca, Raghuraman Surineedi
  • MAGNETIC TIE-DOWN SYSTEMS FOR SECURING CARGO WITHIN VEHICLE CARGO SPACES
    Publication number: 20210070218
    Abstract: This disclosure details tie-down systems for securing cargo within vehicle cargo spaces. An exemplary tie-down system may include a vehicle-mounted magnetic assembly and a tie-down that may be magnetically connected to the magnetic assembly for securing cargo within the cargo space. A magnet of the magnetic assembly may be energized to hold the tie-down and cargo in place within the cargo space or de-energized to release the tie-down and the cargo relative to the cargo space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Stuart C. SALTER, David Brian GLICKMAN, Paul Kenneth DELLOCK, Mark BOSCA, Venkatesh KRISHNAN
  • SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH AIRFLOW CONTROL
    Publication number: 20200398765
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle sensor, a shield panel that is positioned upstream of the vehicle sensor and that is pivotable, and a computer communicatively coupled to the shield panel. The computer is programmed to pivot the shield panel based on data representing a wind speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee, Mark Bosca, Raghuraman Surineedi
  • Vehicle exclusion zone monitoring assembly and method
    Patent number: 10780822
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, an emitter system of a vehicle, a sensor system of the vehicle, and at least one lighting device of the vehicle. The emitter system is configured to project a marker to provide a visual representation of an exclusion zone adjacent the vehicle. The sensor system is configured to detect a position of an individual relative to the exclusion zone. The vehicle configured to redirect light from the at least one lighting device based on the position of the individual relative to the exclusion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Venkatesh Krishnan, Mark Bosca, Ashley Lucas
  • INERTIA RING FOR SUPPRESSION OF DRIVESHAFT RADIATED NOISE
    Publication number: 20070026955
    Abstract: A combination of an inertial body and a shaft including an elongated hollow member having a vibration characteristic that includes a bending mode and a breathing mode, the bending mode vibration characteristic and the breathing mode vibration characteristic having closely coupled resonance frequencies. An inertial body is attached to the elongated hollow member in the proximity of a bending mode vibration antinode to decouple the bending mode resonance frequency from the breathing mode resonance frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Bosca, Chris Kwasniewicz, Robert Bonhard, Takeshi Abe
  • INERTIA RING FOR SUPPRESSION OF DRIVESHAFT RADIATED NOISE
    Publication number: 20050239561
    Abstract: An inertia ring is attached to a driveshaft to separate the bending mode and breathing mode of driveshaft vibrations. Separation of the two modes results in the reduction of the overall amplitude of the vibrations and reduces the noise emitted by the driveshaft. The inertia ring may be constructed of either aluminum or steel and is secured to the driveshaft by means of a press fit or by clamping. The inertia ring is fixed at or near a point corresponding to a bending mode antinode adjacent to one end of the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Takeshi Abe, Robert Bonhard, Chris Kwasniewicz, Mark Bosca