Patents by Inventor Matt James Enciso

Matt James Enciso 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).

  • Apparatus and method for securing a glove box lid in a closed position
    Patent number: 11458920
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a stop carried on a glove box lid and a lever including an abutment, a catch and a fulcrum. The lever is displaceable about the fulcrum between a rest position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the catch engages the stop preventing the glove box lid from opening. A method of securing the glove box lid in a closed position in the event of an impact to a motor vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yalla Mussa Abushawashi, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Matt James Enciso, Abdelrahim Khal
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING A GLOVE BOX LID IN A CLOSED POSITION
    Publication number: 20200001814
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a stop carried on a glove box lid and a lever including an abutment, a catch and a fulcrum. The lever is displaceable about the fulcrum between a rest position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the catch engages the stop preventing the glove box lid from opening. A method of securing the glove box lid in a closed position in the event of an impact to a motor vehicle is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yalla Mussa Abushawashi, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Matt James Enciso, Abdelrahim Khal