Patents by Inventor Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez

Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez 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).

  • Patent number: 11964547
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle with an arrangement configured to oppose movement of a vehicle door, and a corresponding method. An example motor vehicle includes a body, a door configured to slide relative to the body between an open position and a closed position, and a bracket connected to the door. The bracket includes a slot. Further, a locking arm is mounted to the body, and, when the door is in the closed position, the locking arm is configured to move such that the locking arm is received in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Luis Enrique Castillo Jaime, Antonio Dario Garay Serrano, Alejandro Sánchez Islas, Zhibing Deng
  • Publication number: 20230066207
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle with an arrangement configured to oppose movement of a vehicle door, and a corresponding method. An example motor vehicle includes a body, a door configured to slide relative to the body between an open position and a closed position, and a bracket connected to the door. The bracket includes a slot. Further, a locking arm is mounted to the body, and, when the door is in the closed position, the locking arm is configured to move such that the locking arm is received in the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Luis Enrique Castillo Jaime, Antonio Dario Garay Serrano, Alejandro Sánchez Islas, Zhibing Deng
  • Patent number: 11091111
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes a housing and a side airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The side airbag in the inflated position has an upper lobe and a lower lobe supporting the upper lobe on the housing. The side airbag includes an internal panel between the upper lobe and the lower lobe. A tether has a first end anchored to the housing and a second end anchored to the upper lobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Zhibing Deng, Alison Callaghan, Deepak Patel, Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Joseph Edward Abramczyk
  • Publication number: 20210094499
    Abstract: An airbag assembly includes a housing and a side airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The side airbag in the inflated position has an upper lobe and a lower lobe supporting the upper lobe on the housing. The side airbag includes an internal panel between the upper lobe and the lower lobe. A tether has a first end anchored to the housing and a second end anchored to the upper lobe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: ZHIBING DENG, ALISON CALLAGHAN, DEEPAK PATEL, MICHELLE CAROLINA HERRERA GUTIERREZ, JOSEPH EDWARD ABRAMCZYK
  • Publication number: 20190031094
    Abstract: An illumination system for illuminating a cargo area of a motor vehicle includes a displaceable floor panel, a lift point on the floor panel, a first light source configured to illuminate that lift point and a second light source configured to illuminate a spare tire and tools contained in a well below the floor panel and a third light that illuminates a warning image located on the face oriented toward the rear of the motor vehicle when the floor panel is raised from the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Enrique Castillo Jaime, Nicole Pamela Herrera Gutierrez, Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Scott Holmes Dunham, Stuart C. Salter
  • Publication number: 20190031093
    Abstract: An apparatus for illuminating a spare tire and changing tools held in a well under a floorboard of a motor vehicle includes a light source and an activation switch. The activation switch is configured to turn on the light source when the floorboard is raised to access the spare tire and changing tools in the well. A related method of illuminating a spare tire held in a well under a floorboard of a motor vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Luis Enrique Castillo Jaime, Nicole Pamela Herrera Gutierrez, Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Scott Holmes Dunham, Stuart C. Salter
  • Patent number: 10183615
    Abstract: A vehicle jack locator system for a vehicle that incorporates a light source such as an LED to direct the operator to the recommended position for the load engaging saddle of a jack is disclosed. The vehicle jack locator system allows the operator to see, even in dark or poorly illuminated environments, the recommended place to position the jack saddle. The system incorporates a vehicle rocker panel having an outer surface and an underside positioned below the outer surface, a rocker panel jack attachment point on the underside of the panel for receiving the jack saddle, a jack placement indicator light positioned on the outer surface of the rocker panel at a point above the jack attachment point and near a tire, and a power system for selectively energizing the light. The power system is a tire pressure sensor system that includes tire pressure sensors and an electronic control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Nicole Pamela Herrera Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20180354410
    Abstract: A vehicle jack locator system for a vehicle that incorporates a light source such as an LED to direct the operator to the recommended position for the load engaging saddle of a jack is disclosed. The vehicle jack locator system allows the operator to see, even in dark or poorly illuminated environments, the recommended place to position the jack saddle. The system incorporates a vehicle rocker panel having an outer surface and an underside positioned below the outer surface, a rocker panel jack attachment point on the underside of the panel for receiving the jack saddle, a jack placement indicator light positioned on the outer surface of the rocker panel at a point above the jack attachment point and near a tire, and a power system for selectively energizing the light. The power system is a tire pressure sensor system that includes tire pressure sensors and an electronic control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Michelle Carolina Herrera Gutierrez, Nicole Pamela Herrera Gutierrez