Patents by Inventor Nicholas Dornik

Nicholas Dornik 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: 11925998
    Abstract: A system for forming a vehicle component includes a first metal sheet having an aperture, a second metal sheet contacting a lower surface of the first metal sheet, an anvil supporting the first and second metal sheets beneath the aperture, and a press bit disposed above the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Dornik
  • Publication number: 20230339040
    Abstract: A system for forming a vehicle component includes a first metal sheet having an aperture, a second metal sheet contacting a lower surface of the first metal sheet, an anvil supporting the first and second metal sheets beneath the aperture, and a press bit disposed above the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Dornik
  • Publication number: 20220402316
    Abstract: A tow hook includes a monolithic additively manufactured side wall defining a vehicle attachment member, a hollow main body extending from the vehicle attachment member, and a hollow towing member extending from the hollow main body. The vehicle attachment member is configured to rigidly attached to a vehicle and the hollow towing member is configured to securely attach to a towing machine such that the vehicle is towable via the tow hook. The vehicle attachment member can be a threaded shaft with a bore extending along a length of the threaded shaft. The side includes a chamfered plurality of apertures extending from an inner surface of the side wall to an outer surface of the side wall, and having with an inner dimension along a length direction of the hollow main body greater than an inner dimension along a circumferential direction of the hollow main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Edgar Edward Donabedian, David D. Friske, Mikhail Minevich, Michael Joseph Niksa, Nicholas Dornik
  • Patent number: 10358094
    Abstract: A visor assembly includes a visor body, an electronic device receiver and a pivot feature connecting the electronic device receiver to the visor body. The visor assembly also includes a light shield that extends between the electronic device receiver and the visor body and functions to block light passing through the gap between the visor body and the electronic device receiver when the visor body and electronic device receiver are in certain configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Dornik, Anthony Ligi, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10336263
    Abstract: A sun visor assembly includes a visor body and an electronic device receiver carried on the visor body. The electronic device receiver includes a clamping feature having a slider and an opposed latching feature. The visor body may also include a USB feature and/or a viewing port extending through the visor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Ligi, Jr., Scott Holmes Dunham, Nicholas Dornik, Rosaria Lee Petrella-Lovasik
  • Publication number: 20190152402
    Abstract: A visor assembly includes a visor body, an electronic device receiver and a pivot feature connecting the electronic device receiver to the visor body. The visor assembly also includes a light shield that extends between the electronic device receiver and the visor body and functions to block light passing through the gap between the visor body and the electronic device receiver when the visor body and electronic device receiver are in certain configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas Dornik, Anthony Ligi, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190152407
    Abstract: A visor assembly includes a support, a visor body and an electronic device receiver. The visor body includes a first section having a first pivot connection with the support and a second section having a second pivot connection with the support. The electronic device receiver is carried on the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas Dornik, Anthony Ligi, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190135194
    Abstract: A sun visor assembly includes a visor body and an electronic device receiver carried on the visor body. The electronic device receiver includes a clamping feature having a slider and an opposed latching feature. The visor body may also include a USB feature and/or a viewing port extending through the visor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony Ligi, JR., Scott Holmes Dunham, Nicholas Dornik, Rosaria Lee Petrella-Lovasik