Patents by Inventor Ray Ayala

Ray Ayala 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).

  • Publication number: 20230364462
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for exercise equipment includes a first elongate support member having a first end, a second end, and a connector positioned along a first portion of the first elongate support member and arranged to detachably connect to a portion of the exercise equipment. The mounting apparatus further includes a second elongate support member having a first end and a second end meeting the first end of the first elongate support member at a first vertex. The mounting apparatus further includes a third elongate support member having a first end and a second end meeting the first end of the first elongate support member at a second vertex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ray Ayala, Joseph Joseph Carleo, Adam Craft, Emily Hart, Mark Matthews, Dennis Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230201649
    Abstract: An exercise machine includes a shaft configured to rotate about an axis; a spool configured to receive a strap and drive rotation of the shaft about the axis in response to movement of the strap; a flywheel configured to rotate about the axis; one or more conductive coils arranged to generate magnetic fields that induce eddy currents in the flywheel; a clutch configured to engage and disengage transmission of torque between the spool and the flywheel; and a spring arranged around the axis, the spring configured to exert a return torque on the spool about the axis in response to rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ray Ayala, Joseph Carleo, Adam Craft, Emilie Hardel, Emily Hart, Tyler Hutchison, Ryan Mullen
  • Patent number: 10919581
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a wake disruptor (112) for use on the rear side (102) of a land vehicle (100), a method of using the wake disruptor to reduce drag of a land vehicle, and a land vehicle including the wake disruptor. The wake disruptor forms a protrusion extending outwardly from a rear side of the land vehicle by a distance of 1.5 to 8 inches and has a length extending at least partially in a direction of the vehicle width. The land vehicle may comprise a motorized or powered vehicle and/or a towed object, such as a trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Calvin Rhett Bradley, Lucas Thompson, Christopher Bellino, Ray Ayala
  • Publication number: 20200164932
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the invention comprise a wake disruptor (112) for use on the rear side (102) of a land vehicle (100), a method of using the wake disruptor to reduce drag of a land vehicle, and a land vehicle including the wake disruptor. The wake disruptor forms a protrusion extending outwardly from a rear side of the land vehicle by a distance of 1.5 to 8 inches and has a length extending at least partially in a direction of the vehicle width. The land vehicle may comprise a motorized or powered vehicle and/or a towed object, such as a trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Calvin Rhett Bradley, Lucas Thompson, Christopher Bellino, Ray Ayala
  • Patent number: 10059193
    Abstract: A grille for a vehicle is disclosed. The grille is configured to be arranged in front of at least one heat exchanger of the vehicle and includes a plurality of grille bars arranged at a distance from one other. A respective portion of each of the plurality of grille bars is airfoil-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Ray Ayala, Dinesh Madugundi, Donald Vena, Rafael Dos Santos, Michael Gatza, Michael Norlin, Ryan Geary, Georgeanna Alemany
  • Publication number: 20170326969
    Abstract: A grille for a vehicle is disclosed. The grille is configured to be arranged in front of at least one heat exchanger of the vehicle and includes a plurality of grille bars arranged at a distance from one other. A respective portion of each of the plurality of grille bars is airfoil-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Ray AYALA, Dinesh MADUGUNDI, Donald VENA, Rafael DOS SANTOS, MIchael GATZA, Michael NORLIN, Ryan GEARY, Georgeanna ALEMANY
  • Patent number: 7661753
    Abstract: An adjustable aerodynamic splitter for a motor vehicle having a rearward flexible segment for attachment to the vehicle body and a forward more rigid segment, wherein the forward segment's leading edge is arranged for selectively attaching thereto an extension strip of a desired width, and at least one pair of adjustable length linkages attaching the splitter to the vehicle body near the leading edge, spaced symmetrically about the vehicle centerline, and arranged to raise or lower the leading edge in response to adjustment of the linkages' length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Michael Shinedling, Ray Ayala, Matt Bejnarowicz
  • Publication number: 20090115221
    Abstract: An adjustable aerodynamic splitter for a motor vehicle having a rearward flexible segment for attachment to the vehicle body and a forward more rigid segment, wherein the forward segment's leading edge is arranged for selectively attaching thereto an extension strip of a desired width, and at least one pair of adjustable length linkages attaching the splitter to the vehicle body near the leading edge, spaced symmetrically about the vehicle centerline, and arranged to raise or lower the leading edge in response to adjustment of the linkages' length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Shinedling, Ray Ayala, Matt Bejnarowicz
  • Patent number: D721999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Georgeanna Alemany, Ray Ayala, Evan Chenoweth
  • Patent number: D735614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Georgeanna Alemany, Ray Ayala, Rafael Dos Santos, Michael Gatza, Ryan Geary, Dinesh Madugundi, Michael Norlin, Donald Vena
  • Patent number: D755421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Georgeanna Alemany, Ray Ayala, Rafael Dos Santos, Michael Gatza, Ryan Geary, Dinesh Madugundi, Michael Norlin, Donald Vena
  • Patent number: D774994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Georgeanna Alemany, Ray Ayala, Rafael Dos Santos, Michael Gatza, Ryan Geary, Dinesh Madugundi, Michael Norlin, Donald Vena