Patents by Inventor Salim A. Marouf
Salim A. Marouf 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).
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Publication number: 20240131992Abstract: A cargo-module arrangement for a vehicle having a body-in-white (BIW) portion and a load floor secured to the BIW portion may include a cargo platform disposed above the load floor and having a front edge and a back edge. The cargo platform may be selectively movable along a track arrangement in forward and rearward directions and include a cargo gate disposed proximate to the back edge. The cargo gate may include a forward edge and a rearward edge and may be pivotable upward about at least one of the forward edge or the rearward edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Sumanth MUTHYALA, Lea Thomas SMITH, Aaron ROGGOW, Salim MAROUF, Arjun YETUKURI
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Publication number: 20240059205Abstract: A system for moving cargo includes an in-vehicle conveyor system mounted in a vehicle cargo space, the in-vehicle conveyor system comprising one or more rails. The rails may be mounted to walls, floor, or ceiling of the vehicle cargo space. The system also includes one or more cargo storage units attached to the in-vehicle conveyor system. Each of the one or more cargo storage units is secured to the rails such that the one or more cargo storage units are raised with respect to a floor of the vehicle cargo space and define a circuit as based on a travel path of the one or more cargo storage units. Upon instruction, the cargo storage units are movable along the circuit to move a specified cargo storage unit to a predetermined location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Mark FARQUHAR, Brian PHILLIPS, Jeanene F. MUNROE, Evan KATZ, Praveen DODAMANI, Nilesh MATE, Gegi GEORGE, Kyle CALVERT, Eric VEINE, Krzysztof WROBLEWSKI, Stephen REDWOOD, Vishal SARODE, Chris ARMBRUSTER, Kevin GASPAROTTO, Andrew SHOWICH, Christopher D. JOHNSON, Sumanth MUTHYALA, Aaron ROGGOW, Salim MAROUF, Lea Thomas SMITH, Anthony MOLLICA, Michael CURRIE, Erik ELIE, Jason Scott
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Patent number: 10693246Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body and/or a first wing that may extend from the terminal body. The first wing that may have an end portion, a middle portion and/or a connecting portion. The inner surface of the end portion may be in contact with an inner surface of the middle portion. A terminal may include a second wing that may extend from the terminal body. An outer surface of the middle portion of the first wing may contact an outer surface of the middle portion of the second wing. A first wing and a second wing may be disposed on opposite sides of the terminal body. The second wing may include an end portion, a middle portion, and/or a connecting portion. A connecting portion of the first wing and a connecting portion of the second wing may both connect to the terminal body.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya
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Patent number: 10581181Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a body, a wire, a first wing extending from the body and crimped around a first portion of the wire, and a second wing extending from the body and crimped around a second portion of the wire. The second portion may extend from the first portion. The first wing may extend circumferentially around at least 50% of the first portion and/or around less than 75% of the first portion. The first wing may provide a first channel and the second wing may provide a second channel. The first portion of a wire may be disposed at least partially in the first channel. The second portion of a wire may be disposed at least partially in the second channel. The first portion and the second portion may form a loop portion of the wire that may be disposed outside of the first channel and the second channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya
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Publication number: 20200067250Abstract: A method of assembling a terminal assembly includes providing a terminal. The terminal may include a terminal body portion, a first wing, and/or a second wing. A first wing and the second wing may each include an end portion. The method may include bending an end portion of a first wing and/or an end portion of a second wing that may provide a first bent portion and a second bent portion. The method may include crimping the first bent portion and the second bent portion onto a wire. The terminal may be in a first position during bending and/or the terminal may be rotated to a second position after bending. The terminal may be in the second position during crimping. The first position and the second position may be substantially perpendicular.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya
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Publication number: 20200067209Abstract: A terminal assembly includes a body, a wire, a first wing extending from the body and crimped around a first portion of the wire, and a second wing extending from the body and crimped around a second portion of the wire. The second portion may extend from the first portion. The first wing may extend circumferentially around at least 50% of the first portion and/or around less than 75% of the first portion. The first wing may provide a first channel and the second wing may provide a second channel. The first portion of a wire may be disposed at least partially in the first channel. The second portion of a wire may be disposed at least partially in the second channel. The first portion and the second portion may form a loop portion of the wire that may be disposed outside of the first channel and the second channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya
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Publication number: 20200067208Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body and/or a first wing that may extend from the terminal body. The first wing that may have an end portion, a middle portion and/or a connecting portion. The inner surface of the end portion may be in contact with an inner surface of the middle portion. A terminal may include a second wing that may extend from the terminal body. An outer surface of the middle portion of the first wing may contact an outer surface of the middle portion of the second wing. A first wing and a second wing may be disposed on opposite sides of the terminal body. The second wing may include an end portion, a middle portion, and/or a connecting portion. A connecting portion of the first wing and a connecting portion of the second wing may both connect to the terminal body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya
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Publication number: 20200067251Abstract: A method of assembling a terminal assembly includes providing a terminal having a terminal body, a first wing, and/or a second wing. The method may include removing an end portion of the first wing, and/or an end portion of the second wing to provide a shortened first wing and/or a shortened second wing. The method may include crimping the shortened first wing and/or the shortened second wing onto a wire. The end portion of the first wing and the end portion of the second wing may be removed simultaneously. The end portion of the first wing and/or the end portion of the second wing may be removed via a die.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya
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Patent number: 10574015Abstract: A method of assembling a terminal assembly includes providing a terminal. The terminal may include a terminal body portion, a first wing, and/or a second wing. A first wing and the second wing may each include an end portion. The method may include bending an end portion of a first wing and/or an end portion of a second wing that may provide a first bent portion and a second bent portion. The method may include crimping the first bent portion and the second bent portion onto a wire. The terminal may be in a first position during bending and/or the terminal may be rotated to a second position after bending. The terminal may be in the second position during crimping. The first position and the second position may be substantially perpendicular.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Brandon H. Dix, Salim A. Marouf, Priyal N. Sheth, Arindam Banerjee, Sneha Agasthya