Patents by Inventor Santiago Yepes Gallo

Santiago Yepes Gallo 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).

  • Method of forming a screw boss in an injection molded polymer part
    Patent number: 11325289
    Abstract: A method of forming a molded polymer part having a screw boss includes positioning a screw boss insert on a pin of a mold tool. The screw boss insert may contact guide surfaces of the mold tool. During molding, polymer material flows along the screw boss insert while the screw boss insert is positioned on the pin. The polymer material may bond to the screw boss insert. The screw boss insert may include one or more geometric features that prevent rotation and/or axial movement of the screw boss insert relative to the surrounding polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Santiago Yepes Gallo, Ryan Mowery
  • Fastener boss and motor vehicle component incorporating that fastener boss
    Patent number: 11078948
    Abstract: A fastener boss includes a body having a receiving column. The receiving column includes a first section with a first wall thickness and a second section with a second wall thickness wherein the first wall thickness is greater than the second wall thickness. A motor vehicle component incorporating the fastener boss is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Santiago Yepes Gallo, Bhavani S. Thota, Linh Ngoc Doan, Ryan Mowery
  • PREFORMED SCREW BOSS
    Publication number: 20210114268
    Abstract: A method of forming a molded polymer part having a screw boss includes positioning a screw boss insert on a pin of a mold tool. The screw boss insert may contact guide surfaces of the mold tool. During molding, polymer material flows along the screw boss insert while the screw boss insert is positioned on the pin. The polymer material may bond to the screw boss insert. The screw boss insert may include one or more geometric features that prevent rotation and/or axial movement of the screw boss insert relative to the surrounding polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Santiago Yepes Gallo, Ryan Mowery
  • FASTENER BOSS AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT INCORPORATING THAT FASTENER BOSS
    Publication number: 20200263724
    Abstract: A fastener boss includes a body having a receiving column. The receiving column includes a first section with a first wall thickness and a second section with a second wall thickness wherein the first wall thickness is greater than the second wall thickness. A motor vehicle component incorporating the fastener boss is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Santiago Yepes Gallo, Bhavani S. Thota, Linh Ngoc Doan, Ryan Mowery