Patents by Inventor Sergio Armendariz Molina

Sergio Armendariz Molina 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).

  • Electrical center cover with machine-readable indicator confirmation of lock engagement
    Patent number: 11558972
    Abstract: A cover for an electrical center of a vehicle includes a cover member defining a first cover lock assurance (CLA) feature and configured to cover electrical components of the electrical center when the first CLA feature is fully engaged with a second CLA feature defined by a housing of the electrical center and a CLA system configured to assure the full engagement of the cover member to the housing of the electrical center, the CLA system including a third CLA feature configured to selectively engage/disengage with the first and second CLA features to engage the cover member to the housing of the electrical center and a machine-readable indicator configured to be fully visible and readable by a CLA device when the third CLA feature is fully engaged and seated within the first and second CLA features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Itzel Alejandra Hinojos Salayandia, Eric J. Stern, Sergio Armendariz Molina, Daniel Scott Eichorn, Daniel Alejandro Argumedo Sifuentes, Roberto Carlos Chacon
  • ELECTRICAL CENTER COVER WITH MACHINE-READABLE INDICATOR CONFIRMATION OF LOCK ENGAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20220159858
    Abstract: A cover for an electrical center of a vehicle includes a cover member defining a first cover lock assurance (CLA) feature and configured to cover electrical components of the electrical center when the first CLA feature is fully engaged with a second CLA feature defined by a housing of the electrical center and a CLA system configured to assure the full engagement of the cover member to the housing of the electrical center, the CLA system including a third CLA feature configured to selectively engage/disengage with the first and second CLA features to engage the cover member to the housing of the electrical center and a machine-readable indicator configured to be fully visible and readable by a CLA device when the third CLA feature is fully engaged and seated within the first and second CLA features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Itzel Alejandra Hinojos Salayandia, Eric J. Stern, Sergio Armendariz Molina, Daniel Scott Eichorn, Daniel Alejandro Argumedo Sifuentes, Roberto Carlos Chacon