Patents by Inventor Steve Sparks

Steve Sparks 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: 9709333
    Abstract: A rack for simultaneously processing a plurality of parts includes a frame, a plurality of defined locations on the frame for receiving and holding individual parts for processing and a latching assembly for locking the parts to the frame in the defined locations. The rack further includes a security feature for indicating if the latching assembly is opened after the parts have been loaded and locked into the defined locations on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David John Hill, Steve Sparkes
  • Publication number: 20150316323
    Abstract: A rack for simultaneously processing a plurality of parts includes a frame, a plurality of defined locations on the frame for receiving and holding individual parts for processing and a latching assembly for locking the parts to the frame in the defined locations. The rack further includes a security feature for indicating if the latching assembly is opened after the parts have been loaded and locked into the defined locations on the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David John Hill, Steve Sparkes
  • Patent number: 8789710
    Abstract: A glass transport rack includes a dual sided frame, a first knee brace, a first stop arm, and a second stop arm. The dual sided frame has a first face on a first side of the dual sided frame and a second face on a second side of the dual sided frame. Each face is operable to sport a glass sheet and a position between about 5 and about 30° from vertical and parallel to a longitudinal axis of the dual sided frame. The first knee brace is operable to adjustably extend from a first longitudinal end of the dual sided frame and has a first face coincident with a plane of the first face to support the glass sheet on the first face of the dual sided frame. The first and second stop arms are adjustable independent of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Moore Freight Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Moore, Steve Sparks
  • Patent number: D713322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Moore Freight Service, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Moore, Steve Sparks