Patents by Inventor Thomas Pates

Thomas Pates 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).

  • Methods and systems for a latch plate assembly in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10434869
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a latch plate assembly for coupling pipes to a housing of an engine component. In one example, the latch plate assembly comprises: a first latch plate couplable to a first pipe; and a second latch plate couplable to a second pipe, the first and second latch plates being couplable to the housing, wherein the first and second latch plates are together configured to define a bore at an interface between the first and second latch plates. The bore receives a fastener to couple the first and second latch plates to the housing and wherein the bore has a perimeter, the first latch plate defines a first portion of the bore perimeter and the second latch plate defines a second portion of the bore perimeter, the first and second portion together defining the bore perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin MacDonald, Christopher Leck, Thomas Pates
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A LATCH PLATE ASSEMBLY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190039453
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a latch plate assembly for coupling pipes to a housing of an engine component. In one example, the latch plate assembly comprises: a first latch plate couplable to a first pipe; and a second latch plate couplable to a second pipe, the first and second latch plates being couplable to the housing, wherein the first and second latch plates are together configured to define a bore at an interface between the first and second latch plates. The bore receives a fastener to couple the first and second latch plates to the housing and wherein the bore has a perimeter, the first latch plate defines a first portion of the bore perimeter and the second latch plate defines a second portion of the bore perimeter, the first and second portion together defining the bore perimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin MacDonald, Christopher Leck, Thomas Pates