Patents by Inventor Thomas William Partch

Thomas William Partch 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).

  • Publication number: 20200180707
    Abstract: A disclosed tailgate accessory assembly includes an accessory body portion and a mount portion. The accessory body portion can include features that provide additional storage space, work surfaces or cargo securement features. The mount portion includes a first post spaced a distance from a second post, wherein each of the first post and the second post are configured for insertion into corresponding openings in a tailgate. A clip is provided for engaging a portion of the tailgate in a locked position for holding the accessory body portion to the tailgate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron Bradley Johnson, Thomas William Partch, Brian Kenneth Sullivan, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Joshua Robert Hemphill
  • Patent number: 8582091
    Abstract: A method for accurately aiming vehicle headlamps, with apparatus for practicing the method. A vision system, including a digital camera, is positioned in front of a headlamp, in communication with a control device. The control device employs pattern recognition to identify the optical axis indicia within the headlamp, and based on the identified location of that indicia, the control system accurately aligns a beamsetter with the optical axis of the headlamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Ekladyous, Kevin William Kiedaisch, Arun Kumar, Thomas William Partch, John Wesley Wilds, Candace Carolyn Glasgow, Sleiman Abdelnour
  • Publication number: 20130058111
    Abstract: A method for accurately aiming vehicle headlamps, with apparatus for practicing the method. A vision system, including a digital camera, is positioned in front of a headlamp, in communication with a control device. The control device employs pattern recognition to identify the optical axis indicia within the headlamp, and based on the identified location of that indicia, the control system accurately aligns a beamsetter with the optical axis of the headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Ekladyous, Kevin William Kiedaisch, Arun Kumar, Thomas William Partch, John Wesley Wilds, Candace Carolyn Glasgow, Sleiman Abdelnour
  • Patent number: 6279798
    Abstract: A storage assembly 10 which is adapted for use within a vehicle of the type having conventional child safety seat anchors or brackets 12, 14, and a conventional vehicle seat 16 including a seat bottom or cushion portion 18 and a backrest portion 20. Assembly 10 includes a storage module 22, and two fastening members 24, 26 which are adapted to be respectively and removably coupled to brackets 12, 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Tech., Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas William Partch, Wayne Edward Bahr