Patents by Inventor Timothy B. Dutton

Timothy B. Dutton 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).

  • Radiator grille attachment
    Patent number: 10220805
    Abstract: An attachment member may couple a radiator to a grille of an automotive vehicle. The attachment member may be easily fit into a complementary grille opening on the grille. The complementary shapes of the attachment member and the grille opening may limit movement of the attachment member relative to the grille in one or more directions. The attachment member may install from above the grille opening or horizontally slide into the grille opening. Engagement features on the attachment member may engage with surfaces of the grille opening to limit relative vertical movement. The attachment member may provide a first engagement with the grille at a first level and a second engagement with the radiator at a second level different than the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Mingher Fred Shen, Brandon W. Letcher, Brandon H. Hanna, Lenny D. Gotwalt, Chad B. Pierce, Robert D. Gray, Timothy B. Dutton
  • RADIATOR GRILLE ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20190031129
    Abstract: An attachment member may couple a radiator to a grille of an automotive vehicle. The attachment member may be easily fit into a complementary grille opening on the grille. The complementary shapes of the attachment member and the grille opening may limit movement of the attachment member relative to the grille in one or more directions. The attachment member may install from above the grille opening or horizontally slide into the grille opening. Engagement features on the attachment member may engage with surfaces of the grille opening to limit relative vertical movement. The attachment member may provide a first engagement with the grille at a first level and a second engagement with the radiator at a second level different than the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mingher Fred Shen, Brandon W. Letcher, Brandon H. Hanna, Lenny D. Gotwalt, Chad B. Pierce, Robert D. Gray, II, Timothy B. Dutton