Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Covert

Timothy P. Covert 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).

  • Apparatus and method for closing a liftgate of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10392851
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for closing a liftgate. That apparatus includes a handle displaceable between a stowed position and a deployed position, a latch to releasably hold the handle in the stowed position, an actuator to displace the handle into the deployed position and a release feature to release the latch and deploy the handle. A liftgate assembly incorporating that apparatus and a method of closing a liftgate are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Joseph Topolovec, Timothy P. Covert
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLOSING A LIFTGATE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180258679
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for closing a liftgate. That apparatus includes a handle displaceable between a stowed position and a deployed position, a latch to releasably hold the handle in the stowed position, an actuator to displace the handle into the deployed position and a release feature to release the latch and deploy the handle. A liftgate assembly incorporating that apparatus and a method of closing a liftgate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Joseph Topolovec, Timothy P. Covert