Patents by Inventor Trent Newkirk

Trent Newkirk 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).

  • Sensor system for vehicle closure
    Patent number: 10814814
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle having a closure panel is disclosed. The assembly includes a sensor, a housing supporting the sensor within the closure panel between a first deployed position and a second deployed position, a link rotatably attached to the housing and a plunger coupled to the link. The sensor is operable to sense an area proximate to the closure panel in the first deployed position and in the second deployed position. The plunger is operable to selectively engage a surface of the vehicle to move the housing between the first deployed position and the second deployed position via the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Huf North America Automotive Paris Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffery T. Root, Lynn D. Da Deppo, David Newkirk, Doug Carson, Ehab Kamal, Darek Barczynski, Trent Newkirk
  • SENSOR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE
    Publication number: 20200114854
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle having a closure panel is disclosed. The assembly includes a sensor, a housing supporting the sensor within the closure panel between a first deployed position and a second deployed position, a link rotatably attached to the housing and a plunger coupled to the link. The sensor is operable to sense an area proximate to the closure panel in the first deployed position and in the second deployed position. The plunger is operable to selectively engage a surface of the vehicle to move the housing between the first deployed position and the second deployed position via the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffery T. Root, Lynn D. Da Deppo, David Newkirk, Doug Carson, Ehab Kamal, Darek Barczynski, Trent Newkirk
  • Sensor system for vehicle closure
    Patent number: 10538215
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle having a closure panel is disclosed. The assembly includes a sensor, a housing supporting the sensor within the closure panel between a first deployed position and a second deployed position, a link rotatably attached to the housing and a plunger coupled to the link. The sensor is operable to sense an area proximate to the closure panel in the first deployed position and in the second deployed position. The plunger is operable to selectively engage a surface of the vehicle to move the housing between the first deployed position and the second deployed position via the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffery T. Root, Lynn D. Da Deppo, David Newkirk, Doug Carson, Ehab Kamal, Darek Barczynski, Trent Newkirk
  • SENSOR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE
    Publication number: 20180272976
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle having a closure panel is disclosed. The assembly includes a sensor, a housing supporting the sensor within the closure panel between a first deployed position and a second deployed position, a link rotatably attached to the housing and a plunger coupled to the link. The sensor is operable to sense an area proximate to the closure panel in the first deployed position and in the second deployed position. The plunger is operable to selectively engage a surface of the vehicle to move the housing between the first deployed position and the second deployed position via the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffery T. Root, Lynn D. Da Deppo, David Newkirk, Doug Carson, Ehab Kamal, Darek Barczynski, Trent Newkirk