Patents by Inventor Vincent A. Chimento

Vincent A. Chimento 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).

  • VEHICLE TAILGATE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250058844
    Abstract: A method may secure a tailgate panel to a panel-carrying frame. A method may after securing the tailgate panel to the panel-carrying frame, secure a component-carrying frame to the panel-carrying frame. A method may after securing the component-carrying frame to the panel-carrying frame, secure one or more tailgate components to the component-carrying frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Vincent A. Chimento, Shawn Michael Morgans, Jack Marchlewski, David Alan Hamilton, Michael M. Azzouz, Jay John Meyer, Scott Nydam
  • Platform assembly for vehicle
    Patent number: 12195096
    Abstract: A platform assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a floor panel and a cover panel. The floor panel includes a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is substantially within the cargo area of the vehicle and an extended position in which the main section extends beyond the cargo area of the vehicle. An opening in the floor panel is exposed when the main section is in the extended position. The cover panel is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cover panel is configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent A. Chimento, Jack Marchlewski, Shawn Michael Morgans, Dragan B. Stojkovic
  • PLATFORM ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230406417
    Abstract: A platform assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle includes a floor panel and a cover panel. The floor panel includes a main section slidable between a rest position in which the main section is substantially within the cargo area of the vehicle and an extended position in which the main section extends beyond the cargo area of the vehicle. An opening in the floor panel is exposed when the main section is in the extended position. The cover panel is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cover panel is configured to cover the opening exposed in the floor panel when the main section is in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent A. Chimento, Jack Marchlewski, Shawn Michael Morgans, Dragan B. Stojkovic