Patents by Inventor Yehia Harajli

Yehia Harajli 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).

  • Door actuator with retraction device
    Patent number: 10934748
    Abstract: A vehicle door apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a door configured to be pivotably mounted to a body structure of a vehicle and a door locator mechanism. The door locator mechanism comprises a plunger and a retraction device. The plunger is configured to be actuated between extended and retracted positions. The retraction device is disposed on the plunger and configured to engage the body structure magnetically. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to withdraw the plunger to the retracted position while activating the retraction device electromagnetically connecting the plunger to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Asaa Yehia Harajli, Jonathan Paul Weiler, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, David Darius Wooten, Onoyom Essien Ekanem
  • DOOR ACTUATOR WITH RETRACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200217107
    Abstract: A vehicle door apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a door configured to be pivotably mounted to a body structure of a vehicle and a door locator mechanism. The door locator mechanism comprises a plunger and a retraction device. The plunger is configured to be actuated between extended and retracted positions. The retraction device is disposed on the plunger and configured to engage the body structure magnetically. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to withdraw the plunger to the retracted position while activating the retraction device electromagnetically connecting the plunger to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Asaa Yehia Harajli, Jonathan Paul Weiler, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, David Darius Wooten, Onoyom Essien Ekanem
  • Door actuator with retraction device
    Patent number: 10633893
    Abstract: A vehicle door apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a door configured to be pivotably mounted to a body structure of a vehicle and a door locator mechanism. The door locator mechanism comprises a plunger and a retraction device. The plunger is configured to be actuated between extended and retracted positions. The retraction device is disposed on the plunger and configured to engage the body structure magnetically. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to withdraw the plunger to the retracted position while activating the retraction device electromagnetically connecting the plunger to the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Asaa Yehia Harajli, Jonathan Paul Weiler, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, David Darius Wooten, Onoyom Essien Ekanem
  • DOOR ACTUATOR WITH RETRACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190203508
    Abstract: A vehicle door apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a door configured to be pivotably mounted to a body structure of a vehicle and a door locator mechanism. The door locator mechanism comprises a plunger and a retraction device. The plunger is configured to be actuated between extended and retracted positions. The retraction device is disposed on the plunger and configured to engage the body structure magnetically. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to withdraw the plunger to the retracted position while activating the retraction device electromagnetically connecting the plunger to the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Asaa Yehia Harajli, Jonathan Paul Weiler, Howard Paul Tsvi Linden, David Darius Wooten, Onoyom Essien Ekanem
  • Windshield stop for cowl vent grille attachment
    Patent number: 6957849
    Abstract: A windshield stop is operable in a conventional manner to support the lower edge of an automotive windshield while the adhesive material mounting the windshield to the body of the automobile cures, and is also operable to provide an attachment of the cowl grille assembly covering the gap between the windshield and the hood of the automobile. The windshield stop has a cowl mounting portion integrally formed with the finger supports for the windshield. An opening through the cowl mounting portion can receive a conventional push pin to attach the cowl grille assembly to the windshield stop and provide a fixed support therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yasmin Eloian, Yehia Harajli, Tanya C. Sakhleh
  • WINDSHIELD STOP FOR COWL VENT GRILLE ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20050146155
    Abstract: A windshield stop is operable in a conventional manner to support the lower edge of an automotive windshield while the adhesive material mounting the windshield to the body of the automobile cures, and is also operable to provide an attachment of the cowl grille assembly covering the gap between the windshield and the hood of the automobile. The windshield stop has a cowl mounting portion integrally formed with the finger supports for the windshield. An opening through the cowl mounting portion can receive a conventional push pin to attach the cowl grille assembly to the windshield stop and provide a fixed support therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yasmin Eloian, Yehia Harajli, Tanya Sakhleh
  • Underbody assembly for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6126219
    Abstract: An underbody assembly for a motor vehicle includes a floorpan extending longitudinally and transversely. The underbody assembly also includes a side sill operatively connected to the floorpan to provide more than one underbody load floor height of the floorpan relative to body side assemblies of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan L. Wilkinson, Yehia Harajli, Norman H. Jewell, Karen Burns Mianzo, Stephen Louis Bruford