Patents
US 8106774 B2: Automotive parts kit differentiation system
- Granted
- 2012-01-31
- Filed
- 2007-03-09 application 11716326
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An automotive parts kit differentiation system and method includes a plurality of different types of parts kits, wherein each type of kit includes a base and a plurality of automotive parts removably contained by the base. The parts contained in each type of kit vary as compared to each other type of kit. Each base includes a unique identifier tag that identifies the base as being a base for one of the plurality of kit types. The unique identifier tag of each base includes a color zone defined by a color selected from a plurality of different colors that correspond respectively to the plurality of different kit types so that each kit type corresponds to one of the plurality of different colors. The unique identifier tag further includes a shape identifier selected from a plurality of different shape identifiers that correspond respectively to the plurality of different kit types so that each kit type corresponds to one of the plurality of different shapes. The color zone and shape identifier can be combined, and the color zone can comprise two different zones located respectively on two different surfaces of the base. The unique identifier tag also optionally includes a machine readable portion such as a bar-code or RFID module.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120131.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. 19 patents | US company or organization | Barling, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey R. Hamilton | Davisburg, MI | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Justin Carty | Barling, AR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jimmy Dean Kinder | Russellville, AR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K19/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2026-05-01 | MOP-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 74709/238 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-05-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MOP-CLOYES, INC. signed 2026-05-01 AUTOMOTIVE TENSIONERS, INC. signed 2026-05-01 ROTOMASTER CAN HOLDINGS ULC signed 2026-05-01 | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 74541/444 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-10-19 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2018-10-05 | DYNAGEAR, INC. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL HDM PRODUCTS, INC. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | 47271/746 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2017-06-05 CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2017-06-05 GREDE II LLC signed 2017-06-05 GREDE LLC signed 2017-06-05 METALDYNE BSM, LLC signed 2017-06-05 METALDYNE, LLC signed 2017-06-05 MSP INDUSTRIES CORPORATION signed 2017-06-05 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 42734/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents recorded at r/f 034024/0217 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS AGENT signed 2017-04-06 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 42178/504 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents (release of 029087/0140) | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA signed 2014-10-20 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 34029/635 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-20 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2014-10-20 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 34024/217 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-02-14 | Release of security interest Termination of security interest reel/frame 025998/0965 and 028863/0964 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2012-10-05 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 29816/396 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-10-08 | Release of security interest Termination of security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., signed 2012-10-05 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC., FORT SMITH, AR | 29088/944 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-10-05 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2012-10-05 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 29087/140 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-03-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2011-03-21 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 25998/965 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-06-15 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2010-03-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 24529/556 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-03-30 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2010-03-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 24160/13 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-08-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAMILTON, JEFFREY R. signed 2007-05-29 KINDER, JIMMY DEAN signed 2007-06-07 CARTY, JAMES JUSTIN signed 2007-06-11 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 19650/682 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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