Belleville, MI, United States of America

Anne Dirkes

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC. Active years: 2018.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Anne Dirkes. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/anne-dirkes

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Years Active: 2018

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Anne Dirkes and a Retention Feature for Snap-In Attachments.

Introduction

Anne Dirkes is an inventor associated with Belleville, Michigan, and Ford Global Technologies, LLC. Her patent work includes a design for retaining snap-in attachments in a glovebox assembly.

Latest Patents

Dirkes is credited with 1 patent: “Retention Feature for Snap-In Attachments.” The invention describes a coupling system for a glovebox panel with a keyhole slot, a ramped flange, and a damper mechanism. As the mechanism moves from its pre-load position to its seated position, an abutment plate engages the ramped flange and progressively drives the mechanism’s head member against the panel’s inner surface.

Career Highlights

The patent addresses how a damper mechanism can be secured to a glovebox panel through a snap-in attachment. Its ramped-flange arrangement helps guide the head member into its seated position.

Collaborations

Dirkes’s listed coworkers include Todd Nelson Clark and Robert A. Chanko. The patent is associated with Ford Global Technologies, LLC.

Conclusion

Anne Dirkes’s patent documents an attachment design that uses a ramped flange and keyhole slot to secure a glovebox damper mechanism.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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