Grosse Ile, MI, United States of America

Ming Li

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ford Motor Company Limited. Active years: 1998.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Ming Li. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/ming-li-jb3j0rr4

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 2(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1998

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Ming Li: Automotive Refrigerant Receiver Inventor

Introduction

Ming Li is an inventor associated with Grosse Ile, Michigan, and Ford Motor Company Limited. His patent work addresses a component used in automotive air-conditioning systems. The available information identifies 1 patent associated with him.

Latest Patents

Li’s listed patent, “Manifold for a Refrigerant Receiver,” describes a refrigerant receiver for an automotive air-conditioning system. The receiver has a generally cylindrical body, a circular closure member secured at one end, and a manifold designed to engage the closure member. The manifold’s stepped bottom surface seals against a corresponding stepped surface on the closure member, while a single threaded fastener secures the manifold in place.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects Li’s work on the design and assembly of automotive air-conditioning components. Its stepped sealing surfaces and single-fastener arrangement are central features of the disclosed manifold and receiver.

Collaborations

Henry A. Beckwith is identified as Li’s coworker. The available information does not specify whether Beckwith collaborated on the patent.

Conclusion

Ming Li’s listed invention focuses on a practical manifold connection for an automotive refrigerant receiver, combining a stepped sealing interface with a single threaded fastener.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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