Patents by Inventor Adam WEYRAUCH
Adam WEYRAUCH 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).
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Patent number: 11951847Abstract: A battery box for an electric vehicle includes an Al casting that extends between and joins to a BIW or chassis rails of the electric vehicle. The Al casting includes a bottom wall, a side wall with a pair of rails that are securely attached to the BIW or chassis rails of the vehicle, and a plurality of cross members. The bottom wall, the side wall, and the plurality of cross members define a structural enclosure with a plurality of battery compartments and at least one crush zone, and the structural enclosure is load bearing member of the electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rohit Telukunta, Steven Frank, Adam Weyrauch, Michael J. Gardynik
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Publication number: 20240043068Abstract: A vehicle roof structure of a vehicle includes an outer roof panel and a single, unitized inner roof panel. The inner roof panel is separate from the outer roof panel and is secured to the outer roof panel. The inner roof panel includes a plurality of roof headers, a roof bow, and support braces. The roof headers are spaced apart from each other and extend in a transverse direction relative to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The roof bow is spaced apart from and positioned between two roof headers of the plurality of roof headers and extends in the transverse direction. Each support brace is positioned between the roof bow and one of the two roof headers. The support braces extend from the roof bow to the one of the two roof headers and extend in multiple directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Adam Weyrauch, Steven Frank, Jack Lashbrook, Rohit Telukunta
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Publication number: 20230331167Abstract: A roof rack assembly for a vehicle includes a pedestal including an indentation. A roof rail is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the pedestal. In the first configuration, a toggle loop of the roof rail is positioned in a first orientation relative to the indentation. In the second configuration, the toggle loop is positioned in a second orientation relative to the indentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Rohit TELUKUNTA, Adam WEYRAUCH, Peter JOYCE, Steven FRANK
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Patent number: 11780302Abstract: A sun visor assembly for a vehicle that includes a mount configured to be connected to the vehicle. A guide rod having a first portion that includes a head and a second portion with a terminal end is operably coupled to the mount via the head. An impact point is at the terminal end of the second portion. The guide rod and the impact point are configured for use as a window breaker tool in a disassembled position. A visor is operably coupled to the guide rod in an assembled position and is rotatable about the guide rod from a first position to a second position. The visor includes a channel defined within the visor that is configured to receive the guide rod.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Adam Weyrauch, Rohit Telukunta, Steven Frank, Michael J. Gardynik
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Patent number: 11718239Abstract: A roof rack assembly for a vehicle includes a pedestal including an indentation. A roof rail is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the pedestal. In the first configuration, a toggle loop of the roof rail is positioned in a first orientation relative to the indentation. In the second configuration, the toggle loop is positioned in a second orientation relative to the indentation.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rohit Telukunta, Adam Weyrauch, Peter Joyce, Steven Frank
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Publication number: 20230112227Abstract: A roof rack assembly for a vehicle includes a pedestal including an indentation. A roof rail is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the pedestal. In the first configuration, a toggle loop of the roof rail is positioned in a first orientation relative to the indentation. In the second configuration, the toggle loop is positioned in a second orientation relative to the indentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Rohit TELUKUNTA, Adam WEYRAUCH, Peter JOYCE, Steven FRANK
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Publication number: 20230090047Abstract: A sun visor assembly for a vehicle that includes a mount configured to be connected to the vehicle. A guide rod having a first portion that includes a head and a second portion with a terminal end is operably coupled to the mount via the head. An impact point is at the terminal end of the second portion. The guide rod and the impact point are configured for use as a window breaker tool in a disassembled position. A visor is operably coupled to the guide rod in an assembled position and is rotatable about the guide rod from a first position to a second position. The visor includes a channel defined within the visor that is configured to receive the guide rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Adam Weyrauch, Rohit Telukunta, Steven Frank, Michael J. Gardynik
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Publication number: 20230001801Abstract: A battery box for an electric vehicle includes an Al casting that extends between and joins to a BIW or chassis rails of the electric vehicle. The Al casting includes a bottom wall, a side wall with a pair of rails that are securely attached to the BIW or chassis rails of the vehicle, and a plurality of cross members. The bottom wall, the side wall, and the plurality of cross members define a structural enclosure with a plurality of battery compartments and at least one crush zone, and the structural enclosure is load bearing member of the electric vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rohit Telukunta, Steven Frank, Adam Weyrauch, Michael J. Gardynik
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Publication number: 20220371091Abstract: A part includes a sheet metal component having a predefined shape and at least one additively manufactured reinforcement deposited on, metallurgically bonded to, and extending along a surface of the sheet metal component. The at least one additively manufactured reinforcement can be a directed energy deposition (DED) reinforcement rib. Also, the at least one additively manufactured reinforcement can be deposited on the piece of sheet metal before the piece of sheet metal is formed into the predefined shape, or in the alternative, the at least one additively manufactured reinforcement can be deposited on the piece of sheet metal after the piece of sheet metal is formed into the predefined shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Adam Weyrauch, Steven Frank
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Patent number: 11453345Abstract: This disclosure details multi-purpose brackets for mounting accessory devices within vehicle cargo spaces. Exemplary multi-purpose brackets include a doubling flange, a first opening formed through the doubling flange, and a second opening formed through another location of the bracket. A first accessory device may be mounted within the first opening, and a second accessory device may be mounted within the second opening. The multi-purpose bracket may be formed in a stamping process that involves folding and clinching the doubling flange to a platform of the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Adam Weyrauch, Joseph Prescott Hickey, Michael Kozak, Jeffry Smith
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Publication number: 20200391666Abstract: This disclosure details multi-purpose brackets for mounting accessory devices within vehicle cargo spaces. Exemplary multi-purpose brackets include a doubling flange, a first opening formed through the doubling flange, and a second opening formed through another location of the bracket. A first accessory device may be mounted within the first opening, and a second accessory device may be mounted within the second opening. The multi-purpose bracket may be formed in a stamping process that involves folding and clinching the doubling flange to a platform of the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Adam WEYRAUCH, Joseph Prescott HICKEY, Michael KOZAK, Jeffry SMITH