Patents by Inventor Alan A. Kinnelly

Alan A. Kinnelly 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).

  • Energy absorbing beam
    Patent number: 5560672
    Abstract: An energy absorbing structural member disposed within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle and including an outer cell and an inner cell. The outer cell of the structural member provides conventional torsional, bending and compressive rigidity necessary for such structural member. Additionally, the inner cell is adapted to plastically deform under a predetermined generally transversely imposed load, the load being substantially insufficient to deform the outer cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: George G. Lim, Clifford C. Chou, Alan A. Kinnelly