Patents by Inventor Aloysius Paulus Maria Helena Leonardus Janssen

Aloysius Paulus Maria Helena Leonardus Janssen 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).

  • Crash energy absorbing element
    Patent number: 6851731
    Abstract: A crash energy absorbing element for use in a vehicle has a box beam shape and comprises, in cross section, a high strength support section and a lower strength absorbing section. The high strength support section is adapted to be attached to the body of the vehicle, and the lower strength absorbing section is positioned so as to face away from the vehicle. The box beam shaped element can be made by hydroforming of a tube that is formed of a blank of at least two different sheet parts welded together which form the support section and the crash absorbing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
    Inventor: Aloysius Paulus Maria Helena Leonardus Janssen
  • Crash energy absorbing element
    Publication number: 20020180222
    Abstract: A crash energy absorbing element for use in a vehicle has a box beam shape and comprises, in cross section, a high strength support section and a lower strength absorbing section. The high strength support section is adapted to be attached to the body of the vehicle, and the lower strength absorbing section is positioned so as to face away from the vehicle. The box beam shaped element can be made by hydroforming of a tube that is formed of a blank of at least two different sheet parts welded together which form the support section and the crash absorbing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Aloysius Paulus Maria Helena Leonardus Janssen