Patents by Inventor Bill Moore Sherwood

Bill Moore Sherwood 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).

  • Sliding joint applique
    Patent number: 10179551
    Abstract: A composite applique assembly for a vehicle interior trim piece includes a flexible receiver element and a flexible insert connected to the flexible receiver element by a sliding joint. An end of the flexible receiver element is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. An end of the flexible insert opposite to the flexible receiver element end is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. The flexible receiver element defines an internal channel configured for slidingly receiving the flexible insert therein. The flexible receiver element further defines at least a partial-length slot providing fluid communication with the internal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nitesh Chandrakant Jadhav, Bill Moore Sherwood, Mirza Safder Ali Baig, Bhavani Thota, Linh Doan, Tyler Glenn
  • Sliding joint applique
    Patent number: 10053027
    Abstract: A composite applique assembly for a vehicle interior trim piece includes a flexible receiver element and a flexible insert connected to the flexible receiver element by a sliding joint. An end of the flexible receiver element is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. An end of the flexible insert opposite to the flexible receiver element end is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. The flexible receiver element defines an internal channel configured for slidingly receiving the flexible insert therein. The flexible receiver element further defines at least a partial-length slot providing fluid communication with the internal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nitesh Chandrakant Jadhav, Bill Moore Sherwood, Mirza Safder Ali Baig, Bhavani Thota, Linh Doan, Tyler Glenn
  • Pressurized air insert for side impacts
    Patent number: 9821852
    Abstract: A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a rocker elongated along an axis and defining a tubular cavity elongated along the axis. The vehicle frame assembly includes a sealed pressurized insert disposed in the cavity and elongated along the axis. The sealed pressurized insert increases the stiffness of the rocker, i.e., decreases the likelihood of deformation of the rocker during an impact of the vehicle, such as a side impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Shaikh Akhlaque-e-rasul, Zhenyan Gao, Cheng Luo, Bill Moore Sherwood
  • SLIDING JOINT APPLIQUE
    Publication number: 20170305364
    Abstract: A composite applique assembly for a vehicle interior trim piece includes a flexible receiver element and a flexible insert connected to the flexible receiver element by a sliding joint. An end of the flexible receiver element is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. An end of the flexible insert opposite to the flexible receiver element end is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. The flexible receiver element defines an internal channel configured for slidingly receiving the flexible insert therein. The flexible receiver element further defines at least a partial-length slot providing fluid communication with the internal channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Nitesh Chandrakant Jadhav, Bill Moore Sherwood, Mirza Safder Ali Baig, Bhavani Thota, Linh Doan, Tyler Glenn
  • SLIDING JOINT APPLIQUE
    Publication number: 20170305363
    Abstract: A composite applique assembly for a vehicle interior trim piece includes a flexible receiver element and a flexible insert connected to the flexible receiver element by a sliding joint. An end of the flexible receiver element is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. An end of the flexible insert opposite to the flexible receiver element end is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. The flexible receiver element defines an internal channel configured for slidingly receiving the flexible insert therein. The flexible receiver element further defines at least a partial-length slot providing fluid communication with the internal channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Nitesh Chandrakant Jadhav, Bill Moore Sherwood, Mirza Safder Ali Baig, Bhavani Thota, Linh Doan, Tyler Glenn
  • PRESSURIZED AIR INSERT FOR SIDE IMPACTS
    Publication number: 20170217498
    Abstract: A frame assembly for a vehicle includes a rocker elongated along an axis and defining a tubular cavity elongated along the axis. The vehicle frame assembly includes a sealed pressurized insert disposed in the cavity and elongated along the axis. The sealed pressurized insert increases the stiffness of the rocker, i.e., decreases the likelihood of deformation of the rocker during an impact of the vehicle, such as a side impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shaikh Akhlaque-e-rasul, Zhenyan Gao, Cheng Luo, Bill Moore Sherwood