Patents by Inventor Carl D. Yost

Carl D. Yost 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).

  • Dummy chest load distribution transducer
    Patent number: 4409835
    Abstract: A chest transducer for measuring the gross load distribution and direction of loading on the thorax of an anthropomorphic dummy during dynamic testing of a vehicle passenger restraint system. The chest transducer comprises a simulated rib cage constructed and arranged to permit dynamic measurements of at least three components of restraint system loads applied to a plurality of key segments of the rib cage during restraint system testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Roger P. Daniel, Carl D. Yost