Patents by Inventor Christian Hosbach

Christian Hosbach 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).

  • Method of assembling vehicle including an integrated interior module and top-hat
    Patent number: 11524736
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • METHOD OF ASSEMBLING VEHICLE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED INTERIOR MODULE AND TOP-HAT
    Publication number: 20210347423
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • Method of assembling vehicle including an integrated interior module and top-hat
    Patent number: 11130536
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • METHOD OF ASSEMBLING VEHICLE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED INTERIOR MODULE AND TOP-HAT
    Publication number: 20200148292
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • Quick-connect trim carrier attachment
    Patent number: 9216677
    Abstract: A quick-connect assembly for a vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback structure. A suspension assembly includes a plurality of outwardly extending flex members. A removable trim carrier is disposed over upper and lower components and is removably coupled to distal ends of the plurality of outwardly extending flex members by a friction-fit connection. A cushion is operably coupled with the trim carrier. An external peripheral gap is defined between the passenger support and the seatback structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Marc Kondrad, John W. Jaranson, Daniel Ferretti, Christian Hosbach, Mandeep Singh Sidhu
  • QUICK-CONNECT TRIM CARRIER ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20140203618
    Abstract: A quick-connect assembly for a vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback structure. A suspension assembly includes a plurality of outwardly extending flex members. A removable trim carrier is disposed over upper and lower components and is removably coupled to distal ends of the plurality of outwardly extending flex members by a friction-fit connection. A cushion is operably coupled with the trim carrier. An external peripheral gap is defined between the passenger support and the seatback structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Marc Kondrad, John W. Jaranson, Daniel Ferretti, Christian Hosbach, Mandeep Singh Sidhu