Patents by Inventor Dana SUN

Dana SUN 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).

  • Publication number: 20190248415
    Abstract: A strengthening member for a motor vehicle, the strengthening member has a cross section that comprises sixteen corners and includes sides and corners creating eight internal angles and eight external angles. Each internal angle ranges between about 90° and about 145° and each external angle ranges between about 95° and about 175°. One or more tunable parameters of a cross section can vary along a longitudinal axis of the strengthening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER, Dana SUN
  • Patent number: 10315698
    Abstract: A strengthening member for a motor vehicle, the strengthening member has a cross section that comprises sixteen corners and includes sides and corners creating eight internal angles and eight external angles. Each internal angle ranges between about 90° and about 145° and each external angle ranges between about 95° and about 175°. One or more tunable parameters of a cross section can vary along a longitudinal axis of the strengthening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Dana Sun
  • Publication number: 20160375935
    Abstract: A strengthening member for a motor vehicle, the strengthening member has a cross section that comprises sixteen corners and includes sides and corners creating eight internal angles and eight external angles. Each internal angle ranges between about 90° and about 145° and each external angle ranges between about 95° and about 175°. One or more tunable parameters of a cross section can vary along a longitudinal axis of the strengthening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER, Dana SUN