Patents by Inventor David WIER

David WIER 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).

  • Structural frame for the body of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11964696
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a structural frame for a body of a motor vehicle, the structural frame defining, at least in part, an occupant compartment of the vehicle, the structural frame comprising a pair of spaced pillars joined together at an upper region of each pillar to a roof crossmember and further joined together at respective points below the roof crossmember to a structural cross-brace, the structural cross-brace is further arranged to support a pair of spaced apart vehicle suspension connectors and, wherein the structural cross-brace projects from the pillars beyond the suspension connectors so that the space in the occupant compartment between the pillars is substantially unobstructed by the structural cross-brace and, at least a portion of the structural cross-brace is accommodated within the occupant compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Raidan Alhuraibi, David Wier, Jonathan Mabey, Mat Burgess, Ian Johnson, Martin Wheeler
  • STRUCTURAL FRAME FOR THE BODY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220017148
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a structural frame for a body of a motor vehicle, the structural frame defining, at least in part, an occupant compartment of the vehicle, the structural frame comprising a pair of spaced pillars joined together at an upper region of each pillar to a roof crossmember and further joined together at respective points below the roof crossmember to a structural cross-brace, the structural cross-brace is further arranged to support a pair of spaced apart vehicle suspension connectors and, wherein the structural cross-brace projects from the pillars beyond the suspension connectors so that the space in the occupant compartment between the pillars is substantially unobstructed by the structural cross-brace and, at least a portion of the structural cross-brace is accommodated within the occupant compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Raidan ALHURAIBI, David WIER, Jonathan MABEY, Mat BURGESS, Ian JOHNSON, Martin WHEELER