Patents by Inventor Dhafer Mansoor

Dhafer Mansoor 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).

  • Bumper system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6663151
    Abstract: A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure. The bumper system also includes a push bar disposed below and operatively connected to the bumper beam to deflect and rotate during an impact with an object by the bumper system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dhafer Mansoor, Jeffrey Leonard Bladow, Peter John Schuster, Shui-Fang (Ray) Chou
  • Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
    Patent number: 6502848
    Abstract: A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle and a tow hitch integrated with the rear bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shui-Fang Chou, Dhafer Mansoor, Daniel Y. Hwang
  • Bumper system for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20020180224
    Abstract: A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure. The bumper system also includes a push bar disposed below and operatively connected to the bumper beam to deflect and rotate during an impact with an object by the bumper system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Dhafer Mansoor, Jeffrey Leonard Bladow, Peter John Schuster, Shui-Fang (Ray) Chou
  • Bumper system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6460909
    Abstract: A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure. The bumper system also includes a push bar disposed below and operatively connected to the bumper beam to deflect and rotate during an impact with an object by the bumper system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhafer Mansoor, Jeffrey Leonard Bladow, Peter John Schuster, Shui-Fang Chou
  • Bumper system for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6412836
    Abstract: A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure and having a general B shape to absorb energy during an impact with an object by the bumper system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dhafer Mansoor, Gregory Stanley Frederick, Shui-Fang Chou, Jeffrey A. Anderson
  • Bumper system for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20010030432
    Abstract: A bumper system for a motor vehicle includes an energy absorber and a bumper beam interconnecting the energy absorber and vehicle structure. The bumper system also includes a push bar disposed below and operatively connected to the bumper beam to deflect and rotate during an impact with an object by the bumper system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Dhafer Mansoor, Jeffrey Leonard Bladow, Peter John Schuster, Shui-Fang (Ray) Chou
  • Tow hitch rear bumper assembly
    Patent number: 6179320
    Abstract: A tow hitch rear bumper assembly for a motor vehicle includes a rear bumper for attachment to a frame of the motor vehicle, a tow hitch disposed below the rear bumper and connected thereto, and an arch shaped reinforcement connected to the tow hitch for attachment to the frame of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shui-Fang Chou, Dhafer Mansoor, Daniel Y. Hwang