Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Daniel Young

Geoffrey Daniel Young 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).

  • Impact performance
    Patent number: 10836437
    Abstract: A vehicle with improved body—closure impact performance may include a frame having an outer side and an inner side, the frame comprising a door opening, a door sill secured to the frame and extending along an edge of the door opening, the door sill extruded to comprise an elongate cavity; and a door secured to the frame and comprising an elongate protrusion, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, where the elongate cavity is positioned to receive the elongate protrusion when the door is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: NIO USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Murray, Geoffrey Daniel Young
  • IMPACT PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20200207420
    Abstract: A vehicle with improved body—closure impact performance may include a frame having an outer side and an inner side, the frame comprising a door opening, a door sill secured to the frame and extending along an edge of the door opening, the door sill extruded to comprise an elongate cavity; and a door secured to the frame and comprising an elongate protrusion, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, where the elongate cavity is positioned to receive the elongate protrusion when the door is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Paul R. Murray, Geoffrey Daniel Young
  • Articulating mechanism for a vehicle door
    Patent number: 10443282
    Abstract: An articulating mechanism for opening and closing a vehicle door utilizes a first mechanism having a first motion profile and a second mechanism having a second motion profile. To open the door, the first mechanism begins the first motion profile before the second mechanism begins the second motion profile. To close the door, the second mechanism completes the second motion profile before the first mechanism completes the first motion profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: NIO USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivonne Bauer, Geoffrey Daniel Young, Tom Peleg, Ren Ren, Padmanabhan Kumar, Paul R. Murray, Shane L. Kenyon
  • ARTICULATING MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE DOOR
    Publication number: 20180087304
    Abstract: An articulating mechanism for opening and closing a vehicle door utilizes a first mechanism having a first motion profile and a second mechanism having a second motion profile. To open the door, the first mechanism begins the first motion profile before the second mechanism begins the second motion profile. To close the door, the second mechanism completes the second motion profile before the first mechanism completes the first motion profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Ivonne Bauer, Geoffrey Daniel Young, Tom Peleg, Ren Ren, Padmanabhan Kumar, Paul R. Murray, Shane L. Kenyon