Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen FIRZLAFF

Jeffrey Allen FIRZLAFF 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).

  • Cargo bed support assembly for a truck
    Patent number: 10226799
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reinforcement assembly for a truck bed is provided. The method includes roll-forming an aluminum sheet to form a cross-member having a base, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from the base, and a pair of flanges each extending from one of the sidewalls and substantially parallel with the base. The method includes extruding an aluminum reinforcement member, and attaching the reinforcement member to the cross-member to space the cross-member from a frame rail of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Courtright, Vince Chimento, Joshua Hemphill, Jack Marchlewski, Jeffrey Allen Firzlaff, Lawrence J. Dupuis
  • CARGO BED SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A TRUCK
    Publication number: 20170014879
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reinforcement assembly for a truck bed is provided. The method includes roll-forming an aluminum sheet to form a cross-member having a base, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending from the base, and a pair of flanges each extending from one of the sidewalls and substantially parallel with the base. The method includes extruding an aluminum reinforcement member, and attaching the reinforcement member to the cross-member to space the cross-member from a frame rail of the truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Joseph COURTRIGHT, Vince CHIMENTO, Joshua HEMPHILL, Jack MARCHLEWSKI, Jeffrey Allen FIRZLAFF, Lawrence J. DUPUIS