Patents by Inventor Leonard Anthony Shaner
Leonard Anthony Shaner 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).
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Publication number: 20210101553Abstract: An assembly includes an interior component. The assembly includes a deployable panel having an upper panel and a lower panel supported by the interior component, the deployable panel being movable relative to the interior component from a retracted position to an extended position. The assembly includes a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position in which the airbag is positioned to abut the upper panel in the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Zhibing Deng
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Patent number: 10946822Abstract: A vehicle frame component for limiting the movement of the wheel of the vehicle toward the cab of a cab on frame vehicle including a base member welded to openings in the frame side rail and extending outwardly and located proximal the wheel structure. In one embodiment the vehicle frame component is located forward of the wheel and includes a tire puncture device to deflate the tire during an offset front impact and in a second embodiment the vehicle frame component is located rearward of the wheel. The vehicle frame component has particular utility during an offset front impact where the offset is less than approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ajay Kumar Gupta, Narayana Venugopal, John Charles Caris, Mark Wlotkowski, Charles Ko, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10704638Abstract: A cellular structure may include a plurality of cells each having a twelve-cornered cross section. The twelve-cornered cross section may include twelve sides and twelve corners creating eight internal angles and four external angles. Each cell may include a plurality of longitudinal walls extending between a top and a bottom of the cell, the longitudinal walls intersecting to create corners of the cell. A structural component may include at least one wall surrounding a component interior space with a cellular structure having at least two cells being positioned within the interior space. A sandwich structure may include first and second substantially planar structures, and a cellular structure with at least two cells positioned between the first and second substantially planar structures.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10639964Abstract: An air vent is mounted in a vehicle window frame. The air vent includes a one-piece body having an interior face and an exterior face. A passive ventilation feature includes an air pathway that extends between a first opening in the interior face to a second opening in the exterior face. A forced air ventilation feature is carried by the body. The forced air ventilation feature includes a ventilation fan, an exhaust outlet and a closure for the exhaust outlet that is displaceable between open and closed positions.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Juanito Yu Co, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10611409Abstract: A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle includes a twelve-cornered cross section including sides and corners creating eight internal angles and four external angles. The strengthening member also includes four indentations extending along a length of the strengthening member. Each indentation is respectively defined by two of the eight internal angles and one if the four external angles of the strengthening member.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Yu-Kan Hu
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Publication number: 20200070759Abstract: A vehicle frame component for limiting the movement of the wheel of the vehicle toward the cab of a cab on frame vehicle including a base member welded to openings in the frame side rail and extending outwardly and located proximal the wheel structure. In one embodiment the vehicle frame component is located forward of the wheel and includes a tire puncture device to deflate the tire during an offset front impact and in a second embodiment the vehicle frame component is located rearward of the wheel. The vehicle frame component has particular utility during an offset front impact where the offset is less than approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ajay Kumar Gupta, Narayana Venugopal, John Charles Caris, Mark Wlotkowski, Charles Ko, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10562482Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a first portion, a second portion extending transversely from the first portion, and a corner therebetween. The airbag includes a stay fixed to and rigid relative to the airbag, the stay having a bendable portion at the corner and extending from the bendable portion along the first portion and the second portion when the airbag is in the inflated position.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Yuqin Zhao, Mangesh Kadam, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Matt Alan Niesluchowski
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Patent number: 10538271Abstract: A vehicle includes a strengthening member having a cross section including twenty-eight corners. The cross section has twenty-eight sides arranged to create twenty internal angles and eight external angles.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10501035Abstract: A vehicle frame component for limiting the movement of the wheel of the vehicle toward the cab of a cab on frame vehicle including a base member welded to openings in the frame side rail and extending outwardly and located proximal the wheel structure. In one embodiment the vehicle frame component is located forward of the wheel and includes a tire puncture device to deflate the tire during an offset front impact and in a second embodiment the vehicle frame component is located rearward of the wheel. The vehicle frame component has particular utility during an offset front impact where the offset is less than approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Ajay Kumar Gupta, Narayana Venugopal, John Charles Caris, Mark Wlotkowski, Charles Ko, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10449831Abstract: An air vent is mounted in a vehicle window frame. The air vent includes a one-piece body having an interior face and an exterior face. An air pathway extends between a first opening in the interior face to a second opening in the exterior face. An elongated window channel is also provided in the body for receiving the window over which the air vent is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLCInventors: Juanito Yu Co, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10429006Abstract: A cellular structure may include a plurality of cells. Each cell of the plurality of cells may have a twelve-cornered cross section. The twelve-cornered cross-section may include two sides each having a first cross-sectional length, and ten sides each having a second cross-sectional length that differs from the first cross-sectional length.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Publication number: 20190256036Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a first portion, a second portion extending transversely from the first portion, and a corner therebetween. The airbag includes a stay fixed to and rigid relative to the airbag, the stay having a bendable portion at the corner and extending from the bendable portion along the first portion and the second portion when the airbag is in the inflated position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Yuqin Zhao, Mangesh Kadam, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Matt Alan Niesluchowski
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Publication number: 20190248415Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER, Dana SUN
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Publication number: 20190176892Abstract: A vehicle includes a strengthening member having a cross section including twenty-eight corners. The cross section has twenty-eight sides arranged to create twenty internal angles and eight external angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER
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Patent number: 10315698Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Dana Sun
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Patent number: 10279842Abstract: A strengthening member for a motor vehicle and a vehicle including a strengthening member are provided. The strengthening member can have twenty-eight sides arranged to create twenty internal angles and eight external angles.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Patent number: 10220881Abstract: A cellular structure may include a plurality of cells each cell of the plurality of cells having a fourteen-cornered cross section. The fourteen-cornered cross section may include fourteen sides and fourteen corners. Each cell may include a plurality of longitudinal walls extending between a top and a bottom of the cell, the longitudinal walls intersecting to create corners of the cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Publication number: 20180311925Abstract: A cellular structure includes a plurality of walls extending in a longitudinal direction and forming a plurality of cells adjacently arranged along a laterally extending plane. Each cell has a cross-section along the plane that includes eighteen sides formed by the plurality of walls. The eighteen sides of each cell are joined to each other to form a closed loop and six outward extending lobes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER
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Patent number: 10093360Abstract: A vehicle roof structure assembly includes a mounting bracket having a first aperture disposed therethrough. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes a roof bow having a longitudinal body portion defining an inner channel. The longitudinal body portion includes a bottom wall having a second aperture axially aligned with the first aperture. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes an insert block disposed within the inner channel of the roof bow. The insert block defines a third aperture disposed through a thickness of the insert block. The third aperture is axially aligned with the first aperture and the second aperture. The vehicle roof structure assembly further includes a fastener disposed through the first aperture, the second aperture, and the third aperture to rigidly secure the roof bow to the mounting bracket, and to rigidly secure the insert block to the roof bow.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Edgar Edward Donabedian, Robert Reiners, Darrin Neil Wagner, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
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Publication number: 20180251086Abstract: A vehicle frame component for limiting the movement of the wheel of the vehicle toward the cab of a cab on frame vehicle including a base member welded to openings in the frame side rail and extending outwardly and located proximal the wheel structure. In one embodiment the vehicle frame component is located forward of the wheel and includes a tire puncture device to deflate the tire during an offset front impact and in a second embodiment the vehicle frame component is located rearward of the wheel. The vehicle frame component has particular utility during an offset front impact where the offset is less than approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of the width of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ajay Kumar Gupta, Narayana Venugopal, John Charles Caris, Mark Wlotkowski, Charles Ko, Leonard Anthony Shaner