Patents by Inventor Marcus Oden

Marcus Oden 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).

  • Energy absorption member for vehicle trim
    Patent number: 11104286
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a pillar. The pillar includes a support structure. A passenger compartment is defined by the vehicle body. A trim member disposed in the passenger compartment on the pillar. An energy absorption member is coupled to the trim member. The energy absorption member includes a base and at least one rib extending from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Amy M. Boardman, Bhaskara Rao Pamarthi, Joseph Lozon, Marcus Oden
  • ENERGY ABSORPTION MEMBER FOR VEHICLE TRIM
    Publication number: 20210009065
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a pillar. The pillar includes a support structure. A passenger compartment is defined by the vehicle body. A trim member disposed in the passenger compartment on the pillar. An energy absorption member is coupled to the trim member. The energy absorption member includes a base and at least one rib extending from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Amy M. Boardman, Bhaskara Rao Pamarthi, Joseph Lozon, Marcus Oden
  • Multi-function armrest for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 7222910
    Abstract: An interior armrest for an automotive vehicle includes upper and lower horizontal walls and a channel-shaped lateral impact contactor joined to the upper horizontal walls by the means of shear planes. The lateral impact contactor has a number of wedge-shaped vertical interruptions which cooperate with the shear planes to produce a controlled collapse in the event of a lateral impact of an occupant of the vehicle against the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Linh Doan, Marcus Oden, John Pinkerton, Lee Ho, Todd George