Patents by Inventor Michael DeVor

Michael DeVor 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).

  • Deformable Cross-Car Beam for Side Impact Protection
    Publication number: 20120146360
    Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate vehicle passenger protection during side impact events and, more particularly, to systems and methods which increase the survival space between the vehicle side structure and a vehicle passenger located in the vehicle passenger compartment while maintaining reasonable vehicle structure deceleration levels. The systems and methods enable the seat structure assemblies to move inboard during side impact events by coupling the seat structure assemblies to a deformable cross bar or beam. The embodiments include a deformable cross-car beam that is deformable in one or more locations along its length using changes in geometry and/or changes in material to initiate controlled deformation under a cross-car load due to a side impact event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Devor, Paul Elio, Frank Gabbianelli, Robert Glaspie, Hari Sankara Iyer, Edward Kustrzyk, Azhagu Nachimuthu Sennimalai Subramanlan, Bogoljub Velanovich, Frank Varasano, Jerrold Lavine
  • Deformable cross-car beam system for side impact protection
    Patent number: 8079635
    Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate vehicle passenger protection during side impact events and, more particularly, to systems and methods which increase the survival space between the vehicle side structure and a vehicle passenger located in the vehicle passenger compartment while maintaining reasonable vehicle structure deceleration levels. The systems and methods enable the seat structure assemblies to move inboard during side impact events by coupling the seat structure assemblies to a deformable cross bar or beam. The embodiments include a deformable cross-car beam that is deformable in one or more locations along its length using changes in geometry and/or changes in material to initiate controlled deformation under a cross-car load due to a side impact event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Next Autoworks Company
    Inventors: Michael DeVor, Paul Elio, Frank Gabbianelli, Robert Glaspie, Hari Sankara Iyer, Edward Kustrzyk, Azhagu Nachimuthu Sennimalai Subramanian, Bogoljub Velanovich, Frank Varansano, Jerrold Lavine
  • DEFORMABLE CROSS-CAR BEAM SYSTEM FOR SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20100295335
    Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate vehicle passenger protection during side impact events and, more particularly, to systems and methods which increase the survival space between the vehicle side structure and a vehicle passenger located in the vehicle passenger compartment while maintaining reasonable vehicle structure deceleration levels. The systems and methods enable the seat structure assemblies to move inboard during side impact events by coupling the seat structure assemblies to a deformable cross bar or beam. The embodiments include a deformable cross-car beam that is deformable in one or more locations along its length using changes in geometry and/or changes in material to initiate controlled deformation under a cross-car load due to a side impact event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Michael DeVor, Paul Elio, Frank Gabbianelli, Robert Glaspie, Hari Sankara Iyer, Edward Kustrzyk, Azhagu Nachimuthu Sennimalai Subramanlan, Bogoljub Velanovich, Frank Varansano, Jerrold Lavine