Patents by Inventor Stephen Noel Pingston

Stephen Noel Pingston 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).

  • Bumper assembly
    Patent number: 10272858
    Abstract: A vehicle component includes a main panel extending in a first direction; a plurality of lobes extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction; and a plurality of ridges extending in the second direction. Each ridge extends around a subset of the lobes. Each lobe may be encircled by one of the ridges. The cover may include a plurality of depressions connecting the ridges to the corresponding lobes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Shenaq, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Stephen Noel Pingston
  • Extendable vehicle grille
    Patent number: 10166940
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a base, a grille and a bumper. The grille is supported by the base, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The bumper is supported by the base below the grille. In the retracted position a front terminal portion of the grille is offset from a front terminal portion of the bumper, and in the extended position the front terminal portion of the grille is generally aligned with the front terminal portion of the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Noel Pingston, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Mustafa Ahmed, Harsha Kusnoorkar, Bhujanga Kumar Adapa
  • BUMPER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180304839
    Abstract: A vehicle component includes a main panel extending in a first direction; a plurality of lobes extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction; and a plurality of ridges extending in the second direction. Each ridge extends around a subset of the lobes. Each lobe may be encircled by one of the ridges. The cover may include a plurality of depressions connecting the ridges to the corresponding lobes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Shenaq, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Stephen Noel Pingston
  • Vehicle energy-absorbing device
    Patent number: 10000171
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing device includes a beam having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of lobes attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam. The lobes are spaced from each other, deformable relative to the beam, and configured to contact adjacent lobes when deformed. The size and spacing of the lobes is such that if a single lobe is deformed, the lobe will not contact adjacent lobes, but if adjacent lobes are deformed, the lobes will contact each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Noel Pingston, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Mohammed Shenaq, Ray Hari Manala Rethinam
  • EXTENDABLE VEHICLE GRILLE
    Publication number: 20180134247
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a base, a grille and a bumper. The grille is supported by the base, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The bumper is supported by the base below the grille. In the retracted position a front terminal portion of the grille is offset from a front terminal portion of the bumper, and in the extended position the front terminal portion of the grille is generally aligned with the front terminal portion of the bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Noel Pingston, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Mustafa Ahmed, Harsha Kusnoorkar, Bhujanga Kumar Adapa
  • VEHICLE ENERGY-ABSORBING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170355332
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing device includes a beam having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of lobes attached to and positioned sequentially along the beam. The lobes are spaced from each other, deformable relative to the beam, and configured to contact adjacent lobes when deformed. The size and spacing of the lobes is such that if a single lobe is deformed, the lobe will not contact adjacent lobes, but if adjacent lobes are deformed, the lobes will contact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Noel Pingston, Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Mohammed Shenaq, Ray Hari Manala Rethinam