Patents by Inventor Stephen William Gallagher
Stephen William Gallagher 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: 20230406412Abstract: A vehicle of unibody construction includes a left rail, right rail, first kickup member, and second kickup member. A left transition portion of the left rail extends inboard and upward from a left forward portion to a left rear portion. A right transition portion of the right rail extends inboard and upward from the right forward portion to the right rear portion. A left end of the first kickup member is coupled to the left forward portion and a right end of the first kickup member is coupled to the right forward portion. The second kickup member is rearward of the first kickup member. A left end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the left forward and left transition portions. A right end of the second kickup member is coupled to at least one of the right forward and right transition portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jamil M. Alwan, Djamal Eddine Midoun, Sean Timothy Ryan, Peyman Aghssa, Zakareia H. Hussain, Stephen William Gallagher
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Patent number: 11840136Abstract: A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a battery structure having a battery frame. The structural assembly includes a vehicle frame and a vehicle body. The vehicle frame has opposed longitudinal rails. The vehicle body is separate from and mounted on the vehicle frame. The vehicle body includes opposed rockers extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Each opposed longitudinal rail is located between a respective rocker and the battery frame of the battery structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Conor Daniel Hennessey, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Shawn Michael Morgans, Stephen William Gallagher
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Publication number: 20230347756Abstract: This disclosure relates to a projection for a vehicle frame rail and a corresponding method. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a vehicle, including: a frame rail; and a projection extending laterally outward from a laterally outer surface of the frame rail, wherein the projection is a part of a running board assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Stephen William Gallagher, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk
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Publication number: 20230158876Abstract: A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a battery structure having a battery frame. The structural assembly includes a vehicle frame and a vehicle body. The vehicle frame has opposed longitudinal rails. The vehicle body is separate from and mounted on the vehicle frame. The vehicle body includes opposed rockers extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Each opposed longitudinal rail is located between a respective rocker and the battery frame of the battery structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Conor Daniel Hennessey, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Shawn Michael Morgans, Stephen William Gallagher
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Patent number: 11639197Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rail assembly that includes an outer rail and an inner rail opposite to the outer rail. The rail assembly also includes a cavity formed between the outer rail and the inner rail. The rail assembly further includes a first corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity. The rail assembly also includes a second corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stephen William Gallagher, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Musheeruddin Syed
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Patent number: 11623690Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a truck including a cargo box coupled to a first rail and a second rail with a first cross member and a second cross member. The first and second rail are coupled to, and extend transverse to, the first and second cross members. A bed floor of the cargo box is physically separated from the rails by the cross members.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Gray, Vincent Anthony Chimento, Stephen William Gallagher, Jamie Joseph March
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Patent number: 11584449Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to extrusion for a vehicle component. The vehicle component includes a plurality of flanges that form a periphery of the vehicle component, a cavity that extends through the periphery of the vehicle component, a corner portion that is positioned proximate to a corner defined by a pair of the plurality of flanges, and a channel that is positioned proximate to the corner portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Shawn Michael Morgans, Stephen William Gallagher, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Musheeruddin Zubair Syed, Conor Daniel Hennessey
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Publication number: 20220234656Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to extrusion for a vehicle component. The vehicle component includes a plurality of flanges that form a periphery of the vehicle component, a cavity that extends through the periphery of the vehicle component, a corner portion that is positioned proximate to a corner defined by a pair of the plurality of flanges, and a channel that is positioned proximate to the corner portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Shawn Michael Morgans, Stephen William Gallagher, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Musheeruddin Zubair Syed, Conor Daniel Hennessey
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Patent number: 11352072Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a rear sill assembly of a unibody vehicle. The unibody vehicle includes a floor assembly having a floor pan and a floor beam coupled to the floor pan, the floor beam having a floor channel. The unibody vehicle also includes a rear sill, and a coupling structure coupled to the rear sill. The coupling structure may include an outer periphery which is sized and shaped to be slideably coupleably received in the floor channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Shawn Michael Morgans, Stephen William Gallagher, Scott Seashore, Musheeruddin Zubair Syed, Karen Nuler
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Publication number: 20220119040Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a truck including a cargo box coupled to a first rail and a second rail with a first cross member and a second cross member. The first and second rail are coupled to, and extend transverse to, the first and second cross members. A bed floor of the cargo box is physically separated from the rails by the cross members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Gray, Vincent Anthony Chimento, Stephen William Gallagher, Jamie Joseph March
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Publication number: 20220111896Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rail assembly that includes an outer rail and an inner rail opposite to the outer rail. The rail assembly also includes a cavity formed between the outer rail and the inner rail. The rail assembly further includes a first corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity. The rail assembly also includes a second corner reinforcement coupled to the outer rail and the inner rail in such a way that at least a portion of the first corner reinforcement is located in the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stephen William Gallagher, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Musheeruddin Syed
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Patent number: 10745055Abstract: A vehicle body exoskeleton includes a plurality of nodes each defining a receptacle. A plurality of tubes have first and second end portions smaller than and tapering inwardly from a main portion. Each end portion is received in one of the receptacles. An adhesive is applied to the end portions filling a gap defined between the receptacles and the end portions to bond the tubes to the receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Richard Daniel Pastrick, Stephen William Gallagher
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Patent number: 10538207Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of the internal panel. The tie-down bracket defines first and second C-channels that extend in a direction from a first to a second of the side panels.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Jack Marchlewski, Joshua Robert Hemphill, Stephen William Gallagher, Colleen Marie Hoffman
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Patent number: 10471901Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of one of the side panels. The tie-down bracket defines a C-channel that extends along the exterior of one of the side panels from the upper panel toward the lower panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Jack Marchlewski, Joshua Robert Hemphill, Stephen William Gallagher, Colleen Marie Hoffman
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Publication number: 20190084491Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of the internal panel. The tie-down bracket defines first and second C-channels that extend in a direction from a first to a second of the side panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Dragan B. STOJKOVIC, Jack MARCHLEWSKI, Joshua Robert HEMPHILL, Stephen William GALLAGHER, Colleen Marie HOFFMAN
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Publication number: 20190084490Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, an upper panel, a lower panel, a pair of side panels, and a tie-down bracket. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The pair of side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed. The tie-down bracket is secured to an exterior of one of the side panels. The tie-down bracket defines a C-channel that extends along the exterior of one of the side panels from the upper panel toward the lower panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Dragan B. STOJKOVIC, Jack MARCHLEWSKI, Joshua Robert HEMPHILL, Stephen William GALLAGHER, Colleen Marie HOFFMAN
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Patent number: 10160396Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, upper panel, lower panel, pair of side panels, and pair of tie-down brackets. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed proximate to the lower panel. The pair of tie-down brackets is secured to an exterior of the internal panel between the upper and lower panels. The tie-down brackets define C-channels that extend in a direction that is substantially parallel with the side panels.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Jack Marchlewski, Joshua Robert Hemphill, Stephen William Gallagher, Colleen Marie Hoffman
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Publication number: 20180244313Abstract: A vehicle body exoskeleton includes a plurality of nodes each defining a receptacle. A plurality of tubes have first and second end portions smaller than and tapering inwardly from a main portion. Each end portion is received in one of the receptacles. An adhesive is applied to the end portions filling a gap defined between the receptacles and the end portions to bond the tubes to the receptacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Richard Daniel PASTRICK, Stephen William GALLAGHER
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Publication number: 20180229667Abstract: A vehicle tailgate includes an internal panel, upper panel, lower panel, pair of side panels, and pair of tie-down brackets. The internal panel extends from the upper panel to the lower panel and between the pair of side panels. The side panels are rotatably secured to a cargo bed proximate to the lower panel. The pair of tie-down brackets is secured to an exterior of the internal panel between the upper and lower panels. The tie-down brackets define C-channels that extend in a direction that is substantially parallel with the side panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Dragan B. STOJKOVIC, Jack MARCHLEWSKI, Joshua Robert HEMPHILL, Stephen William GALLAGHER, Colleen Marie HOFFMAN
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Patent number: 9988093Abstract: A vehicle body exoskeleton includes a plurality of nodes each defining a receptacle. A plurality of tubes have first and second end portions smaller than and tapering inwardly from a main portion. Each end portion is received in one of the receptacles. An adhesive is applied to the end portions filling a gap defined between the receptacles and the end portions to bond the tubes to the receptacles.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Richard Daniel Pastrick, Stephen William Gallagher