Patents by Inventor Tau Tyan

Tau Tyan 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).

  • Twenty-eight-cornered strengthening member for vehicles
    Patent number: 10300947
    Abstract: A strengthening member and a vehicle including a strengthening member are provided. The strengthening member can have a cross section including twenty-eight corners and twenty-eight sides creating twenty internal angles and eight external angles, and at least one recessed area extending along a length of the strengthening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Tau Tyan
  • Twenty-eight-cornered strengthening member for vehicles
    Patent number: 10279842
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
  • Bi-hexagonal vehicle beam with cellular structure
    Patent number: 10266207
    Abstract: A bumper support beam for a vehicle is provided. The bumper support beam includes an outer and an inner periphery each having six walls. The beam may include a plurality of ribs that may be disposed between the inner and outer periphery of the beam. The ribs may be arranged to define a plurality of triangular cells that increase the compressive strength of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tau Tyan
  • Cellular structures with fourteen-cornered cells
    Patent number: 10220881
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURES WITH EIGHT-SIDED CELLS
    Publication number: 20190039541
    Abstract: A strengthening member for an automobile includes a cellular structure having a plurality of cells. A cross section of each cell has eight sidewalls interconnected at eight corners to define a closed polygon. The sidewalls define eight internal angles located at the corners. Two of the internal angles are acute and two of the internal angles are reflex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventor: Tau TYAN
  • Thirty-six cornered vehicle beam
    Patent number: 10144454
    Abstract: A vehicle frame is disclosed. The vehicle frame may include an extruded metal hollow columnar beam defining in cross section, four interconnected arms, each having nine sidewalls and a bulbous free end, arranged to form a cross with thirty-six corners, and configured to dissipate axial compression loads via deformation of the thirty-six sidewalls and the thirty-six corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tau Tyan
  • BI-RECTANGULAR VEHICLE BEAM WITH CELLULAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180328435
    Abstract: A vehicle beam is provided. The vehicle beam may include an outer tube having four outer walls an inner tube having four inner walls inside the outer tube and a first set and a second set of ribs. The first set of ribs may extend from a midpoint of each inner wall to a midpoint of each outer wall. The second set of ribs may extend from a midpoint of each of the first set of ribs to one corner of the outer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventor: Tau TYAN
  • BI-HEXAGONAL VEHICLE BEAM WITH CELLULAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180319441
    Abstract: A bumper support beam for a vehicle is provided. The bumper support beam includes an outer and an inner periphery each having six walls. The beam may include a plurality of ribs that may be disposed between the inner and outer periphery of the beam. The ribs may be arranged to define a plurality of triangular cells that increase the compressive strength of the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Tau TYAN
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180311927
    Abstract: 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 fourteen sides formed by the plurality of walls. The fourteen sides of each cell are joined to each other to form a closed loop and six outward extending protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Tau TYAN
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180311925
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180311926
    Abstract: 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 eight outward extending protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Tau TYAN
  • THIRTY-SIX-CORNERED STRENGTHENING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20180304340
    Abstract: A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle includes a thirty-six-cornered cross section having adjacent sides defining internal angles and external angles. Each of the internal angles and the external angles are at least 45 degrees and are less than 180 degrees. The sides define a plurality of adjacent lobes disposed about a perimeter of the strengthening member. Along the perimeter of the thirty-six-cornered cross section, individual lobes of the plurality of lobes are separated by one external angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Tau Tyan
  • Bi-rectangular vehicle beam with cellular structure
    Patent number: 10081391
    Abstract: A vehicle structural beam includes four inner walls, four outer walls, and a plurality of ribs. The four outer walls and the four inner walls respectively form outer and inner rectangular tubes. The inner tube is disposed within the outer tube such that the outer walls are non-parallel with the inner walls. Each of the plurality of ribs are disposed between the outer and inner walls. The plurality of ribs is arranged to define a plurality of triangular and/or quadrilateral cells between the outer and inner tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tau Tyan
  • Thirty-two-cornered strengthening member
    Patent number: 10065682
    Abstract: A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle includes a thirty-two-cornered cross section having adjacent sides defining internal angles and external angles. Each of the internal angles and the external angles are at least 60 degrees and are less than 180 degrees. The sides define a plurality of lobes spaced about a perimeter of the strengthening member. Along the perimeter of the thirty-two-cornered cross section, individual lobes of the plurality of lobes are separated by at least two consecutive external angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tau Tyan
  • Twenty-four-cornered strengthening member for vehicles
    Patent number: 9944323
    Abstract: A strengthening member for a motor vehicle and a vehicle including a strengthening member are provided. The strengthening member can have a cross-section that has twenty-four corners and includes sides and corners creating sixteen internal angles and eight external angles. The vehicle may include a strengthening member that has twenty-four corners and includes sides and corners creating sixteen internal angles and eight external angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau Tyan, Yu-Kan Hu, Leonard Anthony Shaner
  • TWELVE-CORNERED STRENGTHENING MEMBER
    Publication number: 20180099696
    Abstract: A strengthening member for an automotive vehicle comprises a twelve-cornered cross section including sides and corners creating internal angles and external angles. Each internal angle ranges from about 100° to about 110°, and each external angle ranges from about 105° to about 130°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: TAU TYAN, Leonard Anthony SHANER, Yu-Kan HU
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURES WITH TWELVE-CORNERED CELLS
    Publication number: 20180100621
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau TYAN, Leonard Anthony SHANER
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURES WITH TWELVE-CORNERED CELLS
    Publication number: 20180099475
    Abstract: 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 eight sides each having a first cross-sectional length, and four sides each having a second cross-sectional length that differs from the first cross-sectional length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU
  • TWENTY-EIGHT-CORNERED STRENGTHENING MEMBER FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180057058
    Abstract: A strengthening member and a vehicle including a strengthening member are provided. The strengthening member can have a cross section including twenty-eight corners and twenty-eight sides creating twenty internal angles and eight external angles, and at least one recessed area extending along a length of the strengthening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Tau TYAN
  • CELLULAR STRUCTURES WITH FOURTEEN-CORNERED CELLS
    Publication number: 20180057060
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tau TYAN, Yu-Kan HU, Leonard Anthony SHANER