Patents by Inventor Timothy Wrinkle

Timothy Wrinkle 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).

  • ? Shaped cross-member
    Patent number: 7789428
    Abstract: A cross-member for supporting a vehicle chassis loads includes a generally shaped member including: i) a generally flat top sheet; ii) a first side sheet extending at an angle from the top sheet, along a length of the top sheet at a location inset from a first side edge of the top sheet such that the top sheet overhangs the first side sheet; iii) a second side sheet extending at an angle from the top sheet, along a length of the top sheet at a location inset from a second side edge of the top sheet such that the top sheet overhangs the second side sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Group North America, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Wrinkle, Arthur Fowler
  • Pi Shaped Cross-Member
    Publication number: 20090039633
    Abstract: A cross-member for supporting a vehicle chassis loads includes a generally shaped member including: i) a generally flat top sheet; ii) a first side sheet extending at an angle from the top sheet, along a length of the top sheet at a location inset from a first side edge of the top sheet such that the top sheet overhangs the first side sheet; iii) a second side sheet extending at an angle from the top sheet, along a length of the top sheet at a location inset from a second side edge of the top sheet such that the top sheet overhangs the second side sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Wrinkle, Arthur Fowler