Patents by Inventor William Charles Bauer

William Charles Bauer 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).

  • Footrest assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10434920
    Abstract: A footrest assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. That footrest assembly includes a footrest, a wiring shield and a foam body sandwiched between the footrest and the wiring shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Barren, Tom Peter Goffas, William Charles Bauer, Bryn Arthur Davies
  • Side-curtain airbag assembly
    Patent number: 9889812
    Abstract: A side-curtain airbag assembly includes a body structure including a roof rail and a pillar extending downwardly from the roof rail. The roof rail has an upwardly extending side portion and a first ramped surface extending inwardly from the side portion at a downward angle. An airbag is mounted to the side portion above the first ramped surface. A trim component is mounted to the pillar below the first ramped surface and has a face, a top, and a second ramped surface extending outwardly from the top at an upward angle towards the side portion. The first and second ramped surfaces are arranged to form a ramp that guides the airbag during deployment of the airbag. The first ramped surface has a higher yield strength than the second ramped surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Charles Bauer, Jason Richard Nagy, Jeffrey Charles Paddock, Mahesh Bhattacharyya, Salvatore Joseph Moceri, Kattya Gabriela Miranda Quintana
  • FOOTREST ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170334330
    Abstract: A footrest assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. That footrest assembly includes a footrest, a wiring shield and a foam body sandwiched between the footrest and the wiring shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Barren, Tom Peter Goffas, William Charles Bauer, Bryn Arthur Davies