Patents by Inventor Alison Japikse Carothers

Alison Japikse Carothers 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).

  • Battery mounting system for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 7070015
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle has a battery mounting system including battery tray fastened to a floor within a compartment of the vehicle, and a motion convertor for repositioning battery tray as a result of a collision impact upon the compartment by causing the battery tray to rotate from a first position in which the battery tray is generally parallel to the floor to which it is mounted, to a second position which the battery tray is not parallel to the plane of the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Mathews, Alison Japikse Carothers, Patrick Maguire, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Douglas Zhu
  • BATTERY MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20040226765
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle has a battery mounting system including battery tray fastened to a floor within a compartment of the vehicle, and a motion convertor for repositioning battery tray as a result of a collision impact upon the compartment by causing the battery tray to rotate from a first position in which the battery tray is generally parallel to the floor to which it is mounted, to a second position which the battery tray is not parallel to the plane of the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: JACOB MATHEWS, ALISON JAPIKSE CAROTHERS, PATRICK MAGUIRE, LEONARD ANTHONY SHANER, DOUGLAS ZHU