Patents by Inventor ARTHUR H. WHITNEY

ARTHUR H. WHITNEY 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).

  • Vehicle roof bead and bow structure for controlling resonance and vibration
    Patent number: 10800460
    Abstract: A vehicle roof panel that is tunable with respect to the occurrence of vibration and the resonant frequency of vibration is provided. A frequency gain associated with the vehicle roof panel has been determined to be a function of the ratio between the width of roof beads impressed upon a roof panel and a gap between adjacent roof beads. When the ratio is between approximately 0.5 and 4.7, the frequency gain associated with the vehicle roof linearly follows values of the ratio. Accordingly, varying the width of the roof beads and/or the gap between adjacent roof beads such that the ratio remains between approximately 0.5 and 4.7, results in the vehicle roof panel being tunable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventors: Lucas A. Jaramillo, Arthur H. Whitney
  • VEHICLE ROOF BEAD AND BOW STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING RESONANCE AND VIBRATION
    Publication number: 20200198705
    Abstract: A vehicle roof panel that is tunable with respect to the occurrence of vibration and the resonant frequency of vibration is provided. A frequency gain associated with the vehicle roof panel has been determined to be a function of the ratio between the width of roof beads impressed upon a roof panel and a gap between adjacent roof beads. When the ratio is between approximately 0.5 and 4.7, the frequency gain associated with the vehicle roof linearly follows values of the ratio. Accordingly, varying the width of the roof beads and/or the gap between adjacent roof beads such that the ratio remains between approximately 0.5 and 4.7, results in the vehicle roof panel being tunable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: LUCAS A. JARAMILLO, ARTHUR H. WHITNEY