Patents by Inventor Bahig B Fileta

Bahig B Fileta 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).

  • Front rail having controlled thickness for energy absorption
    Patent number: 7695052
    Abstract: A frame rail for a vehicle that is provided between vehicle frame and the bumper of a vehicle that has a thickness that varies from the front end of the rail to the back end of the rail. The compressive strength of the rail increases from the front end of the rail to the back end of the rail. The rail is rectangular in shape and the thickness of the rail is continuously increased to improve progressive crush characteristics of the rail under an oblique loading. A rail may be provided by providing a tubular rail having a plurality of ring shaped segments that have incrementally increasing thickness. Alternatively, the rail may have a uniformly increasing thickness from the front end to the back end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Jamel E. Belwafa, Hikmat F. Mahmood, Bahig B Fileta
  • FRONT RAIL HAVING CONTROLLED THICKNESS FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20080238146
    Abstract: A frame rail for a vehicle that is provided between vehicle frame and the bumper of a vehicle that has a thickness that varies from the front end of the rail to the back end of the rail. The compressive strength of the rail increases from the front end of the rail to the back end of the rail. The rail is rectangular in shape and the thickness of the rail is continuously increased to improve progressive crush characteristics of the rail under an oblique loading. A rail may be provided by providing a tubular rail having a plurality of ring shaped segments that have incrementally increasing thickness. Alternatively, the rail may have a uniformly increasing thickness from the front end to the back end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Jamel E. Belwafa, Hikmat F. Mahmood, Bahig B. Fileta