Patents by Inventor Benjamin Mansfield

Benjamin Mansfield 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).

  • Publication number: 20260001590
    Abstract: A structural support assembly for a vehicle, the structural support assembly comprising a longitudinal frame member that extends parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle and has an inner rail wall and an outer rail wall, a cross-member operably coupled to the longitudinal frame member and extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline, and an internal frame reinforcement member only operably coupled to the inner rail wall of the longitudinal frame member. The internal frame reinforcement member may be disposed proximate to an intersection of the cross-member and the longitudinal frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventors: Mikolaj Tyksinski, Benjamin Mansfield, Tushar B. Kamble, Scott J. Bell, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Sankarsh Kanth Aekbote, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Ryan Craig
  • Publication number: 20250368276
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame having a longitudinal rail and a structural member supported by the frame. The structural member includes a front bracket joined to the rail and having an arm that extends outwardly away from the rail. The structural member further includes a curved elongate member having a first end connected to an outer end of the arm and extending rearwardly therefrom to a second end that is spaced from the rail. A rear bracket of the structural member is connected to the rail and defines a slot that receives the second end of the curved elongate member therein. A width of the slot is wider than a width of the second end such that the second end can slide rearwardly within the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Scott J. BELL, Mikolaj TYKSINSKI, Mangesh KADAM, Ryan CRAIG, Leonard Anthony SHANER, Sankarsh Kanth AEKBOTE, Marius CUREA, Jeffrey A. WALESCH, Benjamin MANSFIELD, Tushar B. KAMBLE, Krishnakanth E. AEKBOTE
  • Patent number: 10864944
    Abstract: A vehicle frame includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis and spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis. The vehicle frame includes a cross-beam elongated along the cross-vehicle axis between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The cross-beam includes a first groove and a second groove both proximate the first frame rail and spaced from each other along the cross-vehicle axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yalla Mussa Abushawashi, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Muhsin M. Hamdoon, Benjamin Mansfield
  • Publication number: 20190344829
    Abstract: A vehicle frame includes a first frame rail and a second frame rail elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis and spaced from each other along a cross-vehicle axis. The vehicle frame includes a cross-beam elongated along the cross-vehicle axis between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The cross-beam includes a first groove and a second groove both proximate the first frame rail and spaced from each other along the cross-vehicle axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: YALLA MUSSA ABUSHAWASHI, MARWAN AHMAD ELBKAILY, MUHSIN M. HAMDOON, BENJAMIN MANSFIELD
  • Patent number: 10214243
    Abstract: A vehicle frame includes two frame rails fixed relative to each other and each having a tubular shape defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, a crush-initiating notch on each exterior surface, and a reinforcement extending along each interior surface and positioned in a vehicle-rearward direction from the notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Tushar B. Kamble, Gururaj Aralikatti, Greg Gombert, Benjamin Mansfield
  • Publication number: 20190016387
    Abstract: A vehicle frame includes two frame rails fixed relative to each other and each having a tubular shape defining an exterior surface and an interior surface, a crush-initiating notch on each exterior surface, and a reinforcement extending along each interior surface and positioned in a vehicle-rearward direction from the notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Tushar B. Kamble, Gururaj Aralikatti, Greg Gombert, Benjamin Mansfield