Patents by Inventor Bill Stanko

Bill Stanko 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).

  • Energy-absorbing device with a reduced initial peak load
    Patent number: 7188890
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing device (34) with a reduced initial peak load (50) for enhancing the management of crash energy in an end structure (30?) for a vehicle (30). The energy-absorbing device (34) has a deformable construction adapted for progressively folding along a longitudinal axis (60) under an oscillating crash load (34?). The oscillating crash load (34?) is comprised of a mean load (48) and a peak load (50) that is in close proximity to the mean load (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ridha Baccouche, Bill Stanko, Jamal Bakkar, Hikmat Mahmood
  • ENERGY-ABSORBING DEVICE WITH A REDUCED INITIAL PEAK LOAD
    Publication number: 20070052258
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing device (34) with a reduced initial peak load (50) for enhancing the management of crash energy in an end structure (30?) for a vehicle (30). The energy-absorbing device (34) has a deformable construction adapted for progressively folding along a longitudinal axis (60) under an oscillating crash load (34?). The oscillating crash load (34?) is comprised of a mean load (48) and a peak load (50) that is in close proximity to the mean load (48).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Ridha Baccouche, Bill Stanko, Jamal Bakkar, Hikmat Mahmood