Patents by Inventor Bob Greer

Bob Greer 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).

  • Side impact friendly running board
    Publication number: 20030006575
    Abstract: A running board assembly is designed such that it does not adversely effect the triggering properties of a side-impact airbag system. In a first embodiment, upon incurring an impact, the running board moves to a position inward of the side of the vehicle at a controlled collapsing load. The controlled collapsing load does not adversely effect the trigger point at which a side-impact airbag system must not deploy nor does it adversely effect the trigger point at which a side-impact airbag system must deploy. In a second embodiment, the structure of the running board assembly is designed to transfer a side-impact load directly to the vehicle's side-impact airbag system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Shane Genis, Mike Gracey, Ross Bradsen, Paul Bannerman, Nathan Keith, Judy Smith, Patrick Caricato, Gerrit Hoekstra, Ulrich Stegelmeier, Rick Smith, Shawn Wale, Graeme Hourie, David Hourie, Robert Kiernan, Alana Cates, Steve Gregory, Patrick Duncan, Bob Greer