Patents by Inventor Brandon Hanna

Brandon Hanna 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).

  • SYSTEMS FOR INCREASING AIRFLOW PAST A VEHICLE ENERGY ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20250018890
    Abstract: Systems and other embodiments described herein relate to vehicle collision energy absorption with increased airflow towards an engine compartment of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the system includes a front energy absorber with a first top surface having an angle and a rear energy absorber with a second top surface that is curved. The rear energy absorber is separated from the front energy absorber by a gap and a plane of the first top surface is tangential to the second top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shawn Roberts, David N. Evans, Robert Cooper, Yan Liu, Brandon Hanna, Troy Grantham, Mingher Fred Shen