Patents by Inventor Brent Richard Sovoda

Brent Richard Sovoda 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).

  • Tire deflation device
    Patent number: 6854553
    Abstract: The tire deflation device (30) includes a rail member (34) having a support portion (38) and a piercing portion (44). The piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34) extends toward a tire (20) and is located between the tire (20) and a protected portion (44) of the automotive vehicle (10). The piercing portion (44) is intended to puncture and deflate the tire (20) when a crush zone (18) is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire (20) into the piercing portion (44) of the rail member (34). The support portion (38) has at least one anchor member (32) fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member (34) to a side mount (12) of the automotive vehicle (10) within a middle rigid zone (14) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Richard Sovoda, Kenneth Jerome Rottet, Laurie Call, Paul Culbertson, Paul Lawrence Lipinski, Phillip Przybylo, Robert Bruce, Richard Moss, Syed A Imam, Sohail Jamal, Tim Rush
  • Tire Deflation Device
    Publication number: 20040139833
    Abstract: The tire deflation device (30) includes a rail member (34) having a support portion (38) and a piercing portion (40). The piercing portion (40) of the rail member (34) extends toward a tire (20) and is located between the tire (20) and a protected portion (40) of the automotive vehicle (10). The piercing portion (40) is intended to puncture and deflate the tire (20) when a crush zone (18) is deformed inwardly so as to force the tire (20) into the piercing portion (40) of the rail member (34). The support portion (38) has at least one anchor member (32) fixedly attached thereto for securely mounting the rail member (34) to a side mount (12) of the automotive vehicle (10) within a middle rigid zone (14) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brent Richard Sovoda, Kenneth Jerome Rottet, Laurie Call, Paul Culbertson, Paul Lawrence Lipinski, Phillip Przybylo, Robert Bruce, Richard Moss, Syed A, Imam, Sohail Jamal, Tim Rush