Patents by Inventor Bret Kirchner

Bret Kirchner 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).

  • Vehicle body including reinforcement on rocker panel
    Patent number: 10399602
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a rocker panel elongated along an axis. The vehicle body includes a pillar fixed to the rocker panel and elongated in a direction transverse to the axis. The rocker panel includes a first flange and a second flange. The first flange and the second flange are on opposite sides of the pillar and spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the axis. The vehicle body includes a reinforcement fixed to the first and second flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: GaRam Jun, Bret Kirchner, Chienhom Lee, Ken Garbinski, Christopher John May
  • VEHICLE BODY INCLUDING REINFORCEMENT ON ROCKER PANEL
    Publication number: 20180237072
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a rocker panel elongated along an axis. The vehicle body includes a pillar fixed to the rocker panel and elongated in a direction transverse to the axis. The rocker panel includes a first flange and a second flange. The first flange and the second flange are on opposite sides of the pillar and spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the axis. The vehicle body includes a reinforcement fixed to the first and second flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: GaRam Jun, Bret Kirchner, Chienhom Lee, Ken Garbinski, Christopher John May