Patents by Inventor Brian Charles Slane

Brian Charles Slane 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).

  • Automotive vehicle instrument panel system
    Patent number: 7735905
    Abstract: An instrument panel system includes box sections that increase the stiffness, rigidity, and natural frequency of the instrument panel system. A two-piece instrument panel system provides a two-tone appearance with differing die draws and grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. Mullen, Michael Alan Samluk, Michael Williams, Brian Charles Slane, Kalyanaraman Bharathan, Andrew James Harley, James Daniel Grace, Peter Joseph Bejin
  • AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090033126
    Abstract: An instrument panel system includes box sections that increase the stiffness, rigidity, and natural frequency of the instrument panel system. A two-piece instrument panel system provides a two-tone appearance with differing die draws and grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicants: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gary D. Mullen, Michael Alan Samluk, Michael Williams, Brian Charles Slane, Kalyanaraman Bharathan, Andrew James Harley, James Daniel Grace, Peter Joseph Bejin