Patents by Inventor Brian K. Begg

Brian K. Begg 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).

  • Crash box component holder
    Patent number: 6422644
    Abstract: An energy dissipation assembly is provided for dissipating energy between a vehicle component and a vehicle sheet metal member. The assembly includes a collapsible crash box forming a central aperture therethrough for receiving the vehicle component. The collapsible crash box includes a plurality of collapsible levels oriented concentrically with respect to the central aperture. A sufficient impact against the component causes collapse of the plurality of levels between the component and the sheet metal member, thereby dissipating energy of the impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Lear Donnelly Overhead Systems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dean T. Miller, Douglas A. Fischer, Brian K. Begg, Richard J. Weber, Peter E. Mack