Patents by Inventor Brian Michael Siler

Brian Michael Siler 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).

  • Active torsional buckling and lateral shear mechanism for running board brackets
    Patent number: 10518705
    Abstract: A bracket adapted to attach a running board to a rocker of a vehicle includes a body having a plurality of running board deflection-inducing portions. The body may include a torsional buckling-inducing portion comprising a rocker mounting portion defining an included angle to a vehicle y-axis and to a vehicle x-axis when mounted to the rocker. The body may further include a rotational moment-inducing portion comprising a stepped segment interposed between the rocker mounting portion and a running board-carrying portion. The rotational moment-inducing portion may further include a rocker mounting tab disposed adjacent to the stepped segment and a flange disposed at an interface of the stepped segment and the running board-carrying portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John W. Jensen, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Brian Michael Siler, Satish Chandra Patne
  • ACTIVE TORSIONAL BUCKLING AND LATERAL SHEAR MECHANISM FOR RUNNING BOARD BRACKETS
    Publication number: 20180370442
    Abstract: A bracket adapted to attach a running board to a rocker of a vehicle includes a body having a plurality of running board deflection-inducing portions. The body may include a torsional buckling-inducing portion comprising a rocker mounting portion defining an included angle to a vehicle y-axis and to a vehicle x-axis when mounted to the rocker. The body may further include a rotational moment-inducing portion comprising a stepped segment interposed between the rocker mounting portion and a running board-carrying portion. The rotational moment-inducing portion may further include a rocker mounting tab disposed adjacent to the stepped segment and a flange disposed at an interface of the stepped segment and the running board-carrying portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: John W. Jensen, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Brian Michael Siler, Satish Chandra Patne
  • ACTIVE TORSIONAL BUCKLING AND LATERAL SHEAR MECHANISM FOR RUNNING BOARD BRACKETS
    Publication number: 20180297529
    Abstract: A bracket adapted to attach a running board to a rocker of a vehicle includes a body having a plurality of running board deflection-inducing portions. The body may include a torsional buckling-inducing portion comprising a rocker mounting portion defining an included angle to a vehicle y-axis and to a vehicle x-axis when mounted to the rocker. The body may further include a rotational moment-inducing portion comprising a stepped segment interposed between the rocker mounting portion and a running board-carrying portion. The rotational moment-inducing portion may further include a rocker mounting tab disposed adjacent to the stepped segment and a flange disposed at an interface of the stepped segment and the running board-carrying portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: John W. Jensen, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Brian Michael Siler, Satish Chandra Patne
  • Active torsional buckling and lateral shear mechanism for running board brackets
    Patent number: 10099621
    Abstract: A bracket adapted to attach a running board to a rocker of a vehicle includes a body having a plurality of running board deflection-inducing portions. The body may include a torsional buckling-inducing portion comprising a rocker mounting portion defining an included angle to a vehicle y-axis and to a vehicle x-axis when mounted to the rocker. The body may further include a rotational moment-inducing portion comprising a stepped segment interposed between the rocker mounting portion and a running board-carrying portion. The rotational moment-inducing portion may further include a rocker mounting tab disposed adjacent to the stepped segment and a flange disposed at an interface of the stepped segment and the running board-carrying portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Globel Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John W. Jensen, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Brian Michael Siler, Satish Chandra Patne