Patents by Inventor Christopher Bondanza

Christopher Bondanza 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).

  • Method of assembling a vehicle
    Patent number: 12679487
    Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicle that includes performing a first operation on a front vehicle structure, securing a plurality of first vehicle components to the front vehicle structure while performing the first operation on the front vehicle structure, performing a second operation on a rear vehicle structure, securing a plurality of second vehicle components to the rear vehicle structure while performing the second operation on the rear vehicle structure, and coupling the front vehicle structure and the rear vehicle structure to each other to form an intermediate vehicle structure after the first vehicle components have been secured to the front vehicle structure and the second vehicle components have been secured to the rear vehicle structure. The first operation includes continuously or intermittently rotating the front vehicle structure. The second operation includes continuously or intermittently rotating the rear vehicle structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jamil M. Alwan, Petros Frantzeskakis, Michael Jon Gutowski, Erik Billimoria, Shawn Michael Morgans, Henry W. Hausler, Christopher Bondanza, Kirk E. Sanborn, Meghan Hall
  • METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250136210
    Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicle that includes performing a first operation on a front vehicle structure, securing a plurality of first vehicle components to the front vehicle structure while performing the first operation on the front vehicle structure, performing a second operation on a rear vehicle structure, securing a plurality of second vehicle components to the rear vehicle structure while performing the second operation on the rear vehicle structure, and coupling the front vehicle structure and the rear vehicle structure to each other to form an intermediate vehicle structure after the first vehicle components have been secured to the front vehicle structure and the second vehicle components have been secured to the rear vehicle structure. The first operation includes continuously or intermittently rotating the front vehicle structure. The second operation includes continuously or intermittently rotating the rear vehicle structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jamil M. Alwan, Petros Frantzeskakis, Michael Jon Gutowski, Erik Billimoria, Shawn Michael Morgans, Henry W. Hausler, Christopher Bondanza, Kirk E. Sanborn, Meghan Hall
  • Method of assembling vehicle including an integrated interior module and top-hat
    Patent number: 11524736
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • METHOD OF ASSEMBLING VEHICLE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED INTERIOR MODULE AND TOP-HAT
    Publication number: 20210347423
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • Method of assembling vehicle including an integrated interior module and top-hat
    Patent number: 11130536
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman
  • Polymeric vehicle floor
    Patent number: 10889336
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor including a top panel and a bottom panel defining a cavity therebetween. At least one of the top panel and the bottom panel includes a polymeric material. A passenger-climate-control duct is disposed in the cavity and is integral with the at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Peter A. Friedman, John Wayne Jaranson, Ari Garo Caliskan, Christopher Bondanza, Michael Musa Azzouz
  • POLYMERIC VEHICLE FLOOR
    Publication number: 20200189665
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor including a top panel and a bottom panel defining a cavity therebetween. At least one of the top panel and the bottom panel includes a polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: PETER A. FRIEDMAN, JOHN WAYNE JARANSON, ARI GARO CALISKAN, CHRISTOPHER BONDANZA, MICHAEL MUSA AZZOUZ
  • METHOD OF ASSEMBLING VEHICLE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED INTERIOR MODULE AND TOP-HAT
    Publication number: 20200148292
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Hosbach, Ari Caliskan, John Jaranson, Christopher Bondanza, Jonathan Weiler, Peter A. Friedman