Patents by Inventor Clifford C. Chou

Clifford C. Chou 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).

  • Patent number: 4524603
    Abstract: A method of determining crash deflection data for an automobile at a number of crash speeds of interest in which a single vehicle is impacted at a first speed and the energy absorbed in that impact is determined and the vehicle is impacted at a second, lower speed that results in a total vehicle energy absorption equivalent to that absorbed by the vehicle had it been initially impacted at a desired speed higher than the first speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Ashok B. Hargunani, Clifford C. Chou