Patents by Inventor Daniel Charters

Daniel Charters 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: 12545089
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a pair of opposed brackets, an attachment structure, a plate, and bushings. The pair of opposed brackets are configured to be secured to a motor of the electric vehicle. The attachment structure includes a cross bar and a pair of lower legs. The cross bar extends in a transverse direction of the electric vehicle. The pair of lower legs extend in a longitudinal direction from the cross bar and are secured to the pair of opposed brackets. The plate is secured to the cross bar and the pair of lower legs. The bushings are secured to the pair of opposed brackets and are configured to be mounted to a frame of the electric vehicle. The bushings allow the motor, the pair of opposed brackets, and the attachment structure to move upward in response to a certain applied load exceeding a predetermined threshold to the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Duncan Scholtes, Matthew Sykes, Daniel Charters, Morteza Kiani, Tyler Powell
  • Patent number: 12233695
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a pair of opposed longitudinal outer rails, a plurality of cross beams, a pair of opposed longitudinal inner rails, a housing and a plurality of bushings. The cross beams extend in a transverse direction of the electric vehicle and include first and second cross beams secured to the pair of opposed longitudinal outer rails. The pair of opposed longitudinal inner rails are located inboard of the pair of opposed longitudinal outer rails and between the first and second cross beams. The pair of opposed longitudinal inner rails are secured to the first and second cross beams to form a box. The housing is connected to the box and is configured to be connected to the motor. The bushings are at least partially supported by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Sykes, Daniel Charters, Tyler Powell, Tim Winstanley
  • Publication number: 20250050721
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a pair of opposed longitudinal outer rails, a plurality of cross beams, a pair of opposed longitudinal inner rails, a housing and a plurality of bushings. The cross beams extend in a transverse direction of the electric vehicle and include first and second cross beams secured to the pair of opposed longitudinal outer rails. The pair of opposed longitudinal inner rails are located inboard of the pair of opposed longitudinal outer rails and between the first and second cross beams. The pair of opposed longitudinal inner rails are secured to the first and second cross beams to form a box. The housing is connected to the box and is configured to be connected to the motor. The bushings are at least partially supported by the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Sykes, Daniel Charters, Tyler Powell, Tim Winstanley
  • Publication number: 20250050720
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a pair of opposed brackets, an attachment structure, a plate, and bushings. The pair of opposed brackets are configured to be secured to a motor of the electric vehicle. The attachment structure includes a cross bar and a pair of lower legs. The cross bar extends in a transverse direction of the electric vehicle. The pair of lower legs extend in a longitudinal direction from the cross bar and are secured to the pair of opposed brackets. The plate is secured to the cross bar and the pair of lower legs. The bushings are secured to the pair of opposed brackets and are configured to be mounted to a frame of the electric vehicle. The bushings allow the motor, the pair of opposed brackets, and the attachment structure to move upward in response to a certain applied load exceeding a predetermined threshold to the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Duncan Scholtes, Matthew Sykes, Daniel Charters, Morteza Kiani, Tyler Powell
  • Publication number: 20250002092
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, an under-shield structure and a method for manufacturing the under-shield structure. The under-shield structure comprises at least one support beam and a panel over-molded on the at least one support beam. The panel further comprises a base plate and at least one reinforcement structure protruding vertically from the base plate. Thereby reducing the fluttering, noise, vibration, and harshness at high vehicle speed and increasing the overall stiffness of the under-shield structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Matt SYKES, Kristian Edward SMITH, Daniel CHARTERS, Theodor George PANAINTE, Martin BLOUNT, Richard Alan BENNEY
  • Patent number: 12017701
    Abstract: A cast structure configured to support a suspension arm and motor mount assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The cast structure comprises a first fixing point attachable to a first mounting feature of a first crossmember of a vehicle frame, a first feature configured to receive the suspension arm of the vehicle in an assembled configuration, and a first portion configured to support a motor of the vehicle in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kristian Edward Smith, Matthew Jeremy Sykes, Daniel Charters, Tyler Powell
  • Publication number: 20240075984
    Abstract: A cast structure configured to support a suspension arm and motor mount assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The cast structure comprises a first fixing point attachable to a first mounting feature of a first crossmember of a vehicle frame, a first feature configured to receive the suspension arm of the vehicle in an assembled configuration, and a first portion configured to support a motor of the vehicle in an assembled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kristian Edward Smith, Matthew Jeremy Sykes, Daniel Charters, Tyler Powell