Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Bourquin

Daniel J. Bourquin 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).

  • Vehicle crash data generator
    Patent number: 5608629
    Abstract: Crash data from actual vehicle crashes is manipulated to produce new hybrid crash data which contains different acceleration peaks while retaining the overall characteristics of the original crash data. The new crash data is realistic and can be used to test or verify crash management components such as airbag deployment sensors and to demonstrate the robustness of components to different crashes without the expense of running another crash test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Cuddihy, J. B. Drummond, Jr., Daniel J. Bourquin