Patents by Inventor Daniel W Atkinson

Daniel W Atkinson 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).

  • Convertible vehicle uni-body having an internal supplemental support structure
    Patent number: 7574800
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes an underbody having one or more underbody bolting flanges attached thereto, with each underbody bolting flange being adapted for bolted attachment to a mating bodyside bolting flange. Left and right bodyside subassemblies are joined to the underbody, with each bodyside including a supplemental bodyside support structure having attached thereto one or more bodyside bolting flanges, with each bodyside bolting flange being adapted for bolted attachment to one of the underbody bolting flanges after the bodyside subassemblies are otherwise joined to the underbody. The underbody bolting flanges are attached to supplemental cross members that are attached to and extend across the underbody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Stephen G Telehowski, Daniel W Atkinson
  • Convertible vehicle uni-body having and internal supplemental support structure
    Patent number: 6926351
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes an underbody having one or more underbody bolting flanges attached thereto, with each underbody bolting flange being adapted for bolted attachment to a mating bodyside bolting flange. Left and right bodyside subassemblies are joined to the underbody, with each bodyside including a supplemental bodyside support structure having attached thereto one or more bodyside bolting flanges, with each bodyside bolting flange being adapted for bolted attachment to one of the underbody bolting flanges after the bodyside subassemblies are otherwise joined to the underbody. The underbody bolting flanges are attached to supplemental crossmembers that are attached to and extend across the underbody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen G Telehowski, Daniel W Atkinson