Patents by Inventor Dennis P. Laakso

Dennis P. Laakso 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 front trunk access
    Patent number: 10926705
    Abstract: A vehicle having front body structure including a grille opening adjacent to a front trunk. A hood is pivotally mounted to the structure over the front trunk. A grille is mounted to the body structure or the hood via a horizontal hinge, the grille pivotable from a closed position in the grille opening to an open position extending from the body structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Colleen Marie Hoffman, Dennis P. Laakso, Dragan B. Stojkovic
  • VEHICLE FRONT TRUNK ACCESS
    Publication number: 20200130586
    Abstract: A vehicle having front body structure including a grille opening adjacent to a front trunk. A hood is pivotally mounted to the structure over the front trunk. A grille is mounted to the body structure or the hood via a horizontal hinge, the grille pivotable from a closed position in the grille opening to an open position extending from the body structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Colleen Marie Hoffman, Dennis P. Laakso, Dragan B. Stojkovic
  • Vehicle pillar with opening having angled flange
    Patent number: 8262153
    Abstract: A panel incorporated into a pillar of a vehicle body includes a base portion defining an opening, and a flange extending from an edge of the opening such that a portion of the flange forms an acute angle with the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher John May, Darrin Neil Wagner, Rabin Bhojan, Dan O. Dague, John A. Speirs, Dennis P. Laakso
  • VEHICLE PILLAR WITH OPENING HAVING ANGLED FLANGE
    Publication number: 20120153680
    Abstract: A panel incorporated into a pillar of a vehicle body includes a base portion defining an opening, and a flange extending from an edge of the opening such that a portion of the flange forms an acute angle with the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher John May, Darrin Neil Wagner, Rabin Bhojan, Dan O. Dague, John A. Speirs, Dennis P. Laakso