Patents by Inventor Derek Gentle

Derek Gentle 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).

  • Energy-absorbing elements for automobile bumpers and methods of making the same
    Publication number: 20030164618
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing element for absorbing impact in a vehicle bumper has a plurality of independently deformable sections so as to reduce the impact imparted to an object. The invention also relates to a process of manufacturing a vehicle bumper that includes the steps of providing an energy-absorbing element including a plurality of independently deformable sections so as to reduce the impact imparted to an object; and incorporating the energy-absorbing element into a vehicle bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventor: Derek Gentle