Patents by Inventor Eric B. CHILDERS

Eric B. CHILDERS 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 cargo box floor-to-sidewall mating configurations
    Patent number: 11292534
    Abstract: Exemplary vehicle truck bed assemblies may include a unibody construction. A cargo box of an exemplary truck bed assembly may include at least two different floor-to-side wall mating configurations, and each of the at least two different mating configurations is non-visible from within a cargo space established by the cargo box. In addition, each of the at least two different mating configurations may include a fastener, such as a weld, an adhesive, and/or a bolt, for adjoining adjacent mating surfaces of the cargo box floor and side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Srinath Vijayakumar, Vince Anthony Chimento, Jeffrey Gray, Eric B. Childers, Eric Joseph
  • VEHICLE CARGO BOX FLOOR-TO-SIDEWALL MATING CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20210291913
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary vehicle truck bed assemblies that include a unibody construction. A cargo box of an exemplary truck bed assembly may include at least two different floor-to-side wall mating configurations, and each of the at least two different mating configurations is non-visible from within a cargo space established by the cargo box. In addition, each of the at least two different mating configurations may include a fastener, such as a weld, an adhesive, and/or a bolt, for adjoining adjacent mating surfaces of the cargo box floor and side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Srinath VIJAYAKUMAR, Vince Anthony CHIMENTO, Jeffrey GRAY, Eric B. CHILDERS, Eric JOSEPH