Patents by Inventor Eric Layton Stratten
Eric Layton Stratten 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).
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Patent number: 11840135Abstract: A battery pack support assembly includes a plurality of isolators disposed between an outer support frame of a battery pack and longitudinal rails of a vehicle frame. Each isolator includes a housing, an elastic body and a fastener. The housing defines a central opening and opposed flanges. The opposed flanges are secured to a respective longitudinal rail. The elastic body is disposed within the central opening of the housing. The fastener extends laterally through the central opening of the housing and secures the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Alexander Thomas Arena, Hari Krishna Addanki, Kevin A. Montgomery, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Yulie Liu, Henry W. Hausler, John Wesley Stanley, Eric Layton Stratten, Phil Lenius, Carl Montgomery, Erik Billimoria
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Publication number: 20230044178Abstract: A battery pack support assembly includes a plurality of isolators disposed between an outer support frame of a battery pack and longitudinal rails of a vehicle frame. Each isolator includes a housing, an elastic body and a fastener. The housing defines a central opening and opposed flanges. The opposed flanges are secured to a respective longitudinal rail. The elastic body is disposed within the central opening of the housing. The fastener extends laterally through the central opening of the housing and secures the elastic body to the outer support frame of the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Alexander Thomas Arena, Hari Krishna Addanki, Kevin A. Montgomery, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Yulie Liu, Henry W. Hausler, John Wesley Stanley, Eric Layton Stratten, Phil Lenius, Carl Montgomery, Erik Billimoria
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Patent number: 9505439Abstract: A method of varying vehicle width on a single platform includes providing a plurality of vehicles, where each vehicle includes a side sill extending longitudinally along a lower portion of a vehicle body. The side sill defines a door opening interface on each opposing side of the vehicle body. Each of the plurality of vehicles also includes a floor panel extending laterally across a width of each vehicle. The floor panel is joined at a lateral edge to the side sill. The method also includes maintaining a common lateral position of the joint between the floor panel and the side sill across each of the plurality of vehicles. The method further includes positioning the door opening interface at first lateral position corresponding to a first one of the plurality of vehicles and at a second lateral position corresponding to a second one of the plurality of vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Monica Blair, Maria J. Heirtzler, Shawn Michael Morgans, Steve William Gallagher, Joshua Jacob Clement, Eric Layton Stratten, Jon A. Wilcox
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Publication number: 20160304128Abstract: A method of varying vehicle width on a single platform includes providing a plurality of vehicles, where each vehicle includes a side sill extending longitudinally along a lower portion of a vehicle body. The side sill defines a door opening interface on each opposing side of the vehicle body. Each of the plurality of vehicles also includes a floor panel extending laterally across a width of each vehicle. The floor panel is joined at a lateral edge to the side sill. The method also includes maintaining a common lateral position of the joint between the floor panel and the side sill across each of the plurality of vehicles. The method further includes positioning the door opening interface at first lateral position corresponding to a first one of the plurality of vehicles and at a second lateral position corresponding to a second one of the plurality of vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Vladimir Vladimirovich BOGACHUK, Monica BLAIR, Maria J. HEIRTZLER, Shawn Michael MORGANS, Steve William GALLAGHER, Joshua Jacob CLEMENT, Eric Layton STRATTEN, Jon A. WILCOX
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Patent number: 8991544Abstract: A front bumper assembly including a bumper beam and two deflectors are provided on right and left sides of the front bumper assembly. The deflectors include hook-shaped portions and telescopic portions. The telescopic portions are received within the front bumper assembly. The hook-shaped portion of the deflector may be engaged by a rigid barrier aligned with the deflectors. In the event of a collision, the rigid barrier engages one of the hook-shaped portions and withdraws the telescopic portion from the front bumper assembly. The deflector is pulsed outwardly to move the front wheel and tire assembly to a tow-in orientation.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Eric Layton Stratten, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Patent number: 8746084Abstract: An impact sensor system for a vehicle that includes a frame member having a cavity and a chamber arranged within the cavity. The chamber includes two ends with different cross-sectional areas. The impact sensor system further includes a sensor coupled to the chamber that generates a signal indicative of a pressure change within the chamber caused by an impact to the frame member.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Todd N. Clark, Eric Layton Stratten, Swadad A. Carremm
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Publication number: 20130220031Abstract: An impact sensor system for a vehicle that includes a frame member having a cavity and a chamber arranged within the cavity. The chamber includes two ends with different cross-sectional areas. The impact sensor system further includes a sensor coupled to the chamber that generates a signal indicative of a pressure change within the chamber caused by an impact to the frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Todd N. Clark, Eric Layton Stratten, Swadad A. Carremm
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Patent number: 6758516Abstract: An automobile includes a door, inner and outer rocker panels, and a floor pan joined to the inner rocker panel. A structural frame extends under the body. A frame standoff member is mounted to the inner rocker panel and extends inboard to a frame rail. The frame standoff member is separated from the frame rail by a clearance gap. Once the gap is closed due to lateral deformation of the door, rocker panels, and floor pan, the frame standoff member will resist further deformation of the door and rocker panels without dynamically coupling the door or rocker panels to the frame rail during normal operation of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Karthik Chitoor, Paul Culbertson, Zheng James Peng, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Eric Layton Stratten, Herbert Yang
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Patent number: 6139093Abstract: A body side joint structure for an automotive vehicle has a support member extending longitudinally rearward from a front end member with a distal end secured in overlapping relationship laterally inward of a hinge pillar of an adjacent body side member. A hinge reinforcement member is attached on a laterally inner surface of the distal end of the support member and door hinge brackets are attached on an outer surface of the hinge pillar which together provide a clamping load to the joint layering of the body side and front end, thus resulting in an improved lateral load path.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1999Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Darell Elliott, Eric Layton Stratten, Randy Ray Frank, Richard Daniel Pastrick