Patents by Inventor Fadhel Aouadi

Fadhel Aouadi 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).

  • Kinetic energy absorbing rail for an automotive frame
    Patent number: 6695393
    Abstract: A rail (14) for an automotive frame (12) is provided for absorbing kinetic energy in front end crashes. The rail (14) is a metal bar having a front portion and a plurality of indentations (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) integrally formed therein along the longitudinal axis (42). The indentations (40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) are intended to permit the deformation of the metal bar so as to enhance the absorption of the kinetic energy of a front end crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Fadhel Aouadi, Hikmat F. Mahmood, Ismail Ozgur Yaman, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche