Patents by Inventor Forrest C. Redman

Forrest C. Redman 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).

  • Bracket with floating tap plate for connecting vehicle suspension to body
    Patent number: 5947518
    Abstract: A bracket includes a hollow base that can be welded to a frame rail of a vehicle. The base includes opposing U-shaped retainer arms that face each other and that define a bolt passageway therebetween. A plate including an internally tapped cylinder having a diameter less than the bolt passageway is disposed in the base between the arms, with the tapped cylinder positioned in the bolt passageway and the plate floatingly retained between the arms. With this combination of structure, the plate can move in the base. Consequently, a bolt can be engaged with a component of the rear suspension of the vehicle and advanced into the bolt passageway, and then the plate with cylinder moved as necessary to threadably engage the bolt to couple the suspension to the frame rail while absorbing minor manufacturing tolerance variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Deluxe Stamping and Die Company
    Inventors: Forrest C. Redman, Max A. Corporon, Larry E. Nelson
  • Torque box assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5660415
    Abstract: A torque box assembly for mounting between a vehicle frame side rail and a body side sill for supporting a spool type trailing link isolator. The torque box assembly includes two interconnected box members and two mounting flanges, with the spool type trailing link resiliently connected to one of the box members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Forrest C. Redman, Bret A. Edwards, Victoria A. Salmononwicz, Max A. Corporon, Edwin L. Etnyre, Richard R. Churay, Andre Amyot
  • Torque box assembly for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5468018
    Abstract: A torque box assembly for mounting between a vehicle frame side rail and a body side sill for supporting a rear suspension trailing link. The torque box assembly includes two interconnected box members and two mounting flanges, with the trailing link resiliently connected to one of the box members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Forrest C. Redman, John O. Heimbecher, Edwin L. Etnyre, James J. Shavrnoch, Paul A. Ferranti