Patents by Inventor Isaac E. Rife

Isaac E. Rife 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 frame with integrated high pressure fuel tank
    Patent number: 7232156
    Abstract: A frame for a gaseous fueled vehicle is provided. The frame includes a floor pan, a tunnel positioned centrally and longitudinally in the floor pan extending a full length of the frame, and a tank integrated into the tunnel, where the tank is circular in cross-section and has a variable diameter. The tunnel may also integrate two or more tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Isaac E Rife, Timothy Edmunds, Donald D Anderson, George Konstantakopoulos
  • Closure panel assembly for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6220649
    Abstract: A closure panel assembly for a motor vehicle includes an upper member and a lower member. In a first mode, the upper and lower members are rigidly interconnected and the closure panel assembly is permitted to pivot about an upper pivot axis adjacent an upper edge of the upper member. In a second mode, the upper and lower members are free to move relative to one another. The upper member is permitted to independently pivot about the upper pivot axis. The lower member is permitted to independently pivot about a lower pivot axis adjacent a lower edge of the lower member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Isaac E. Rife