Patents by Inventor John Catterall

John Catterall 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).

  • Designing and producing lightweight automobile bodies
    Patent number: 5729463
    Abstract: Method and system for designing and producing a lightweight automobile or vehicle body. Structural performance targets are selected, a beam model analysis is conducted, and a body-in-white design is developed. A shell model is created and analyzed and material gauges and manufacturing processes for the body components are selected. A structural analysis is conducted to determine whether the shell model meets the selected structural performance targets. A crash model is created, analyzed, and modified until satisfactory crash requirements are met. A final structural analysis is conducted to determine whether the shell model meets the selected structural performance targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: ULSAB Trust
    Inventors: Gerhard Koenig, Robert Koehr, Felix Kybart, Sigfried Walter, John Catterall, John Krumbach, Rolf Heyll, Andrew Wolf