Patents by Inventor John Joseph Uicker
John Joseph Uicker 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: 10160491Abstract: A sub-frame assembly supports a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Joseph Uicker, Sanjay Mehta, Patrick Marchena, Xiaoming Chen, David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Allen Li, Gerald Heath, Sunil K. Kasaragod
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Patent number: 9463830Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle frame joint assembly includes a first frame portion including an adaptor, a second frame portion defining a cavity to receive at least a portion of the adaptor, and a first adhesive layer positioned between the adaptor and the cavity when the first frame portion is connected to the second frame portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Sanjay Mehta, John Joseph Uicker, Patrick Marchena
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Publication number: 20160280269Abstract: A sub-frame assembly supports a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: John Joseph Uicker, Sanjay Mehta, Patrick Marchena, Xiaoming Chen, David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Allen Li, Gerald Heath, Sunil K. Kasaragod
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Patent number: 9394002Abstract: A sub-frame assembly for supporting a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: John Joseph Uicker, Sanjay Mehta, Patrick Marchena, Xiaoming Chen, David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Allen Li, Gerald Heath, Sunil K. Kasaragod
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Publication number: 20160159409Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle frame joint assembly includes a first frame portion including an adaptor, a second frame portion defining a cavity to receive at least a portion of the adaptor, and a first adhesive layer positioned between the adaptor and the cavity when the first frame portion is connected to the second frame portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: SANJAY MEHTA, JOHN JOSEPH UICKER, PATRICK MARCHENA
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Publication number: 20150266511Abstract: A sub-frame assembly for supporting a pair of wheels on a vehicle. The base may be an extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a vertical direction. The sub-frame assembly has control arm brackets disposed on opposing ends of the base and attachment towers extending above the brackets providing attachment points to connect portions of an independent suspension to the vehicle and support a pair of wheels. The base, control brackets and attachment towers may be individual modular pieces. Left and right hand control brackets and attachment towers may be provided by respective unitary support pieces attached to opposing ends of the base. The unitary support pieces may be extrusions having panels extending in a transverse direction, nonaxial to the base. The base, control arm brackets and attachment towers, alternatively, may be provided by a single unitary extrusion having a matrix of panels extending in a transverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: John Joseph Uicker, Sanjay Mehta, Patrick Marchena, Xiaoming Chen, David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Allen Li, Gerald Heath, Sunil K. Kasaragod
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Patent number: 9039061Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle frame, includes: forming compatible threads on a first rail composed of a first material and a second rail composed of a second material; forming a pair of locators on the first and second rails, said locators configured to indicate an alignment condition of the first rail and second rail when screwed together; and screwing together the first rail and second rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Eric William Barrett, Xiaoming Chen, John Martin Knittel, Sanjay Mehta, John Joseph Uicker, Jeff A. Wallace
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Publication number: 20140244224Abstract: A model of a vehicle suspension includes an indication of a suspension type. A plurality of suspension hard points for modeling output loads are selected. An input point in the suspension is defined, including input loads at the input point. A set of equations is created using the input loads and the selected hard points, each equation representing a load in one of an X, Y, and Z direction in a three-dimensional coordinate system. At least one constraint equation is added to the set of equations. The equations are solved to determine output loads for each of the selected hard points.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Liang Tang, Anil Kumar Dhir, John Joseph Uicker
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Publication number: 20130264842Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle frame, includes: forming compatible threads on a first rail composed of a first material and a second rail composed of a second material; forming a pair of locators on the first and second rails, said locators configured to indicate an alignment condition of the first rail and second rail when screwed together; and screwing together the first rail and second rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: David Anthony Wagner, Michael M. Azzouz, Eric William Barrett, Xiaoming Chen, John Martin Knittel, Sanjay Mehta, John Joseph Uicker, Jeff A. Wallace