Patents by Inventor Jonathan Beaudoin

Jonathan Beaudoin 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).

  • Passive structural design that improves impact signal during side impact
    Patent number: 9327666
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor structure and one or more tubular rocker structures. Each rocker structure includes an outer cladding and/or an inner structure extending across an interior space of the rocker structure. At least one acceleration sensor is connected to a central portion of the floor structure to detect acceleration resulting from a crash event. The vehicle may also include pressure sensors that detect changes in pressure in the door cavities that result from side impacts. The cladding and/or inner structure of the rockers reduce the time required to detect acceleration due to a side impact on the rocker structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Abdelmonaam Sassi, Matthew B. Makowski, Aruna Nandadeva Tilakasiri, Diego Santos, Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Echung Su, Jonathan Beaudoin
  • PASSIVE STRUCTURAL DESIGN THAT IMPROVES IMPACT SIGNAL DURING SIDE IMPACT
    Publication number: 20150258956
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a floor structure and one or more tubular rocker structures. Each rocker structure includes an outer cladding and/or an inner structure extending across an interior space of the rocker structure. At least one acceleration sensor is connected to a central portion of the floor structure to detect acceleration resulting from a crash event. The vehicle may also include pressure sensors that detect changes in pressure in the door cavities that result from side impacts. The cladding and/or inner structure of the rockers reduce the time required to detect acceleration due to a side impact on the rocker structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Abdelmonaam Sassi, Matthew B. Makowski, Aruna Nandadeva Tilakasiri, Diego Santos, Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Echung Su, Jonathan Beaudoin