Patents by Inventor Joseph N. Kanianthra

Joseph N. Kanianthra 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).

  • Side impact energy absorber
    Patent number: 5564535
    Abstract: A shock absorbing pad, preferably for the interior of a vehicle, comprising a series of interconnected fluid reservoirs in the form of spheres partially filled with a fluid. Below a certain level of impact the shock is absorbed as the fluid is forced from one sphere into one or more of the other spheres. Above that level the spheres rupture, thereby absorbing the shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: United States of America
    Inventor: Joseph N. Kanianthra