Patents by Inventor Joshua C. Johnson

Joshua C. Johnson 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).

  • Integrated steering gear, frame member and engine mount base
    Patent number: 8226097
    Abstract: An integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base for a vehicle includes an elongate, generally hollow housing having at least one mounting portion at each of opposing ends. A steering gear including a steering gear input and a pair of opposingly-oriented tie rods is assembled within the hollow housing such that the steering gear input and the tie rods extend from the interior of the housing. An engine mount base is integrated into the housing. The integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base is mountable to a vehicle support frame to function as a subframe member of the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Kudla, Paul Choin, Daniel Vogel, Kevin LeClair, Stephen G. Rosepiler, Joshua C. Johnson
  • INTEGRATED STEERING GEAR, FRAME MEMBER AND ENGINE MOUNT BASE
    Publication number: 20110062677
    Abstract: An integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base for a vehicle includes an elongate, generally hollow housing having at least one mounting portion at each of opposing ends. A steering gear including a steering gear input and a pair of opposingly-oriented tie rods is assembled within the hollow housing such that the steering gear input and the tie rods extend from the interior of the housing. An engine mount base is integrated into the housing. The integrated steering gear, frame structure and engine mount base is mountable to a vehicle support frame to function as a subframe member of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Kudla, Paul Choin, Daniel Vogel, Kevin LeClair, Stephen G. Rosepiler, Joshua C. Johnson