Patents by Inventor Ken Ameloot

Ken Ameloot 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).

  • Vehicle frame structure
    Patent number: 7510234
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure includes an outer pillar panel, an inner pillar panel and a bulkhead. The outer pillar panel includes an outer upper end, an outer lower end and an outer bulkhead attachment section located between the outer lower end and the outer upper end and at or above a mid-point of the outer pillar panel. The inner pillar panel includes an inner upper end, an inner lower end and an inner bulkhead attachment section located between the inner lower end and inner upper end and at or above a mid-point of the inner pillar panel. The bulkhead is fixedly coupled to the outer and inner bulkhead attachment sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Ameloot, Rajesh Mishra, Basavapatna Naganarayana, Erik Anderson, Daniel Moll
  • Vehicle frame structure
    Publication number: 20080036235
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure includes an outer pillar panel, an inner pillar panel and a bulkhead. The outer pillar panel includes an outer upper end, an outer lower end and an outer bulkhead attachment section located between the outer lower end and the outer upper end and at or above a mid-point of the outer pillar panel. The inner pillar panel includes an inner upper end, an inner lower end and an inner bulkhead attachment section located between the inner lower end and inner upper end and at or above a mid-point of the inner pillar panel. The bulkhead is fixedly coupled to the outer and inner bulkhead attachment sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Ameloot, Rajesh Mishra, B.P. Naganarayana, Erik Anderson, Daniel Moll