Patents by Inventor Kristin Zwirlein

Kristin Zwirlein 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).

  • Energy diverting bumper structures for bumpers and methods of connecting energy diverting bumper structures
    Patent number: 9440607
    Abstract: A bumper includes a bumper reinforcement beam and a reinforcement bracket positioned on a front side of the bumper reinforcement beam at an outboard end of the bumper reinforcement beam. An energy diverting bumper structure is positioned on a front side of the reinforcement bracket. The energy diverting bumper structure is connected directly to the reinforcement bracket and is connected indirectly to the bumper reinforcement beam through the reinforcement bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Craig Harris, Edgardo Reyes-Crespo, Scott L. Frederick, Palani Palaniappan, Avinash S. Phadatare, Kristin Zwirlein, Sanjeev Gupta