Patents by Inventor Kumar Balabhadra

Kumar Balabhadra 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 absorbing pocket member
    Patent number: 6199937
    Abstract: An energy absorbing pocket member for a motor vehicle includes at least one rail extending longitudinally and a bumper extending laterally across the at least one rail. The energy absorbing pocket member includes a closed end disposed adjacent the bumper and an open end disposed adjacent the at least one rail and having a cavity to allow the energy absorbing member to crush and absorb energy of an impact on the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurtis Zetouna, Angela Renee Golovoy, Irtan Sharif, Kumar Balabhadra