Patents by Inventor Liwu Zhou

Liwu Zhou 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 absorber for vehicle bumper
    Patent number: 8348313
    Abstract: An energy absorber for a vehicle includes an elongate member having one or more corrugated sections, the corrugated sections including a plurality of channels wherein the channels include a generally planar front wall and a pair of spaced apart vertically extending side walls, and one or two at least partial end walls. The elongate member further includes a base section extending between channels and one or more flanges that may extend from the base. The energy absorber may be tuned for a desired impact and be located between a bumper beam and a fascia at the front or rear end of a vehicle to provide low speed impact protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Chickmenahalli, Liwu Zhou, Jeffrey E. Leich, Jr.
  • ENERGY ABSORBER FOR VEHICLE BUMPER
    Publication number: 20120049546
    Abstract: An energy absorber for a vehicle includes an elongate member having one or more corrugated sections, the corrugated sections including a plurality of channels wherein the channels include a generally planar front wall and a pair of spaced apart vertically extending side walls, and one or two at least partial end walls. The elongate member further includes a base section extending between channels and one or more flanges that may extend from the base. The energy absorber may be tuned for a desired impact and be located between a bumper beam and a fascia at the front or rear end of a vehicle to provide low speed impact protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Chickmenahalli, Liwu Zhou, Jeffrey E. Leich, JR.