Patents by Inventor Marc Stefan Black

Marc Stefan Black 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).

  • Instrument panel thermoplastic energy absorbers
    Patent number: 6869123
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, an instrument panel assembly (10) includes an elongate beam structure (14) and a plurality of thermoplastic energy absorbers (16) coupled to the beam structure. The instrument panel assembly also includes at least one knee bolster (116) positioned adjacent the plurality of thermoplastic energy absorbers and an instrument panel (90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Marks, Daniel Woodman, Thomas M. Goral, Marc Stefan Black
  • Instrument panel thermoplastic energy absorbers
    Publication number: 20040056463
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, an instrument panel assembly (10) includes an elongate beam structure (14) and a plurality of thermoplastic energy absorbers (16) coupled to the beam structure. The instrument panel assembly also includes at least one knee bolster (116) positioned adjacent the plurality of thermoplastic energy absorbers and an instrument panel (90).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Marks, Daniel Woodman, Thomas M. Goral, Marc Stefan Black