Patents by Inventor Marco Cercone

Marco Cercone 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).

  • Patent number: 6015182
    Abstract: A vehicle side door or hatchback structure incorporates at least one hydroformed component. In one configuration, a window frame, a door frame and a reinforcement member are press-fit together by pressurized fluid during a hydroforming process to join the frames and the reinforcement member together. In another configuration, a vehicle hatchback frame subassembly includes a one-piece hydroformed window frame with a central portion disposed between opposing end portions. Inner and outer panels are attached to each other and secured to the opposing end portions of the window frame. In yet another configuration, a vehicle door and window frame subassembly includes a hydroformed one-piece first door frame, a roll formed second door frame and a reinforcement member secured to the tubular one-piece first door frame. An outer front panel is attached to the reinforcement member by at least one mirror bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Porsche Engineering Services
    Inventors: Ulrich Weissert, Okan Goenueldinc, Marco Cercone, Ross Winslow, Andy Wolf, Robert Koehr, Rolf Heyll