Patents by Inventor Mark CHRZ

Mark CHRZ 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).

  • Modular pick-up truck chassis frame structure that maximizes the rechargeable energy storage system package volume for body-on-frame battery electric vehicle architectures introduction
    Patent number: 12202543
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure including a pair of elongated mid bay rails with a cross beam extending between rear ends of the pair of mid bay rails. A pair of elongated rear bay rails define an overlapping joint with the pair of elongated mid bay rails, wherein a first pair of reinforcement members connect forward ends of the pair of rear bay rails to the pair of elongated mid bay rails and a second pair of reinforcement members connect rearward ends of the pair of mid bay rails to the pair of elongated rear bay rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: David C. Cochrane, Joseph M. Madafferi, Steven Blokker, Sunny Kharbanda, Mark Chrz, Abelardo Estrada, Jason Kelley, Douglas Alan Roy, Raymond Scrimgeour
  • MODULAR PICK-UP TRUCK CHASSIS FRAME STRUCTURE THAT MAXIMIZES THE RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM PACKAGE VOLUME FOR BODY-ON-FRAME BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE ARCHITECTURES INTRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20240001991
    Abstract: A vehicle frame structure including a pair of elongated mid bay rails with a cross beam extending between rear ends of the pair of mid bay rails. A pair of elongated rear bay rails define an overlapping joint with the pair of elongated mid bay rails, wherein a first pair of reinforcement members connect forward ends of the pair of rear bay rails to the pair of elongated mid bay rails and a second pair of reinforcement members connect rearward ends of the pair of mid bay rails to the pair of elongated rear bay rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: David C. COCHRANE, Joseph M. MADAFFERI, Steven BLOKKER, Sunny KHARBANDA, Mark CHRZ, Abelardo ESTRADA, Jason KELLEY, Douglas Alan ROY, Raymond SCRIMGEOUR