Patents by Inventor Meng Ng

Meng Ng 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).

  • VEHICLE CRASH PROTECTION STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20260138548
    Abstract: An insert for a crash rail of a vehicle supports surfaces of a cell of the crash rail and accommodates a bolt assembly traversing the cell when the insert is inserted into the cell of the crash rail. A crash protection assembly for a vehicle comprises: a crash rail; a torque box; and a subframe member of a cast material that comprises: a first front node and a second front node configured for releasable attachment of the subframe member to the crash rail using bolts, each of the first front node and the second front node comprising a respective slot for engaging with a head of the bolt, the slot being open toward a front of the vehicle; and a first rear node and a second rear node, each of the first rear node and the second rear node configured for attachment of the subframe member to the torque box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Inventors: Vivek Attaluri, Mohamed Hassan, Varun Sanjay Tailor, Meng Ng, Zachary Mark Walker, Arjun Srinath Raju, Vijay Shankar Authimoolam Iyer
  • Energy absorbing device and steering column assembly having same
    Patent number: 12384445
    Abstract: An energy absorbing device for a steering column assembly of a vehicle is provided. The energy absorbing device includes tear initiation grooves having offset tear initiation points, such that tearing is initiated in the grooves at different points in time, thus balancing loads experienced during a frontal crash and collapse of the steering column assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Meng Ng, Hayden Hall, Zachary Mark Walker, John Scheick, Moises Blancas-Galicia
  • ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE AND STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY HAVING SAME
    Publication number: 20240425101
    Abstract: An energy absorbing device for a steering column assembly of a vehicle is provided. The energy absorbing device includes tear initiation grooves having offset tear initiation points, such that tearing is initiated in the grooves at different points in time, thus balancing loads experienced during a frontal crash and collapse of the steering column assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Meng Ng, Hayden Hall, Zachary Mark Walker, John Scheick, Moises Blancas-Galicia