Patents by Inventor Nicholas John PODGES

Nicholas John PODGES 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).

  • Mass-optimized force attenuation system and method
    Patent number: 10788091
    Abstract: A force-attenuating system that is interposed between an exterior surface and an interior surface, either or both of which may be subjected to percussive forces. The system has a ceiling that is positioned proximate the exterior surface and one or more inverted hat-shaped force-attenuating units with sidewalls extending inwardly convergingly away from the ceiling. Some of the units have a floor that is positioned proximate the interior surface. Optionally the force-attenuating units may be configured as clover-leaf structures with a central region and hemi-pear-shaped lobes extending therefrom. Within the lobes is a floor that is positioned proximate the interior surface. The force-attenuating system may be deployed in an automotive or non-automotive environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: OAKWOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard F. Audi, Donald S. Smith, Nicholas John Podges, Joel M. Cormier, Dane Robert Winbigler
  • MASS-OPTIMIZED FORCE ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190063538
    Abstract: A force-attenuating system that is interposed between an exterior surface and an interior surface, either or both of which may be subjected to percussive forces. The system has a ceiling that is positioned proximate the exterior surface and one or more inverted hat-shaped force-attenuating units with sidewalls extending inwardly convergingly away from the ceiling. Some of the units have a floor that is positioned proximate the interior surface. Optionally the force-attenuating units may be configured as clover-leaf structures with a central region and hemi-pear-shaped lobes extending therefrom. Within the lobes is a floor that is positioned proximate the interior surface. The force-attenuating system may be deployed in an automotive or non-automotive environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: OAKWOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Richard F. AUDI, Donald S. SMITH, Nicholas John PODGES, Joel M. CORMIER, Dane Robert WINBIGLER