Patents by Inventor Patrick Alfred Walch

Patrick Alfred Walch 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 body structure formed from a system of interconnected unitized body structure components and method of forming a vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 12043315
    Abstract: A vehicle underbody includes a system of connected unitized underbody components including a front quadrant system having a left front unitized underbody component and a right front unitized underbody component, a center system, and a rear quadrant system having a left rear unitized underbody component and a right rear unitized underbody component. A first rail element is loosely connected to the left front unitized underbody component and the left rear unitized underbody component, and a second rail element is loosely connected to the right front unitized underbody component and the right rear unitized underbody component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Robert N. Saje, Warren J. Parsons, Edward D. Moss, Robert M. Kielbik, Jean-Michel Steinmetz, Katelyn Marie McCracken, Keith J. Saari, John Robert Sulik, II, Daniel K. Davis, Marty F. Hull, Patrick Alfred Walch, Vikas V. Joshi, John Joseph Jackson, Peter M. Parlow, Francis J. Malek
  • VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE FORMED FROM A SYSTEM OF INTERCONNECTED UNITIZED BODY STRUCTURE COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF FORMING A VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230339548
    Abstract: A vehicle underbody includes a system of connected unitized underbody components including a front quadrant system having a left front unitized underbody component and a right front unitized underbody component, a center system, and a rear quadrant system having a left rear unitized underbody component and a right rear unitized underbody component. A first rail element is loosely connected to the left front unitized underbody component and the left rear unitized underbody component, and a second rail element is loosely connected to the right front unitized underbody component and the right rear unitized underbody component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Robert N. Saje, Warren J. Parsons, Edward D. Moss, Robert M. Kielbik, Jean-Michel Steinmetz, Katelyn Marie McCracken, Keith J. Saari, John Robert Sulik, II, Daniel K. Davis, Marty F. Hull, Patrick Alfred Walch, Vikas V. Joshi, John Joseph Jackson, Peter M. Parlow, Francis J. Malek