Patents by Inventor Patrick Daniel MORITZ

Patrick Daniel MORITZ 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 twist axle assembly
    Patent number: 10377203
    Abstract: The twist axle assembly includes a pair of spaced apart trailing arms and a twist beam of which extends in a first direction between the trailing arms. The twist beam includes a pair of end portions and a middle portion. The twist beam further has a pair of side walls and at least one additional wall that extends between the side walls. The side walls in the middle portion are generally parallel with the side walls of the end portions. The twist beam is generally hour-glass shaped with the middle portion having a first width and the end portions have a greater second width. The twist beam also tapers from the first width of the middle portion to the second widths of the end portions for gradually increasing a torsional stiffness from the middle portion to the end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Abhinand Chelikani, Patrick Daniel Moritz, Johannes Peter Halbauer, Sukhdeep Singh, Kevin Richard Langworthy
  • VEHICLE TWIST AXLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180029434
    Abstract: The twist axle assembly includes a pair of spaced apart trailing arms and a twist beam of which extends in a first direction between the trailing arms. The twist beam includes a pair of end portions and a middle portion. The twist beam further has a pair of side walls and at least one additional wall that extends between the side walls. The side walls in the middle portion are generally parallel with the side walls of the end portions. The twist beam is generally hour-glass shaped with the middle portion having a first width and the end portions have a greater second width. The twist beam also tapers from the first width of the middle portion to the second widths of the end portions for gradually increasing a torsional stiffness from the middle portion to the end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Abhinand CHELIKANI, Patrick Daniel MORITZ, Johannes Peter HALBAUER, Sukhdeep SINGH, Kevin Richard LANGWORTHY