Patents by Inventor Paul DARRELL

Paul DARRELL 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).

  • Crash energy absorbing muffler
    Patent number: 9551265
    Abstract: A muffler (101) for a vehicle, the muffler (101) having at least one first crumple feature (105) and at least one second crumple feature (107), the first and the second crumple features (105, 107) being configured to absorb the energy of an impact load to the muffler (101). The first crumple feature (105) is configured to deform at a first level of impact loading and the second crumple feature (107) is configured to deform at a second level of impact loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Darrell
  • CRASH ENERGY ABSORBING MUFFLER
    Publication number: 20160290208
    Abstract: A muffler (101) for a vehicle, the muffler (101) having at least one first crumple feature (105) and at least one second crumple feature (107), the first and the second crumple features (105, 107) being configured to absorb the energy of an impact load to the muffler (101). The first crumple feature (105) is configured to deform at a first level of impact loading and the second crumple feature (107) is configured to deform at a second level of impact loading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Paul DARRELL