Patents by Inventor Paul E. Geck

Paul E. Geck 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).

  • Bodyside with integral wheelhouse structure for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 7195309
    Abstract: A bodyside for an automotive vehicle includes a folded structure having a generally horizontal floor portion and a generally vertical side portion which is unitary with the floor portion. A wheelhouse structure, which is indexed with a wheelhouse cutout of an outer panel applied to the bodyside, is formed integrally with the floor portion and the side portion by a folding process. End portions of the wheelhouse structure are closed either by closure panels or storage compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saravanan Subramanian, Raj Sohmshetty, Jim E. DeVries, Paul E. Geck
  • System and method for designing automotive structure using adhesives
    Patent number: 6766206
    Abstract: A system and method for designing an automotive body structure. A CAE system 14 receives certain programmable parameters or user input data 12, and generates a computer model of a body structure 16 which is analyzed and optimized in order to minimize the weight of the body structure 16 by use of adhesive bond technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Subhash C. Jasuja, Harihar T. Kulkarni, Paul E. Geck