Patents by Inventor Paul Gregory St. Angelo

Paul Gregory St. Angelo 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).

  • Knee bolster assembly
    Patent number: 7735865
    Abstract: A knee bolster, disposed within the instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, for absorbing energy from impact with the knees of an occupant of the automotive vehicle, the knee bolster assembly comprising a skin defining a show surface of the instrument panel, an inner panel secured to the skin, the inner panel including at least one male portion protruding therefrom in a direction away from the skin, at least one energy absorbing structure extending in a direction away from the inner panel, the energy absorbing structure having portions defining at least one recess therein, the male portions of the inner panel being received within the recess of the energy absorbing structures in a non-contacting alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Cappabianca, Joseph Anthony Camilletti, III, Zhenjian Huang, Paul Gregory St. Angelo
  • KNEE BOLSTER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20090020993
    Abstract: A knee bolster, disposed within the instrument panel of an automotive vehicle, for absorbing energy from impact with the knees of an occupant of the automotive vehicle, the knee bolster assembly comprising a skin defining a show surface of the instrument panel, an inner panel secured to the skin, the inner panel including at least one male portion protruding therefrom in a direction away from the skin, at least one energy absorbing structure extending in a direction away from the inner panel, the energy absorbing structure having portions defining at least one recess therein, the male portions of the inner panel being received within the recess of the energy absorbing structures in a non-contacting alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Cappabianca, Joseph Anthony Camilletti, III, Zhenjian Huang, Paul Gregory St. Angelo