Patents by Inventor Prasad Satyanarayana Puvvala

Prasad Satyanarayana Puvvala 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).

  • Patent number: 8047603
    Abstract: A plastic crush countermeasure for motor vehicles that includes a plastic insert and a reinforcement structure that provides impact and/or reinforcement characteristics and an attachment interface to the vehicle in a lighter weight structure. The crush countermeasure provides a lightweight crush system that provides comparable protection to current metal crush countermeasures using, in part, a plastic material. As such, the overall weight of a vehicle is reduced without any reduction in safety to passengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Goral, Todd Korpi, Eric D. Kowal, Prasad Satyanarayana Puvvala
  • Publication number: 20090309387
    Abstract: A plastic crush countermeasure for motor vehicles that includes a plastic insert and a reinforcement structure that provides impact and/or reinforcement characteristics and an attachment interface to the vehicle in a lighter weight structure. The crush countermeasure provides a lightweight crush system that provides comparable protection to current metal crush countermeasures using, in part, a plastic material. As such, the overall weight of a vehicle is reduced without any reduction in safety to passengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas M. Goral, Todd Korpi, Eric D. Kowal, Prasad Satyanarayana Puvvala