Patents by Inventor Pratt Kamath

Pratt Kamath 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reinforcing a vehicle floor pan to prevent separation in a side impact
    Patent number: 9789907
    Abstract: A side impact protective structure is provided for a vehicle floor pan. Right and left rear rails are attached, respectively, to right and left lateral sides of the floor pan. A kick-up cross member extends transversely between the right and left rocker assemblies. A right reinforcement is welded to the floor pan, the right rear rail, and the kick-up cross member. A left reinforcement is welded to the left rear rail, to the floor pan and the kick-up cross member. An assembly method includes the steps of selecting a thin mild steel floor pan between a thicker HSLA steel structural member and a thicker corner reinforcement and welding the components together with three thickness welds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Herbert Yang, Zhenyan Gao, Pratt Kamath, John Michael McGuckin, Senthilkum Mahadevan, Sean Timothy Ryan, Michael Luchtman, Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi
  • Method and Apparatus for Reinforcing a Vehicle Floor Pan to Prevent Separation in a Side Impact
    Publication number: 20170029031
    Abstract: A side impact protective structure is provided for a vehicle floor pan. Right and left rear rails are attached, respectively, to right and left lateral sides of the floor pan. A kick-up cross member extends transversely between the right and left rocker assemblies. A right reinforcement is welded to the floor pan, the right rear rail, and the kick-up cross member. A left reinforcement is welded to the left rear rail, to the floor pan and the kick-up cross member. An assembly method includes the steps of selecting a thin mild steel floor pan between a thicker HSLA steel structural member and a thicker corner reinforcement and welding the components together with three thickness welds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Herbert Yang, Zhenyan Gao, Pratt Kamath, John Michael McGuckin, Senthilkum Mahadevan, Sean Timothy Ryan, Michael Luchtman, Bhimaraddi Venkaraddi Alavandi