Patents by Inventor Rabin Bhojan

Rabin Bhojan 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).

  • Unique and efficient grille design with integrated energy absorber and energy absorber with locking feature
    Patent number: 9475441
    Abstract: An energy absorber assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first deformable energy absorbing component and at least one deformable second energy absorbing component associated with a grille assembly of the motor vehicle. The first energy absorbing component defines at least one receiver for engaging a corresponding portion of the at least one second energy absorbing component whereby the receiver and the mating surface remain engaged on receiving an impact. The first energy absorbing component is carried on a bumper assembly or attached to a fascia assembly of the motor vehicle, and the second energy absorbing component is included in a grille carrier component of the motor vehicle grille assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Juan Moises Calleja, Rabin Bhojan, Irfan Sharif
  • UNIQUE AND EFFICIENT GRILLE DESIGN WITH INTEGRATED ENERGY ABSORBER AND ENERGY ABSORBER WITH LOCKING FEATURE
    Publication number: 20160193977
    Abstract: An energy absorber assembly for a motor vehicle includes a first deformable energy absorbing component and at least one deformable second energy absorbing component associated with a grille assembly of the motor vehicle. The first energy absorbing component defines at least one receiver for engaging a corresponding portion of the at least one second energy absorbing component whereby the receiver and the mating surface remain engaged on receiving an impact. The first energy absorbing component is carried on a bumper assembly or attached to a fascia assembly of the motor vehicle, and the second energy absorbing component is included in a grille carrier component of the motor vehicle grille assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Juan Moises Calleja, Rabin Bhojan, Irfan Sharif
  • Reinforced liftgate for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9205728
    Abstract: A reinforced liftgate is provided for a vehicle. That reinforced liftgate includes an inner panel having a first aperture and a first reinforcing plate having a second aperture. The first reinforcing plate engages the inner panel so that the first and second apertures are aligned. A first ball stud is mounted to the inner panel in the first and second apertures. In one embodiment the liftgate also includes a hinge reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz, Tad J. Siedlecki, Rabin Bhojan, Michael Shawn Watterworth, Christina Dung Nguyen
  • Vehicle pillar with opening having angled flange
    Patent number: 8262153
    Abstract: A panel incorporated into a pillar of a vehicle body includes a base portion defining an opening, and a flange extending from an edge of the opening such that a portion of the flange forms an acute angle with the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher John May, Darrin Neil Wagner, Rabin Bhojan, Dan O. Dague, John A. Speirs, Dennis P. Laakso
  • VEHICLE PILLAR WITH OPENING HAVING ANGLED FLANGE
    Publication number: 20120153680
    Abstract: A panel incorporated into a pillar of a vehicle body includes a base portion defining an opening, and a flange extending from an edge of the opening such that a portion of the flange forms an acute angle with the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher John May, Darrin Neil Wagner, Rabin Bhojan, Dan O. Dague, John A. Speirs, Dennis P. Laakso
  • Integral pelvic impact energy-absorbing pre-crush protective construction for vehicle door
    Patent number: 8152218
    Abstract: A door trim substrate having a construction which includes, in combination, an energy-absorbing pre-crush protective portion and a pelvic bolster portion is provided for use in a vehicle. The pre-crush protective portion is configured so as to protect the pelvic bolster portion from pre-crush in a vehicle side-impact event. The pre-crush portion is defined by a rib cassette structure which is preferably integrally molded into the door trim substrate below the pelvic bolster portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Brewster Hall, Zhibing Deng, Rabin Bhojan, John Pinkerton
  • INTEGRAL PELVIC IMPACT ENERGY-ABSORBING PRE-CRUSH PROTECTIVE CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLE DOOR
    Publication number: 20090284041
    Abstract: A door trim substrate having a construction which includes, in combination, an energy-absorbing pre-crush protective portion and a pelvic bolster portion is provided for use in a vehicle. The pre-crush protective portion is configured so as to protect the pelvic bolster portion from pre-crush in a vehicle side-impact event. The pre-crush portion is defined by a rib cassette structure which is preferably integrally molded into the door trim substrate below the pelvic bolster portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Brewster Hall, Zhibing Deng, Rabin Bhojan, John Pinkerton