Patents by Inventor Randy Ray Frank

Randy Ray Frank 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).

  • Front end-to-body side joint for automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 6139093
    Abstract: A body side joint structure for an automotive vehicle has a support member extending longitudinally rearward from a front end member with a distal end secured in overlapping relationship laterally inward of a hinge pillar of an adjacent body side member. A hinge reinforcement member is attached on a laterally inner surface of the distal end of the support member and door hinge brackets are attached on an outer surface of the hinge pillar which together provide a clamping load to the joint layering of the body side and front end, thus resulting in an improved lateral load path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Darell Elliott, Eric Layton Stratten, Randy Ray Frank, Richard Daniel Pastrick