Patents by Inventor Raymond H. Hodges

Raymond H. Hodges 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).

  • Thermoformed plastic energy absorber for vehicles
    Patent number: 3933387
    Abstract: Energy absorbing media for vehicle bumpers and other vehicular components comprising stacked energy absorbing layers each formed by a pair of sheets of thin plastic material secured together. Each sheet has rows of spaced projections formed therein which interlock with the rows of spaced projections of the mating sheet. The projections flex in directions parallel and perpendicular to the bases of the sheets in response to impact to absorb impact energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Salloum, Raymond H. Hodges