Patents by Inventor Richard Kip Mushisky

Richard Kip Mushisky 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 for Reinforcing a Tubular Beam with a Sleeve
    Publication number: 20120003038
    Abstract: A method of reinforcing a hollow beam by inserting a sleeve that is held in place by a tang that is placed on a supporting portion of a first or second opening formed in the beam. A fastener is inserted inside the sleeve. A component is attached to the beam by inserting a fastener through the sleeve. An insertion tool may be used to insert the sleeve into the beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Yustick, Richard Kip Mushisky, Gregg John Davies
  • Method for reinforcing a tubular beam with a sleeve
    Patent number: 8046918
    Abstract: A method of reinforcing a hollow beam by inserting a sleeve that is held in place by a tang that is placed on a supporting portion of a first or second opening formed in the beam. A fastener is inserted inside the sleeve. A component is attached to the beam by inserting a fastener through the sleeve. An insertion tool may be used to insert the sleeve into the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Yustick, Richard Kip Mushisky, Gregg John Davies
  • REINFORCING SLEEVE FOR A TUBULAR BEAM
    Publication number: 20100150644
    Abstract: A tubular beam assembly having a tubular member with first and second spaced apart sides and an internal portion. The first side has an insertion opening and a first fastener receiving opening that open into each other. The second side has a second fastener receiving opening and a shoulder defining opening that open into each other. A reinforcement sleeve includes a fastener receiving sleeve portion and a protrusion that supports the reinforcement sleeve in a fastener receiving position within the internal portion of the tubular member. The protrusion is supported by one or both of the insertion opening and the shoulder defining opening. The fastener receiving sleeve portion is aligned with the first and second fastener receiving openings when the reinforcement sleeve is in the fastener receiving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Yustick, Richard Kip Mushisky, Gregg John Davies
  • Reinforcing sleeve for a tubular beam
    Patent number: 7686387
    Abstract: A tubular beam assembly having a tubular member with first and second spaced apart sides and an internal portion. The first side has an insertion opening and a first fastener receiving opening that open into each other. The second side has a second fastener receiving opening and a shoulder defining opening that open into each other. A reinforcement sleeve includes a fastener receiving sleeve portion and a protrusion that supports the reinforcement sleeve in a fastener receiving position within the internal portion of the tubular member. The protrusion is supported by one or both of the insertion opening and the shoulder defining opening. The fastener receiving sleeve portion is aligned with the first and second fastener receiving openings when the reinforcement sleeve is in the fastener receiving position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Yustick, Richard Kip Mushisky, Gregg John Davies
  • A REINFORCING SLEEVE FOR A TUBULAR BEAM
    Publication number: 20090060675
    Abstract: A tubular beam assembly having a tubular member with first and second spaced apart sides and an internal portion. The first side has an insertion opening and a first fastener receiving opening that open into each other. The second side has a second fastener receiving opening and a shoulder defining opening that open into each other. A reinforcement sleeve includes a fastener receiving sleeve portion and a protrusion that supports the reinforcement sleeve in a fastener receiving position within the internal portion of the tubular member. The protrusion is supported by one or both of the insertion opening and the shoulder defining opening. The fastener receiving sleeve portion is aligned with the first and second fastener receiving openings when the reinforcement sleeve is in the fastener receiving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Franklin Yustick, Richard Kip Mushisky, Gregg John Davies