Patents by Inventor Roland Snell

Roland Snell 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).

  • Crash load absorption structures for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 9039070
    Abstract: A crash load absorption structure for a motor vehicle. The structure includes a compressible load absorbing structure. The compressible load absorbing structure includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion and the rear portion are arranged to compress under a crash load along a generally longitudinal direction. The compressible load absorbing structure also includes a structural joint located within the compressible load absorbing structure, the joint is between at least two structural members. A load transfer element is configured to promote breaking of the structural joint during a vehicle crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA LIMITED
    Inventors: Roland Snell, Matthew Hobbs
  • Crash Load Absorption Structures for Motor Vehicles
    Publication number: 20120181803
    Abstract: A crash load absorption structure for a motor vehicle. The structure includes a compressible load absorbing structure. The compressible load absorbing structure includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion and the rear portion are arranged to compress under a crash load along a generally longitudinal direction. The compressible load absorbing structure also includes a structural joint located within the compressible load absorbing structure, the joint is between at least two structural members. A load transfer element is configured to promote breaking of the structural joint during a vehicle crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
    Inventors: Roland Snell, Matthew Hobbs