Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Panganiban

Ronald A. Panganiban 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).

  • Wheel catcher assembly
    Patent number: 9533712
    Abstract: A wheel catcher assembly can inhibit a wheel from moving toward a passenger compartment of a vehicle when an external force is applied to the vehicle. The wheel catcher assembly generally includes an energy absorbing bracket and a plate coupled to the energy absorbing bracket. The energy absorbing bracket includes a plurality of ridges and grooves so as to define a waveform portion. The plate is coupled to the energy absorbing bracket at the ridges such that an external force applied to the wheel catcher assembly is transferable from the plate to the energy absorbing bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Panganiban, Wendy W. Malone, Bhushan W. Dandekar, Mark J. Koski
  • WHEEL CATCHER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160107699
    Abstract: A wheel catcher assembly can inhibit a wheel from moving toward a passenger compartment of a vehicle when an external force is applied to the vehicle. The wheel catcher assembly generally includes an energy absorbing bracket and a plate coupled to the energy absorbing bracket. The energy absorbing bracket includes a plurality of ridges and grooves so as to define a waveform portion. The plate is coupled to the energy absorbing bracket at the ridges such that an external force applied to the wheel catcher assembly is transferable from the plate to the energy absorbing bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald A. Panganiban, Wendy W. Malone, Bhushan W. Dandekar, Mark J. Koski