Patents by Inventor Ryan W. Krauss

Ryan W. Krauss 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 improving the energy absorbing characteristics of automobile components
    Patent number: 6907391
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for designing an energy-absorbing impact zone for a vehicle interior, including acquiring test data representative of an occupant, determining a force versus deflection curve for the vehicle impact zone, analyzing the force versus deflection curve, and utilizing the analysis to adjust the stiffness of the energy-absorbing impact zone and to shape the force versus deflection curve so that a constant area under the force versus deflection curve has the minimum deflection possible without exceeding a certain force limit and a certain head impact criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Val A. Bellora, Ryan W. Krauss, Martin Lambrecht, Lambert J. Van Poolen, Paul E. Thoma
  • Method for improving the energy absorbing characteristics of automobile components
    Publication number: 20020013686
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for designing an energy-absorbing impact zone for a vehicle interior, including acquiring test data representative of an occupant, determining a force versus deflection curve for the vehicle impact zone, analyzing the force versus deflection curve, and utilizing the analysis to adjust the stiffness of the energy-absorbing impact zone and to shape the force versus deflection curve so that a constant area under the force versus deflection curve has the minimum deflection possible without exceeding a certain force limit and a certain head impact criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Val A. Bellora, Ryan W. Krauss, Martin Lambrecht, Lambert J. Van Poolen, Paul E. Thoma