Patents by Inventor Saeed D. Barbat

Saeed D. Barbat 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).

  • Patent number: 12686351
    Abstract: A bumper for a vehicle includes a crossbeam, a first crush can, and a second crush can. The first crush can extends vehicle-rearward from the crossbeam to the first frame rail along the vehicle-longitudinal axis and the second crush can extend vehicle-rearward from the crossbeam to the second frame rail along the vehicle-longitudinal axis. The bumper has a topmost surface along the crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can. The bumper has a bottommost surface along the crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can. The crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can have a lattice shape defining cells. At least some of the cells are elongated through both the topmost surface and the bottommost surface. The crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can are unitary with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed D. Barbat, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 12609392
    Abstract: A vehicle battery enclosure includes a first member elongated along an axis and a second member spaced from the first member. The vehicle battery enclosure includes a battery compartment between the first member and the second member. A wing is rotatably connected to the first member and is rotatable relative to the first member from a stowed position (FIGS. 1, 4A, 4B) to a deployed position (FIGS. 2, 3, 5A, 8, and 9). The wing is aligned with the battery enclosure along the axis in the deployed position. A pyrotechnic actuator is operatively coupled to the wing to rotate the wing to the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12606111
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a vehicle bumper and a crush can to support the vehicle bumper on the vehicle frame. The crush can may include an inflation chamber, which is inflatable from an uninflated state to an inflated state. The vehicle can also include an inflator in fluid communication with the inflation chamber of the crush can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed D. Barbat, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 12576699
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening therebetween. A first track is supported by the front pillar and a second track is supported by the rear pillar. A bar extends from the first track to the second track. The bar is moveable relative to the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position. The bar extends across the door opening in the raised position. The vehicle includes a cable that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed to the bar and moveable with the bar from the lowered position to the raised position. The second end is fixed to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean D. Jaradi, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12485841
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame and a bumper. The vehicle includes a first crush can attached to the frame. The first crush can is between the frame and the bumper. The first crush can has a first length. The vehicle includes a second crush can attached to the frame. The second crush can is between the frame and the bumper. The second crush can has a second length less than the first length. The vehicle includes a pyrotechnic device supported by the frame, the pyrotechnic device actuatable to detach the first crush can from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12325375
    Abstract: A vehicle door interior trim assembly includes a trim panel and an armrest supported by the trim panel. The armrest includes an energy absorbing device. The energy absorbing device includes an inboard panel and an outboard panel. The outboard panel is between the inboard panel and the trim panel. The energy absorbing device has a variable crush resistance based on a temperature of the energy absorbing device. A heater is operatively coupled to the energy absorbing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Yali Li, James Chih Cheng, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20250074346
    Abstract: A bumper for a vehicle includes a crossbeam, a first crush can, and a second crush can. The first crush can extends vehicle-rearward from the crossbeam to the first frame rail along the vehicle-longitudinal axis and the second crush can extend vehicle-rearward from the crossbeam to the second frame rail along the vehicle-longitudinal axis. The bumper has a topmost surface along the crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can. The bumper has a bottommost surface along the crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can. The crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can have a lattice shape defining cells. At least some of the cells are elongated through both the topmost surface and the bottommost surface. The crossbeam, the first crush can, and the second crush can are unitary with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed D. Barbat, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 12233813
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle bumper and a plurality of airbag assemblies each fixed directly to the vehicle bumper. Each airbag assembly includes an airbag inflatable below the vehicle bumper and upwardly vehicle-forward of the vehicle bumper from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag assemblies are spaced from each other when the airbags are in the uninflated position. An external tether is fixed to two of the airbags and extends along the vehicle bumper from one of the two airbags to the other of the two airbags when the airbags are in the uninflated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20250033593
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle bumper and a plurality of airbag assemblies each fixed directly to the vehicle bumper. Each airbag assembly includes an airbag inflatable below the vehicle bumper and upwardly vehicle-forward of the vehicle bumper from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The airbag assemblies are spaced from each other when the airbags are in the uninflated position. An external tether is fixed to two of the airbags and extends along the vehicle bumper from one of the two airbags to the other of the two airbags when the airbags are in the uninflated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20250010808
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a vehicle bumper and a crush can to support the vehicle bumper on the vehicle frame. The crush can may include an inflation chamber, which is inflatable from an uninflated state to an inflated state. The vehicle can also include an inflator in fluid communication with the inflation chamber of the crush can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed D. Barbat, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 12179693
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a seatbelt retractor including a housing and a spool rotatably supported by the housing. The seatbelt retractor includes a load limiter fixed to the spool and lockable with the housing. The load limiter has a first coupling and a second coupling spaced from the first coupling on the rotational axis. The first coupling has a first energy absorber retained in a first cavity. The first energy absorber is compressible relative to a first male segment and a first female segment of the coupling. The second coupling has a second energy absorber retained in a second cavity. The second energy absorber is compressible relative to a second male segment and a second female segment of the second coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20240391531
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening therebetween. A first track is supported by the front pillar and a second track is supported by the rear pillar. A bar extends from the first track to the second track. The bar is moveable relative to the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position. The bar extends across the door opening in the raised position. The vehicle includes a cable that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed to the bar and moveable with the bar from the lowered position to the raised position. The second end is fixed to the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean D. Jaradi, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20240383424
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame and a bumper. The vehicle includes a first crush can attached to the frame. The first crush can is between the frame and the bumper. The first crush can has a first length. The vehicle includes a second crush can attached to the frame. The second crush can is between the frame and the bumper. The second crush can has a second length less than the first length. The vehicle includes a pyrotechnic device supported by the frame, the pyrotechnic device actuatable to detach the first crush can from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12128845
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening therebetween. The vehicle includes a first track on the front pillar and a second track on the rear pillar. A cable is moveably engaged with the first track and the second track from an undeployed position to a raised position. The cable extends across the door opening from the first track to the second track in the raised position. An airbag is moveable with the cable from the undeployed position to the raised position. The airbag is supported by the cable in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Rahul Arora, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20240313322
    Abstract: A vehicle battery enclosure includes a first member elongated along an axis and a second member spaced from the first member. The vehicle battery enclosure includes a battery compartment between the first member and the second member. A wing is rotatably connected to the first member and is rotatable relative to the first member from a stowed position (FIGS. 1, 4A, 4B) to a deployed position (FIGS. 2, 3, 5A, 8, and 9). The wing is aligned with the battery enclosure along the axis in the deployed position. A pyrotechnic actuator is operatively coupled to the wing to rotate the wing to the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20240300433
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a front pillar and a rear pillar. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening. The vehicle includes a first track supported by the front pillar and a second track supported by the rear pillar. The vehicle includes a bar extending from the first track to the second track. The bar is moveable relative to the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position. The bar extends across the door opening in the raised position. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the bar. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position when the bar is in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12077122
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a front pillar and a rear pillar. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening. The vehicle includes a first track supported by the front pillar and a second track supported by the rear pillar. The vehicle includes a bar extending from the first track to the second track. The bar is moveable relative to the first track and the second track from a lowered position to a raised position. The bar extends across the door opening in the raised position. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the bar. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position when the bar is in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12012020
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback and a child seat tether anchor supported by the seatback. The child seat tether anchor has a first member fixed to the seatback and a second member rotatably supported by the seatback. One of the first member and the second member defines a cavity with internal threads and the other of the first and second member is received in the cavity and has external threads engaged with the internal threads. A strap is on the second member. An energy absorber is in the cavity. The energy absorber is compressible relative to the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 11975604
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first rail and a second rail elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis and spaced from each other along a vehicle-lateral axis. The vehicle includes an energy storage device between the first rail and the second rail. The vehicle includes a support structure between the first rail and the second rail. The vehicle includes a cable under tension and extending from the first rail to the second rail, the cable between the energy storage device and the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Publication number: 20240123939
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first pillar and a second pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The first pillar and the second pillar define a door opening therebetween. An airbag is above the door opening in an uninflated position and is inflatable across the door opening to an inflated position. A cable is above the door opening when the airbag is in the uninflated position. The cable extends across the door opening from the first pillar to the second pillar when the airbag is in the inflated position. A pyrotechnic retractor is below the airbag and the cable when the airbag is in the uninflated position. The pyrotechnic retractor is connected to the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat