Patents by Inventor Saeed David Barbat

Saeed David 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).

  • B-Pillar Assembly for Vehicle Body
    Publication number: 20180057066
    Abstract: A vehicle B-pillar assembly is provided. The vehicle B-pillar assembly includes a steel T-bracket and a B-pillar outer assembly. The steel T-bracket includes an upper portion secured to a roof rail and a lower portion extending perpendicular therefrom and below a beltline. The B-pillar outer assembly includes an upper carbon fiber portion extending from the roof rail to a location above the beltline and a lower steel portion extending from a vehicle rocker to a location above the beltline and secured to the lower portion of the T-bracket. The beltline may be defined by an axis extending between a shotgun joint on a vehicle A-pillar and a latch reinforcement on a vehicle C-pillar. The beltline may extend fore and aft along the vehicle and through a substantially central region of the B-pillar assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Rahul Arora, Saeed David Barbat
  • Vehicle Body B-Pillar Assembly with Cell Member
    Publication number: 20180057067
    Abstract: A vehicle B-pillar assembly is provided. The vehicle B-pillar assembly includes a T-bracket, a B-pillar inner, a B-pillar reinforcement, a cell member, and a B-pillar outer. The T-bracket is mounted to a roof rail. The B-pillar inner is mounted to the T-bracket. The B-pillar reinforcement is mounted to the B-pillar inner and defines a cavity. The cell member is sized for insertion within the cavity and for securing therein. The cell member is oriented with the T-bracket for partially absorbing a load from a side impact to the B-pillar assembly. The B-pillar outer spans between the roof rail and a rocker panel. The cell member may extend within the cavity between a location above a vehicle beltline and a location below the vehicle beltline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Rahul Arora, Saeed David Barbat
  • Battery impact absorbing system
    Patent number: 9868361
    Abstract: An impact absorbing system includes a first rocker panel and a second rocker panel spaced from the first rocker panel, a housing including a bottom extending between the first and second rocker panels and a side extending from the bottom, and an energy absorber that is deformable relative to the side and defines a repeating pattern of cells. The energy absorber is bonded to the side between the side and the first rocker panel and each cell has a central axis transverse to the side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, William L. Stanko, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Rahul Arora
  • Slider bracket for a vehicle underbody structure
    Patent number: 9862421
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a bumper, a floor and a subframe. The subframe is attached to the floor at a plurality of attachment points and below the bumper. The subframe has a base member extending across the subframe, parallel to the bumper and including a bracket. The bracket has first and second tabs connected by a platform extending from the first and second tabs. The bracket is fixedly attached at the second tab and angled relative to the base member such that the second tab is defined closer to the bumper. Upon loading, the first tab moves in a direction substantially parallel to the base member and the platform is deformed substantially perpendicular to the base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Saeed David Barbat, Jamel E. Belwafa
  • INERTIA DRIVEN ROTATABLE UPPER SEAT PORTION FOR REAR PASSENGER HEAD CLEARANCE
    Publication number: 20180001802
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a base. A seatback having a lower portion is rotatably coupled to the base and an upper portion is pivotably coupled to the lower portion by at least one pivot joint. The at least one pivot joint is disposed on a front portion of the seatback. A guide bracket is disposed on a rear portion of the seatback and is configured to guide the upper portion of the seatback between a resting position and a deployed position. A resilient member provides a resistance to pivoting of the upper portion of the seatback and the resilient member is operably coupled to the upper portion of the seatback and the lower portion of the seatback. The upper portion of the seatback pivots from the resting position to the deployed position during a frontal collision of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Seatbelt airbag assembly
    Patent number: 9849855
    Abstract: A seatbelt assembly includes a webbing guide defining a slot, webbing extending through the slot, an airbag, and a clamp. The airbag includes a fixed end fixed relative to the webbing guide and an inflatable end portion inflatable away from the fixed end along the webbing. The clamp is attached to the inflatable end portion and is movable from an unlocked position disengaged with the webbing to a locked position engaging the webbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • VEHICLE SEATBACK
    Publication number: 20170355288
    Abstract: A seatback includes a lower frame, an upper frame, and a hinge coupling the lower and upper frames. An actuator is fixed relative to the lower frame, and a cable extends from the actuator to the upper frame. In the event of a collision, the actuator pulls the cable, and the upper frame moves from an upright position to a bent position relative to the lower frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammed Omar Faruque
  • Collision counter measure structure attached to a sub-frame including a leg that contacts a frame rail
    Patent number: 9840282
    Abstract: A collision countermeasure apparatus includes an impact absorbing body attached to an outboard side of a sub-frame and a rigid link. The rigid link is attached to the impact absorbing body at an outboard location and extends upward to an outer side of a frame rail. A frontal impact with a rigid barrier outboard of the frame rail drives the impact absorbing body into the link to force the link into the outer side of the frame rail. The force applied to the frame rail by the impact absorbing body laterally displaces the vehicle to reduce the extent of intrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Saeed David Barbat, Jamel E. Belwafa
  • SEATBELT AIRBAG ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170349130
    Abstract: A seatbelt assembly includes a webbing guide defining a slot, webbing extending through the slot, an airbag, and a clamp. The airbag includes a fixed end fixed relative to the webbing guide and an inflatable end portion inflatable away from the fixed end along the webbing. The clamp is attached to the inflatable end portion and is movable from an unlocked position disengaged with the webbing to a locked position engaging the webbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Omar Faruque, Saeed David Barbat, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • LOAD-LIMITING RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20170341625
    Abstract: A retractor includes a spool, a torsion bar and a torsion tube rotationally fixed to the spool, and a locking member aligned with the torsion bar. The torsion bar and the torsion tube extend coaxially from the spool to respective first ends, and the torsion bar has a key. The locking member is movable from an unlocked position rotationally disengaged with the torsion bar to a locked position wherein the key rotationally fixes the locking member to the first end of the torsion bar. When the locking member is in the unlocked position, the torsion bar may be plastically deformed to limit the load applied by webbing against an occupant. If sufficient force is applied to the webbing, the locking member moves to the locked position in which both torsion bar and the torsion tube are locked together and, in tandem, limit the load applied by the webbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Saeed David Barbat, Mohammed Omar Faruque, S.M. Iskander Farooq
  • Battery enclosure having T-shaped guides on the outer surface for stiffeners and impact absorbing elements
    Patent number: 9821678
    Abstract: A battery housing for a traction motor battery of a vehicle is disclosed that includes attachments retained by parallel T-shaped guides on the outer surface of the walls of the enclosure. The attachments are oriented to extend either in a horizontal orientation or vertical orientation. The depth of the attachments and shape of the attachments may be selected to meet impact force requirements and packaging space limitations imposed by the structure of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Saeed David Barbat, William L. Stanko
  • Vehicle seat position sensing
    Patent number: 9821681
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a base, a seat rotatably disposed on the base, a magnet generating a magnetic field, and a sensor. The sensor is programmed to measure an angular displacement of the seat relative to the base based at least in part on an orientation of the magnetic field generated by the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Manoharprasad K. Rao, Jialiang Le, Saeed David Barbat
  • External roof-rack mounted airbag
    Patent number: 9815427
    Abstract: Systems for providing for an external vehicle airbag to mitigate the negative effects of vehicle rollover are described. In an exemplary implementation, one or more airbags are disposed inside the roof rails attached to a vehicle roof. In the event of a vehicle rollover, the airbags will deploy and extend downward along the sides of the vehicle. The airbags may be held in desirable deployed position by one or more elastic tethers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Mohammed Omar Faruque, Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
  • Autonomous vehicle restraint deployment
    Patent number: 9815425
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a base, a driver seat rotatably disposed on the base, a sensor, and a processor. The sensor is programmed to measure an angular displacement of the driver seat relative to the base and output a displacement signal representing the angular displacement. The processor is programmed to receive the displacement signal and select at least one of a plurality of passive safety devices based at least in part on the angular displacement represented by the displacement signal and only deploy the selected passive safety devices during a collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Manoharprasad K. Rao, Mark A. Cuddihy, Saeed David Barbat
  • SLIDER BRACKET FOR A VEHICLE UNDERBODY STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170305468
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a bumper, a floor and a subframe. The subframe is attached to the floor at a plurality of attachment points and below the bumper. The subframe has a base member extending across the subframe, parallel to the bumper and including a bracket. The bracket has first and second tabs connected by a platform extending from the first and second tabs. The bracket is fixedly attached at the second tab and angled relative to the base member such that the second tab is defined closer to the bumper. Upon loading, the first tab moves in a direction substantially parallel to the base member and the platform is deformed substantially perpendicular to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Saied NUSIER, Mohamed Ridha BACCOUCHE, Saeed David BARBAT, Jamel E. BELWAFA
  • Collision Counter Measure Structure Attached to a Sub-Frame Including a Leg that Contacts a Frame Rail
    Publication number: 20170291645
    Abstract: A collision countermeasure apparatus includes an impact absorbing body attached to an outboard side of a sub-frame and a rigid link. The rigid link is attached to the impact absorbing body at an outboard location and extends upward to an outer side of a frame rail. A frontal impact with a rigid barrier outboard of the frame rail drives the impact absorbing body into the link to force the link into the outer side of the frame rail. The force applied to the frame rail by the impact absorbing body laterally displaces the vehicle to reduce the extent of intrusion into the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Saeed David Barbat, Jamel E. Belwafa
  • Articulated Sliding Links for Deflecting a Vehicle in a Small Offset Collision
    Publication number: 20170291642
    Abstract: A collision countermeasure apparatus for a vehicle includes a longitudinally extending frame rail that defines a transverse opening adjacent a front end. An extension is partially received in a bumper that defines an open end. A pin is received in the transverse opening and has an outer end pivotally connected by a joint to an outboard end of the extension. Collisions outboard of the frame rail drive the extension into the pin and the pin into the rail to laterally displace the vehicle. Collisions inboard of the rail slide the extension outwardly from the bumper and pivot the extension and pin toward each other. Collisions inboard of the rail shift the pin laterally outwardly from the transverse opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Saied Nusier, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Jamel E. Belwafa, Saeed David Barbat
  • ROTATABLE SEAT ENERGY ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20170247006
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a vehicle floor from a forward-facing position to a rear-facing position. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. A seat belt assembly extends at least partially from the seat back. At least one airbag is incorporated into the seat belt assembly and is deployable when the vehicle seat is rotated to at least one of the rear-facing position and a position between the forward-facing position and the rear-facing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Manoharprasad K. Rao, Mark A. Cuddihy, Saeed David Barbat, Srinivasan Sundararajan
  • Rotatable seat energy absorption
    Patent number: 9744933
    Abstract: A vehicle seat is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a vehicle floor from a forward-facing position to a rear-facing position. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back. A seat belt assembly extends at least partially from the seat back. At least one airbag is incorporated into the seat belt assembly and is deployable when the vehicle seat is rotated to at least one of the rear-facing position and a position between the forward-facing position and the rear-facing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Manoharprasad K. Rao, Mark A. Cuddihy, Saeed David Barbat, Srinivasan Sundararajan
  • Energy absorbing steering column assembly
    Patent number: 9738306
    Abstract: A steering column assembly for a vehicle includes a housing defining a bore that extends along an axis. The steering column assembly includes a first shaft disposed in the bore and a second shaft telescopically engaged with the first shaft. The second shaft is movable along the axis relative to the housing. A wedge is fixed to the second shaft and is spaced from the housing. During frontal impact of the vehicle, an occupant may impact the steering column assembly. Relative telescopic retraction of the first shaft and the second shaft provides a first stage of energy absorption. As the first shaft and the second shaft telescopically retract, the wedge contacts the housing and deforms the housing in a second stage of energy absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Saeed David Barbat, Michael James Whitens, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche