Patents by Inventor Sampath Rengarajan

Sampath Rengarajan 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).

  • Trailer hitch
    Patent number: 10245912
    Abstract: A trailer hitch includes a cross-vehicle beam and a receiver welded to the cross-vehicle beam. The cross-vehicle beam extends from a first end to a second end. The cross-vehicle beam includes a middle section, a first round section, and a second round section. The middle section includes a flat. The first round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the first end. The second round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the second end. The receiver is welded directly to the flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Michael McGuckin, Sampath Rengarajan
  • TRAILER HITCH
    Publication number: 20170313143
    Abstract: A trailer hitch includes a cross-vehicle beam and a receiver welded to the cross-vehicle beam. The cross-vehicle beam extends from a first end to a second end. The cross-vehicle beam includes a middle section, a first round section, and a second round section. The middle section includes a flat. The first round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the first end. The second round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the second end. The receiver is welded directly to the flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Michael McGuckin, Sampath Rengarajan
  • Trailer hitch
    Patent number: 9731569
    Abstract: A trailer hitch includes a cross-vehicle beam and a receiver welded to the cross-vehicle beam. The cross-vehicle beam extends from a first end to a second end. The cross-vehicle beam includes a middle section, a first round section, and a second round section. The middle section includes a flat. The first round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the first end. The second round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the second end. The receiver is welded directly to the flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Michael McGuckin, Sampath Rengarajan
  • TRAILER HITCH
    Publication number: 20160214450
    Abstract: A trailer hitch includes a cross-vehicle beam and a receiver welded to the cross-vehicle beam. The cross-vehicle beam extends from a first end to a second end. The cross-vehicle beam includes a middle section, a first round section, and a second round section. The middle section includes a flat. The first round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the first end. The second round section is integral with the middle section and extends from the middle section to the second end. The receiver is welded directly to the flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Michael McGuckin, Sampath Rengarajan
  • Method to produce suspension module and frame that reduces need for final alignment
    Patent number: 8943696
    Abstract: A method of assembling a frame and suspension module includes determining locations of first and second suspension member supports on the frame. Target positions of first and second connections between the frame and third and fourth suspension members are defined based on the locations of the first and second suspension member supports. Target positions of third and fourth connections between a fifth suspension member and the first and second suspension members are defined based on the locations and the target positions of the first and second connections. The first and second suspension members are connected to the frame at the locations. The third and fourth suspension members are connected to the frame at the first and second target positions. The fifth suspension member is connected to the first and second suspension members at the third and fourth target positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian N. Oprea, Gregory P. Kiselis, Jeffrey W. Nichols, Andrew Slupecki, Sampath Rengarajan
  • Method To Produce Suspension Module And Frame That Reduces Need For Final Alignment
    Publication number: 20100205806
    Abstract: A method of assembling a frame and suspension module includes determining locations of first and second suspension member supports on the frame. Target positions of first and second connections between the frame and third and fourth suspension members are defined based on the locations of the first and second suspension member supports. Target positions of third and fourth connections between a fifth suspension member and the first and second suspension members are defined based on the locations and the target positions of the first and second connections. The first and second suspension members are connected to the frame at the locations. The third and fourth suspension members are connected to the frame at the first and second target positions. The fifth suspension member is connected to the first and second suspension members at the third and fourth target positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Adrian N. Oprea, Gregory P,. Kiselis, Jeffrey W. Nichols, Andrew Slupecki, Sampath Rengarajan