Patents by Inventor Sara M. Goldsworthy

Sara M. Goldsworthy 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).

  • Control arm with tunable fracture features
    Patent number: 11072375
    Abstract: A control arm includes a wheel side end, a body side end, a first connecting member extending between the wheel side end and the body side end, a second connecting member extending between the wheel side end and the body side end, and having a reduced section portion, and a fracture zone extending through the first and second connecting members in a substantially fore-aft direction of the vehicle, the reduced section portion being within the fracture zone. A thickness of the reduced section portion is tunable to establish a controlled fracturing during a small overlap rigid barrier impact event where: (i) an initial fracture of the first connecting member occurs within the fracture zone, and (ii) a secondary fracture of the second connecting member occurs within the fracture zone at the reduced section portion, to thereby provide a desired rearward trajectory of the wheel assembly during the impact event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Eric A Darin, Scott E Zilincik, Michael W Gaduski, Amandeep S Gill, Tusher M Phule, Sara M Goldsworthy
  • CONTROL ARM WITH TUNABLE FRACTURE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20200223271
    Abstract: A control arm includes a wheel side end, a body side end, a first connecting member extending between the wheel side end and the body side end, a second connecting member extending between the wheel side end and the body side end, and having a reduced section portion, and a fracture zone extending through the first and second connecting members in a substantially fore-aft direction of the vehicle, the reduced section portion being within the fracture zone. A thickness of the reduced section portion is tunable to establish a controlled fracturing during a small overlap rigid barrier impact event where: (i) an initial fracture of the first connecting member occurs within the fracture zone, and (ii) a secondary fracture of the second connecting member occurs within the fracture zone at the reduced section portion, to thereby provide a desired rearward trajectory of the wheel assembly during the impact event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eric A. Darin, Scott E. Zilincik, Michael W. Gaduski, Amandeep S. Gill, Tusher M. Phule, Sara M. Goldsworthy