Patents by Inventor Simon Frank

Simon Frank 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: 7401825
    Abstract: A bumper with an attachment member to be made thereon for the purpose of mounting the bumper onto longitudinal beams of a vehicle, is such that section walls acting as compressive and tensile struts and a pair of flanking walls joining them form a hollow section. The attachment member is in the form of a hollow section exhibiting at least one side wall and two transverse walls following on therefrom with a length of hollow section with the longitudinal beam. The hollow section is in the form of a push-fit length matching the inner cross-section of the longitudinal beam. The other end region of the attachment member is provided with collar-type parts projecting from their end edges and aligned approximately parallel to the transverse walls. In a use position, the collar-type parts of the attachment member are aligned with the flanking walls of the bumper and are releasably attached to it. The bumper is bolted to the collar-type parts of the attachment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Frank, Thomas Rebstock
  • Publication number: 20060244274
    Abstract: A bumper with an attachment member to be made thereon for the purpose of mounting the bumper onto longitudinal beams of a vehicle, is such that section walls acting as compressive and tensile struts and a pair of flanking walls joining them form a hollow section. The attachment member is in the form of a hollow section exhibiting at least one side wall and two transverse walls following on therefrom with a length of hollow section with the longitudinal beam. The hollow section is in the form of a push-fit length matching the inner cross-section of the longitudinal beam. The other end region of the attachment member is provided with collar-type parts projecting from their end edges and aligned approximately parallel to the transverse walls. In a use position, the collar-type parts of the attachment member are aligned with the flanking walls of the bumper and are releasably attached to it. The bumper is bolted to the collar-type parts of the attachment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Simon Frank, Thomas Rebstock
  • Publication number: 20060219248
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20060157063
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 7047977
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20060060205
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20060060206
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20060054170
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20060000477
    Abstract: A medical device used to overcome upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position that includes a cradle having first and second plates. A band that attaches to the second plate, wherein the first plate has a length that allows a patient's head to rest on and the second plate is perpendicular to the first plate and has a length at least a distance that allows a band to be placed under a patient's chin and encircle the second plate so that an upward pull can be generated on the chin by the band. The second plate's width is at least a distance that allows for the clearance of a patient's side facial features when the patient's head rests on the first plate and the band encircles the chin of a patient and attaches to the second plate and the second plate has a middle attachment means located at the outer extremity of the second plate and the middle attachment means is centered and runs parallel to the width of the second plate. The ratio of the length of the plates is at least 1 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20050217681
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20050199246
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming upper airway obstruction when a patient is placed in a supine position, featuring a flat rectangular support base that attaches to the support frame perpendicularly, and a variation of lower jaw supports that attach to the support frame after encircling the patient's lower jaw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6932398
    Abstract: A bumper having a hollow section and attached to it mounting brackets for attaching the bumper to a vehicle—in particular on longitudinal beams of a private car—is such that section walls that are spaced apart form a compression strut and a tensile strut and a pair of flanking walls joining the said struts make up the hollow section. The bracket itself is a hollow section which exhibits a length of hollow-section beam facing the longitudinal beam and a curved length which is bent out from its longitudinal axis and is for connection to the hollow section of the bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6926325
    Abstract: In a vehicle with a bumper which is attached to the vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via a deformation element, the deformation element exhibits two first side walls that are spaced apart, and are joined to second side walls that are spaced apart. The first and second side walls have first and second grooves that run transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and are arranged in pairs opposite each other, each in a common plane. The first grooves extend over the whole breadth of the first side walls and the second grooves extend over only a middle part of the second side walls leaving a region free at both edges. The first grooves are arranged in pairs in first planes and the second grooves are arranged in pairs in second planes situation between two subsequent first planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20050067845
    Abstract: In a vehicle with a bumper which is attached to the vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via a deformation element, the deformation element exhibits two first side walls that are spaced apart, and are joined to second side walls that are spaced apart. The first and second side walls have first and second grooves that run transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and are arranged in pairs opposite each other, each in a common plane. The first grooves extend over the whole breadth of the first side walls and the second grooves extend over only a middle part of the second side walls leaving a region free at both edges. The first grooves are arranged in pairs in first planes and the second grooves are arranged in pairs in second planes situation between two subsequent first planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20050000521
    Abstract: A medical device for overcoming airway obstruction which is made of a flat rectangular plate that has a first and a second portion wherein the first portion has a length that is at least a distance that allows a patient's head to rest on and act as an anchor to the plate and the second portion has a length that is at least a distance that allows a band to be placed under a patient's chin and encircle the second portion so that an upward pull can be generated on the chin by the band when the second portion is placed in a perpendicular position to the first portion, and the plate's width is at least a distance that allows for the clearance of a patient's side facial features when the patient's head rests on the first portion of the plate and a band is made to encircle the chin of a patient and attach to the second portion of the plate; and a band that attaches to the second portion of the plate when the second portion is perpendicular to the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20040232711
    Abstract: A bumper having a hollow section and attached to it mounting brackets for attaching the bumper to a vehicle—in particular on longitudinal beams of a private car—is such that section walls that are spaced apart form a compression strut and a tensile strut and a pair of flanking walls joining the said struts make up the hollow section. The bracket itself is a hollow section which exhibits a length of hollow-section beam facing the longitudinal beam and a curved length which is bent out from its longitudinal axis and is for connection to the hollow section of the bumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6814381
    Abstract: In a vehicle with bumper which is attached to the vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via a deformation element (10) the deformation element (10) exhibits two first side walls (28, 30) that are spaced apart, and are joined to second side walls (40,42) that are spaced apart. The first and second side walls (28, 30, 40, 42) feature first and second grooves (48a,b, 50a,b; 50a,b, 54a,b) that run transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and are arranged in pairs opposite each other, each in a common plane. The first grooves (48a,b, 58a,b) extend over the whole breadth of the first side walls (28, 30) and the second grooves (52a,b, 54a,b) extend over only a middle part of the second side walls (40,42), leaving a region free at both edges. The first grooves (48a,b, 58a,b) are arranged in pairs in first planes and the second grooves (52a,b, 54a,b) are arranged in pairs in second planes situated between two subsequent first planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6709044
    Abstract: A bumper for a vehicle having an extruded light metal alloy hollow section with section walls in the form of a compressive strut and a tensile strut which are spaced apart and a pair of transverse walls joining them. In the interior of the hollow section there is a reinforcing bead provided on at least one of the transverse walls and/or on one of the section walls joining them. This bead is situated in at least one corner region between a transverse wall and the section wall joining them, the latter of which may preferably be a section inner wall facing the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Patent number: 6648385
    Abstract: In a vehicle with a bumper which is attached to the vehicle transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via a deformation element, the deformation element exhibits two first side walls that are spaced apart, and are joined to second side walls that are spaced apart. The first and second side walls have first and second grooves that run transverse to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and are arranged in pairs opposite each other, each in a common plane. The first grooves extend over the whole breadth of the first side walls and the second grooves extend over only a middle part of the second side walls leaving a region free at both edges. The first grooves are arranged in pairs in first planes and the second grooves are arranged in pairs in second planes situated between two subsequent first planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Simon Frank
  • Publication number: 20030164619
    Abstract: A bumper for a vehicle having an extruded light metal alloy hollow section with section walls in the form of a compressive strut and a tensile strut which are spaced apart and a pair of transverse walls joining them. In the interior of the hollow section there is a reinforcing bead provided on at least one of the transverse walls and/or on one of the section walls joining them. This bead is situated in at least one corner region between a transverse wall and the section wall joining them, the latter of which may preferably be a section inner wall facing the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD.
    Inventor: Simon Frank