Patents by Inventor Srinivas Sanikommu

Srinivas Sanikommu 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).

  • Fastener cover extension providing buckling path during side impact
    Patent number: 8251434
    Abstract: A vehicle door construction having a 360° grab handle includes a fastener cover that conceals a fastener hole in an A-surface of the vehicle door and which provides a buckling path for the 360° grab handle. An L-shaped cover and a fastener hole configuration is provided in the lateral A-surface to reduce stiffness in the region and to absorb side impact loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Brewster Hall, Srinivas Sanikommu, John Pinkerton
  • Door trim-integrated pelvic impact energy-absorbing construction for vehicle
    Patent number: 8029041
    Abstract: An integrated door substrate and pelvic bolster is provided for use in a vehicle. The integrated component is formed from a polymerizable material by injection molding. The pelvic bolster is formed from thin lateral walls that buckle and tear under compressive loading. The pelvic bolster is designed to bend but not fracture under load, thus maintaining a continuous loading curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Brewster Hall, John Pinkerton, Ammad Bhatti, Srinivas Sanikommu, Zhibing Deng, Leiping Huang
  • FASTENER COVER EXTENSION PROVIDING BUCKLING PATH DURING SIDE IMPACT
    Publication number: 20100276956
    Abstract: A vehicle door construction having a 360° grab handle includes a fastener cover which conceals a fastener hole in an A-surface of the vehicle door and which provides a buckling path for the 360° grab handle. An L-shaped cover and a fastener hole configuration is provided in the lateral A-surface to reduce stiffness in the region and to absorb side impact loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Brewster Hall, Srinivas Sanikommu, John Pinkerton
  • DOOR TRIM-INTEGRATED PELVIC IMPACT ENERGY-ABSORBING CONSTRUCTION FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20090256391
    Abstract: An integrated door substrate and pelvic bolster is provided for use in a vehicle. The integrated component is formed from a polymerizable material by injection molding. The pelvic bolster is formed from thin lateral walls that buckle and tear under compressive loading. The pelvic bolster is designed to bend but not fracture under load, thus maintaining a continuous loading curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Brewster Hall, John Pinkerton, Ammad Bhatti, Srinivas Sanikommu, Zhibing Deng, Leiping Huang