Patents by Inventor Stephen ANKER

Stephen ANKER 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: 10118646
    Abstract: A chassis-subframe is attached to a vehicle body and is connected via a plurality of fasteners to high load-bearing body parts. The chassis subframe is connected to the load-bearing body parts by the fasteners indirectly via a sacrificial plate. From a specific relative force acting substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the chassis subframe and the sacrificial plate, the fasteners are pulled out of said sacrificial plate, immediately in the case of a displacement movement of the chassis subframe occurring to the rear, viewed in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The fasteners are arranged by the sacrificial plate relative to the load-bearing body parts such that, after being pulled out, the fasteners are able to move freely to the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction, without interacting with the, or another of the, load-bearing body parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joergen Hilmann, Martin Salz-Breuer, Bradley Staines, Stephen Anker
  • Publication number: 20170203791
    Abstract: A chassis-subframe is attached to a vehicle body and is connected via a plurality of fastening means to high load-bearing body parts. The chassis subframe is connected to the load-bearing body parts by the fastening means indirectly via a sacrificial plate. From a specific relative force acting substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the chassis subframe and the sacrificial plate, the fastening means is pulled out of said sacrificial plate, immediately in the case of a displacement movement of the chassis subframe occurring to the rear, viewed in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The fastening means are arranged by means of the sacrificial plate relative to the load-bearing body parts such that, after being pulled out, the fastening means are able to move freely to the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction, without interacting with the, or another of the, load-bearing body parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joergen HILMANN, Martin SALZ-BREUER, Bradley STAINES, Stephen ANKER