Patents by Inventor Stephen Dreher

Stephen Dreher 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).

  • Deployable door panel receptacle for vehicles
    Patent number: 10464493
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly may include an interior door panel having an armrest, the armrest having a handle defining an opening therein and a receptacle arranged below the armrest and configured to be selectively arranged under the handle to create a repository within the opening to receive objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Holmes Dunham, Bhavani Thota, Stephen Dreher, Linh Doan
  • DEPLOYABLE DOOR PANEL RECEPTACLE FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20190077324
    Abstract: A vehicle door assembly may include an interior door panel having an armrest, the armrest having a handle defining an opening therein and a receptacle arranged below the armrest and configured to be selectively arranged under the handle to create a repository within the opening to receive objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Holmes DUNHAM, Bhavani THOTA, Stephen DREHER, Linh DOAN
  • Door trim panel for energy absorption
    Patent number: 9649916
    Abstract: A door trim panel assembly includes a door trim panel and an armrest supported by the door trim panel. The armrest includes a top portion and a bottom portion each extending from the door trim panel, and a middle portion extending from the top portion to the bottom portion. The bottom portion has a wall thickness greater than a wall thickness of the top portion and greater than a wall thickness of the middle portion. The wall thickness of the top portion is less than the wall thickness of the middle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Muhsin M. Hamdoon, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Linh Doan, Jonathan Clarke, Robert Bartus, Stephen Dreher
  • DOOR TRIM PANEL FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20170057330
    Abstract: A door trim panel includes a panel and an armrest supported by the panel. The armrest includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion and the bottom portion each extend from the panel. The armrest includes a middle portion that extends from the top portion to the bottom portion. The bottom portion is thicker than both the top portion and the middle portion, and the middle portion is thicker than the top portion. The relative thicknesses of the top portion, the bottom portion, and the middle portion facilitate energy absorption and control the deformation mechanism during an impact. A door inner is disposed opposite the door trim panel, and a foam block is disposed between the door trim panel and the door inner. The foam block absorbs the residue of energy. The door trim panel includes shelves that extend from the door trim panel and that support part of the armrest to withstand a vertical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Muhsin M. Hamdoon, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Linh Doan, Jonathan Clarke, Robert Bartus, Stephen Dreher