Patents by Inventor Steven F. Aulph

Steven F. Aulph 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).

  • Fuel tank assembly
    Patent number: 6138859
    Abstract: A fuel tank assembly for a vehicle includes a tank shell having a first half shell and a second half shell. The fuel tank assembly also includes a plurality of column supports disposed between and attached to the first half shell and the second half shell. The fuel tank assembly further includes a cradle baffle disposed between the first half shell and the second half shell and attached to the column supports. The cradle baffle has at least one compliant joint disposed between a pair of the column supports to allow the cradle baffle to distort when a force is applied to the tank shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven F. Aulph, Steven G. Kensinger