Patents by Inventor Steven Mayes

Steven Mayes 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).

  • Vehicle frame component
    Patent number: 9233716
    Abstract: A body on frame vehicle includes a SORB impact load management system including front blocker structures for limiting transfer of the SORB impact loads from being transferred to the passenger compartment area. A SORB impact load transfer apparatus in the form of a cable extends between the front end horns of the side rails of the frame to transfer SORB impact loads from the impacted side across the vehicle frame. In a second embodiment of the impact load transfer apparatus, the ends of the cables are coupled to the front sides of the front blocker structures and the cable is routed through the front end horns of the side rails of the frame to transfer SORB impact loads from the impacted side across the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Djamal Eddine Midoun, Jamil M. Alwan, Joe L. Buchwitz, Hermann J. Salenbauch, Steven Mayes, Jonatan Leff Yaffe
  • VEHICLE FRAME COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20150344073
    Abstract: A body on frame vehicle includes a SORB impact load management system including front blocker structures for limiting transfer of the SORB impact loads from being transferred to the passenger compartment area. A SORB impact load transfer apparatus in the form of a cable extends between the front end horns of the side rails of the frame to transfer SORB impact loads from the impacted side across the vehicle frame. In a second embodiment of the impact load transfer apparatus, the ends of the cables are coupled to the front sides of the front blocker structures and the cable is routed through the front end horns of the side rails of the frame to transfer SORB impact loads from the impacted side across the vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Djamal Eddine Midoun, Jamil M. Alwan, Joe L. Buchwitz, Hermann J. Salenbauch, Steven Mayes, Jonatan Leff Yaffe