Patents by Inventor Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa
Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa 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).
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Patent number: 11912122Abstract: This disclosure details systems and methods for supporting and isolating vehicle body mounted battery packs from various vehicle loads. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery support structure mounted to the frame, a battery pack, and one or more isolators. The battery pack is supported by the battery support structure but is not mechanically coupled to the frame. The isolator is mounted between the battery pack and the battery pack support structure for isolating the battery pack from loads that may be imparted on the frame and/or the battery support structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Erik Billimoria, Kevin A. Montgomery, Hari Krishna Addanki, Eid Farha, Jesus Cardoso, Marcela Arana, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Alexander Arena, Mikolaj Tyksinski
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Patent number: 11904675Abstract: An electrified vehicle assembly includes a frame that has a passenger side rail and a driver side rail. The assembly further includes a battery support plate and a battery pack. The battery support plate is secured to the passenger side rail and the driver side rail. The battery pack has a plurality of cross-members. To secure the battery pack to the battery support plate, mechanical fasteners each extend through an aperture in the battery support plate to engage one of the cross-members.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Scott J. Bell, Shane Edward Foley, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer
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Patent number: 11807303Abstract: Splayed front horn for vehicle frames are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first structural member extending along an axial direction of a vehicle, a second structural member coupled to the first structural member, the second structural member splayed relative the first structural member, second structural member including a first section having a first material property, the first section adjacent to the first structural member, and a second section joined to the first section, the second section having a second material property, the first material property different than the second material property.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Greg Gombert, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Yu-Kan Hu, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Srinivasan Sundararajan
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Patent number: 11618388Abstract: A vehicle includes a hood at a front end, a frunk under the hood, and a cabin. The vehicle includes a cross-beam positioned between the frunk and the cabin, and configured to inhibit protrusion of the frunk into the cabin in a frontal impact. The vehicle also includes a frame and the cross-beam is coupled to the frame. The cross-beam is a unitary member that is coupled to the frame or the cross-beam includes two members separated by a gap and each member is coupled to the frame. The frame includes shock towers for coupling the cross-beam to the frame. The frame can also include a bracket for coupling the cross beam to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Greg Gombert, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Vinay Satya, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Marcela Arana, Mary A. Mason
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Publication number: 20230031771Abstract: An electrified vehicle assembly includes a frame that has a passenger side rail and a driver side rail. The assembly further includes a battery support plate and a battery pack. The battery support plate is secured to the passenger side rail and the driver side rail. The battery pack has a plurality of cross-members. To secure the battery pack to the battery support plate, mechanical fasteners each extend through an aperture in the battery support plate to engage one of the cross-members.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Scott J. Bell, Shane Edward Foley, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer
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Patent number: 11498629Abstract: Barriers for rear frame mounted spare tires are disclosed. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a frame including a cross member, a spare tire, a skid plate, and a barrier extending between the skid plate and the cross member, the barrier abutting the spare tire, the barrier including a first surface having a first curvature, the first curvature concave relative to a rear of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Leonard Anthony Shaner, Diego Eduardo Mendoza Hernández, Greg Gombert, Marcela Arana, Peter Joseph Jargowsky, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Chih-Yu Lin, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Grant Warr, William L. Duncan
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Publication number: 20220227299Abstract: A vehicle includes a hood at a front end, a frunk under the hood, and a cabin. The vehicle includes a cross-beam positioned between the frunk and the cabin, and configured to inhibit protrusion of the frunk into the cabin in a frontal impact. The vehicle also includes a frame and the cross-beam is coupled to the frame. The cross-beam is a unitary member that is coupled to the frame or the cross-beam includes two members separated by a gap and each member is coupled to the frame. The frame includes shock towers for coupling the cross-beam to the frame. The frame can also include a bracket for coupling the cross beam to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Greg Gombert, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Vinay Satya, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Marcela Arana, Mary A. Mason
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Publication number: 20220185396Abstract: Barriers for rear frame mounted spare tires are disclosed. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a frame including a cross member, a spare tire, a skid plate, and a barrier extending between the skid plate and the cross member, the barrier abutting the spare tire, the barrier including a first surface having a first curvature, the first curvature concave relative to a rear of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Leonard Anthony Shaner, Diego Eduardo Mendoza Hernández, Greg Gombert, Marcela Arana, Peter Joseph Jargowsky, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Chih-Yu Lin, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Grant Warr, William L. Duncan
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Publication number: 20220185378Abstract: Splayed front horn for vehicle frames are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first structural member extending along an axial direction of a vehicle, a second structural member coupled to the first structural member, the second structural member splayed relative the first structural member, second structural member including a first section having a first material property, the first section adjacent to the first structural member, and a second section joined to the first section, the second section having a second material property, the first material property different than the second material property.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Greg Gombert, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Yu-Kan Hu, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Srinivasan Sundararajan
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Patent number: 11292522Abstract: Splayed front horn for vehicle frames are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame of a vehicle having a side rail directed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a splayed front horn coupled to the side rail, the splayed front horn angled outward relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the splayed front horn includes a first section and a second section, the first and second sections having different physical properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Greg Gombert, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Yu-Kan Hu, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Srinivasan Sundararajan
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Publication number: 20210291636Abstract: This disclosure details systems and methods for supporting and isolating vehicle body mounted battery packs from various vehicle loads. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery support structure mounted to the frame, a battery pack, and one or more isolators. The battery pack is supported by the battery support structure but is not mechanically coupled to the frame. The isolator is mounted between the battery pack and the battery pack support structure for isolating the battery pack from loads that may be imparted on the frame and/or the battery support structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Jeffrey Ronald BOHMER, Erik BILLIMORIA, Kevin A. MONTGOMERY, Hari Krishna ADDANKI, Eid FARHA, Jesus CARDOSO, Marcela ARANA, Sukhwinder Singh DHINDSA, Jeffrey A. WALESCH, Alexander ARENA, Mikolaj TYKSINSKI
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Patent number: 11059361Abstract: This disclosure details systems and methods for supporting and isolating vehicle body mounted battery packs from various vehicle loads. An exemplary electrified vehicle may include a frame, a battery support structure mounted to the frame, a battery pack, and one or more isolators. The battery pack is supported by the battery support structure but is not mechanically coupled to the frame. The isolator is mounted between the battery pack and the battery pack support structure for isolating the battery pack from loads that may be imparted on the frame and/or the battery support structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Ronald Bohmer, Alexander Arena, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Erik Billimoria, Kevin A. Montgomery, Hari Krishna Addanki, Eid Farha, Jesus Cardoso, Marcela Arana, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Jeffrey A. Walesch
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Publication number: 20210171108Abstract: Splayed front horn for vehicle frames are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame of a vehicle having a side rail directed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a splayed front horn coupled to the side rail, the splayed front horn angled outward relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the splayed front horn includes a first section and a second section, the first and second sections having different physical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Greg Gombert, Jeffrey A. Walesch, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Yu-Kan Hu, Mikolaj Tyksinski, Sukhwinder Singh Dhindsa, Mohamed Ridha Baccouche, Srinivasan Sundararajan