Patents by Inventor Thomas James Toft

Thomas James Toft 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).

  • Body structure with integrated air channel
    Patent number: 11305639
    Abstract: A body structure includes a generally trough-shaped first structural member having a floor, two opposed side walls having respective top edges, and an open top along a length of the first structural member defining a generally U-shaped cross-section. The first structural member has a first portion with a first flow direction therethrough and a second portion with a second flow direction therethrough different from the first flow direction, the first portion having opposed first and second ends with a first opening in the first end, the second portion having opposed third and fourth ends with a second opening in the fourth end, wherein the second and third ends are in fluid communication with each other. The first portion has a first average depth and the second portion has a deepened portion having a second average depth larger than the first average depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Edward D. Moss, Christopher G. Basela, John Ivan Freeburg, Ulhas Grover, Joshua Holder, Thomas James Toft
  • BODY STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED AIR CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20210016654
    Abstract: A body structure includes a generally trough-shaped first structural member having a floor, two opposed side walls having respective top edges, and an open top along a length of the first structural member defining a generally U-shaped cross-section. The first structural member has a first portion with a first flow direction therethrough and a second portion with a second flow direction therethrough different from the first flow direction, the first portion having opposed first and second ends with a first opening in the first end, the second portion having opposed third and fourth ends with a second opening in the fourth end, wherein the second and third ends are in fluid communication with each other. The first portion has a first average depth and the second portion has a deepened portion having a second average depth larger than the first average depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Edward D. Moss, Christopher G. Basela, John Ivan Freeburg, Ulhas Grover, Joshua Holder, Thomas James Toft