Patents by Inventor Ward Tyson Knickerbocker

Ward Tyson Knickerbocker 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).

  • Publication number: 20230286252
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the vehicle interior system includes a base having a curved surface, and a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a first major surface, a second major surface, a minor surface connecting the first and second major surfaces, and a thickness in a range from 0.05 mm to 2 mm. The second major surface has a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater. When an impactor having a mass of 6.8 kg impacts the first major surface at an impact velocity of 5.35 m/s to 6.69 m/s, the deceleration of the impactor is 120 g (g-force) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Thomas Michael Cleary, Sean Patrick Coleman, Hope Marie Fenton, Ward Tyson Knickerbocker, Atul Kumar, Elias Merhy, Jinfa Mou, Yawei Sun, Chunhe Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210031493
    Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure provide a cold-formed glass assembly. The assembly includes a curved glass substrate and a curved structural frame. A coefficient of thermal expansion between the curved glass substrate and the curved structural frame are different. An adhesive can be disposed between the curved glass substrate and the curved structural frame. The assembly can further include an elastomeric layer, a matrix material or both in contact with the adhesive and disposed between the curved glass substrate and the curved structural frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey M Benjamin, Ward Tyson Knickerbocker, Jinfa Mou, Kevin Andrew Vasilakos, Po Ki Yuen
  • Publication number: 20200269551
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the vehicle interior system includes a base having a curved surface, and a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a first major surface, a second major surface, a minor surface connecting the first and second major surfaces, and a thickness in a range from 0.05 mm to 2 mm. The second major surface has a first radius of curvature of 500 mm or greater. When an impacter having a mass of 6.8 kg impacts the first major surface at an impact velocity of 5.35 m/s to 6.69 m/s, the deceleration of the impacter is 120 g (g-force) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Thomas Michael Cleary, Sean Patrick Coleman, Hope Marie Fenton, Ward Tyson Knickerbocker, Atul Kumar, Elias Merhy, Jinfa Mou, Yawei Sun, Chunhe Zhang