Patents by Inventor William Gary Ballard

William Gary Ballard 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).

  • Testing fixture for vehicle impact simulation
    Patent number: 9976936
    Abstract: A fixture includes a vehicle body and a tube connected to the vehicle body. The tube has an axis, and the fixture includes a piston slideably disposed in the tube along the axis. A seat belt D-ring is mounted to the piston. The tube and the piston each define holes positioned to be aligned with each other when the piston is in multiple positions along the axis in the tube. A pin is engageable with the holes when the holes are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jamel E. Belwafa, William Gary Ballard
  • TESTING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLE IMPACT SIMULATION
    Publication number: 20170336290
    Abstract: A fixture includes a vehicle body and a tube connected to the vehicle body. The tube has an axis, and the fixture includes a piston slideably disposed in the tube along the axis. A seat belt D-ring is mounted to the piston. The tube and the piston each define holes positioned to be aligned with each other when the piston is in multiple positions along the axis in the tube. A pin is engageable with the holes when the holes are aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jamel E. Belwafa, William Gary Ballard