Hood pedestrian energy absorber
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Jan 22, 2013
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Sep 8, 2011
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Mar 4, 2011
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Mar 5, 2010
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Abstract
An energy absorbing system includes a hood with inner and outer panels defining a rear edge cavity, and a pair of polymeric energy absorbers in the cavity. The hood and energy absorber are tuned to minimize an HIC value when a pedestrian's head contacts the hood during an impact to absorb energy prior to the hood bottoming out on the plenum of the vehicle. The energy absorber is preferably made of a polymeric material capable of withstanding high temperatures associated with going through a paint over or e-coat process, such as high temperature nylon. The illustrated energy absorber has a hat-shaped cross section and includes criss-crossing flanges tuned to provide an optimal force-deflection curve during impact.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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EP | A2 | EP2542461 | Mar 04, 2011 | Patent | Application |
APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT SEARCH REPORT | HOOD PEDESTRIAN ENERGY ABSORBER | Jan 09, 2013 | |||
WO | A2 | WO2011109718 | Mar 04, 2011 | Patent | Application |
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT or INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE 17 (2) (A) | HOOD PEDESTRIAN ENERGY ABSORBER | Sep 09, 2011 | |||
JP | A | JP2013521194 | Mar 04, 2011 | Patent | Application |
Published unexamined patent application | HOOD PEDESTRIAN ENERGY ABSORBER | Jun 10, 2013 | |||
CN | A | CN102791539 | Mar 04, 2011 | Patent | Application |
UNEXAMINED APPLICATION FOR A PATENT FOR INV. | Hood pedestrian energy absorber | Nov 21, 2012 | |||
US | A1 | US20120211297 | Mar 01, 2012 | Patent | Application |
FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION | HOOD PEDESTRIAN ENERGY ABSORBER | Aug 23, 2012 | |||
WO | A2 | WO2012118968 | Mar 01, 2012 | Patent | Application |
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT or INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE 17 (2) (A) | HOOD PEDESTRIAN ENERGY ABSORBER | Sep 07, 2012 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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SHAPE CORP | 1900 HAYES ST GRAND HAVEN MI 49417 |
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- 2011 Application Filing Year
- B62D Class
- 1340 Applications Filed
- 996 Patents Issued To-Date
- 74.33 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Ralston, Daniel | Walker, US | 3 | 156 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 156 | |||
Revankar, Vidya | Grand Haven, US | 4 | 190 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 190 |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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