Jeffrey Charles Paddock

US Patent:

20200353888, Nov 12, 2020

Filed:

May 8, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/406922

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
ZHIBING DENG - Northville MI, US
JEFFREY CHARLES PADDOCK - Dearborn Heights MI, US
DEEPAK PATEL - Canton MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/235
B60R 21/207
D03D 1/02
B60R 21/231

Abstract:

A vehicle includes a door, a seat spaced from the door, and an airbag supported by the seat and inflatable to an inflated position between the door and the seat. The airbag includes a plurality of first threads and a plurality of second threads being a different type of thread than the first threads. The airbag includes a first portion having the first threads interwoven with each other. The airbag includes a second portion having the second threads interwoven with the first threads. The second portion faces the door in the inflated position.

US Patent:

20200346608, Nov 5, 2020

Filed:

May 2, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/401448

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Deepak Patel - Canton MI, US
Joseph E. Abramczyk - Farmington Hills MI, US
Jeffrey C. Paddock - Dearborn Heights MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/231
B60R 21/26
B60R 21/235
B60R 21/207

Abstract:

A restraint system includes an inflator, an airbag inflatable by the inflator and having an exterior surface, and a fabric tunnel attached on the exterior surface of the airbag and elongated from a sealed end to an open end. The tunnel is fluidly isolated from the inflator. The tunnel is oriented relative to the airbag so that the open end is aimed in a direction of motion during inflation of the airbag.

US Patent:

20200282938, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/295849

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
JEFFREY CHARLES PADDOCK - Dearborn Heights MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/207
B60R 21/26

Abstract:

A system includes a seat frame member, an airbag disposed outboard of the seat frame member, an inflator disposed inboard of the seat frame member, and a bracket extending through the seat frame member. The bracket includes an upper portion and a lower portion spaced from each other and disposed inboard of the seat frame member, and an intermediate portion extending from the upper portion to the lower portion and disposed outboard of the seat frame member. The bracket supports the inflator and the airbag.

US Patent:

20200070763, Mar 5, 2020

Filed:

Aug 30, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/117429

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Paul Alan Forgette - Brownstown MI, US
Jeffrey Charles Paddock - Dearborn Heights MI, US
Benjamin Yilma - Canton MI, US
Robert Ralph Armitage - Howell MI, US
Brian Robert Spahn - Plymouth MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/232
B60R 21/214
B60R 21/233

Abstract:

A vehicle includes a floor and a seat supported by the floor. The vehicle includes a roof. The vehicle includes a base supported by the roof and movable relative to the roof. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the base.

US Patent:

20190337479, Nov 7, 2019

Filed:

May 1, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/968175

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
BRIAN ROBERT SPAHN - Plymouth MI, US
PAUL ALAN FORGETTE - Brownstown MI, US
JEFFREY CHARLES PADDOCK - Dearborn Heights MI, US
BENJAMIN YILMA - Canton MI, US
ROBERT RALPH ARMITAGE - Howell MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/232
B60R 21/015
B60R 21/26

Abstract:

A vehicle includes a roof. The vehicle includes a first row and a second row of airbags supported by the roof and elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The vehicle includes a third row and a fourth row of airbags supported by the roof, elongated along a vehicle-lateral axis, and intersecting the first row and the second row of airbags.

US Patent:

20190283681, Sep 19, 2019

Filed:

Mar 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/924755

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Jeffrey Charles PADDOCK - Dearborn Heights MI, US
Robert Ralph ARMITAGE - Howell MI, US
Anna Miller HILL - Belleville MI, US
Michael Timothy FEITEN - Farmington MI, US

International Classification:

B60R 9/042
B60J 7/11
B60R 7/08
B60R 9/045
B60R 9/048
B60R 9/058

Abstract:

This disclosure details accessory rail systems for securing various accessory devices to vehicles that are equipped with either standard roofs or roofs with one or more roof openings. An exemplary accessory rail system includes an accessory rail that is configured to simultaneously mount one or more interior accessories and/or one or more exterior accessories relative to the vehicle. A trim piece may be secured to the accessory rail, and an airbag curtain may be secured to either the accessory rail, the trim piece, or a roof frame rail.

US Patent:

20190152359, May 23, 2019

Filed:

Nov 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/820216

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Benjamin Yilma - Canton MI, US
Alan George Dry - Grosse Pointe Woods MI, US
Johnathan Andrew Line - Northville MI, US
S.M. Akbar Berry - Windsor, CA
Jeffrey Charles Paddock - Dearborn Heights MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60N 2/427
B60R 21/207
B60R 21/2338
B60R 21/0136

Abstract:

A vehicle seat includes a seat back having a front surface and a rear surface, a panel movable along the rear surface from a stowed position adjacent the rear surface to a deployed position facing the front surface, and an airbag supported on the panel and inflatable toward the front surface to an inflated position in which the airbag contacts the panel.

US Patent:

20160375853, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jun 29, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/753498

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Brian Robert Spahn - Plymouth MI, US
Jeffrey Charles Paddock - Dearborn Heights MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/232
B60R 21/213

Abstract:

An air curtain unit of a vehicle includes an inflator assembly and an air curtain that is in fluid communication with the inflator assembly. A clip includes a hook that extends at least partially around the air curtain. The clip includes a mounting portion that is fixed to the hook and is engaged with the inflator. The mounting portion of the clip supports the air curtain relative to the inflator assembly, and the hook of the clip supports the air curtain in a desired location.