Mark William Keller

US Patent:

20170217500, Aug 3, 2017

Filed:

Apr 12, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/485590

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Darrin Neil Wagner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Mark Keller - Birmingham MI, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B62D 25/06
B60R 13/02

Abstract:

A vehicle canopy includes a vehicle body defining a roof opening. A roof is connected to the vehicle body across the roof opening. A headliner is supported by at least one of the vehicle body and the roof. A frame is supported by the vehicle body. A fabric partition is engaged with the frame and extends across the roof opening between the headliner and the roof. The fabric partition may assist in preventing occupant test dummies and/or other objects from moving through the roof opening.

US Patent:

20160039468, Feb 11, 2016

Filed:

Aug 7, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/454029

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Darrin Neil Wagner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Mark Keller - Birmingham MI, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Ann Arbor MI, US
Ali Jammoul - Canton MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 24/00
B62D 25/06
B62D 65/02
B62D 33/06

Abstract:

A vehicle having a roof panel connectedly extending inwardly from a body structure and a tether connectedly extending between the roof panel and body structure. The vehicle may be a pickup truck having a side body structure with an aluminium alloy internal panel and roof panel connected together to make up a portion of a passenger compartment of a cab. The tether assembly may have a mounting component adhesively connected to the roof panel and a tether rope connected to the mounting component and to the internal panel. The mounting component of the tether assembly may be taped to the roof panel. The mounting component may have a heat curing adhesive. The connector of the tether assembly may be fastened to the side body structure using a threaded fastener. The heat curing adhesive may be activated with an oven to secure the mounting component to the roof panel.

US Patent:

20160023544, Jan 28, 2016

Filed:

Feb 11, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/620041

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Darrin Neil Wagner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Mark Keller - Birmingham MI, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60J 7/00
B62D 25/06

Abstract:

A vehicle canopy includes a vehicle body defining a roof opening. A roof is connected to the vehicle body across the roof opening. A headliner is supported by at least one of the vehicle body and the roof. A frame is supported by the vehicle body. A fabric partition is engaged with the frame and extends across the roof opening between the headliner and the roof. The fabric partition may assist in preventing occupant test dummies and/or other objects from moving through the roof opening.

US Patent:

20150375801, Dec 31, 2015

Filed:

Jun 27, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/317510

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
MARK JOSEPH COURTRIGHT - Allen Park MI, US
VINCENT CHIMENTO - Plymouth MI, US
MARK KELLER - Birmingham MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 33/02
B62D 65/00
B62D 29/00

Abstract:

One of more cross members of a pickup bed structure include a hole in a flange in a location that is advantageous for installation of aftermarket accessories. The hole does not extend through the floorpan itself. When customers install aftermarket accessories that require holes through the floorpan, the customers are encouraged to align the new holes with the holes in the cross members. Consequently, loads applied by the aftermarket accessories are efficiently transferred to the frame rails.

US Patent:

20150367893, Dec 24, 2015

Filed:

Sep 1, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/841873

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Darrin Neil Wagner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Mark Keller - Birmingham MI, US
Bruno M. Barthelemy - Ann Arbor MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 27/02
B62D 65/02
B62D 25/06

Abstract:

A vehicle roof frame includes an adhering structure having an adhesive carrier and an expanding structural adhesive coupled to at least a portion of an outer surface of the adhesive carrier. The expanding structural adhesive includes an installation state and a structural state, and the structural state has a larger volume than the installation state. The vehicle roof frame also includes a plurality of vehicle frame members that cooperate to form a frame joint and a joint cavity defined within the frame joint. The adhering structure is disposed within the joint cavity and the adhesive carrier and the expanding structural adhesive in the structural state substantially occupies the joint cavity and fixably couples the plurality of framing members such that the frame joint is free of supplemental mechanical connections proximate the joint cavity.

US Patent:

20150048649, Feb 19, 2015

Filed:

Aug 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/966498

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Leonard Anthony Shaner - New Baltimore MI, US
Charles Ko - Novi MI, US
Robert Hasse - Dearborn MI, US
Mark Keller - Birmingham MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B62D 25/08

US Classification:

2961871

Abstract:

A vehicle front end structure including a fender support rail that includes a plurality of slots defined by an outer wall of the rail that facilitates bending the rail in a transverse vehicle direction. A plurality of circular holes may be provided that are defined in the rail adjacent a bend in the rail to facilitate fracturing the rail in a collision event. A bracket is attached to the rail adjacent the circular holes to inhibit the rail in that area from bending in an outboard direction.