Inventor
HEATHERINGTON DAVID W
US14 patents
Patents
14 patentsUS7407219B2Aug 5, 2008
Energy management beam
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Vehicle bumper beam
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Vehicle bumper beam
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High flex bumper with reinforced corner end sections
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Vehicle bumper beam
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Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energy
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US6942262B2Sep 13, 2005
Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energy
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Composite bumper construction
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Bumper crush tower with rings of varied strength
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Tapered crushable polygonal structure
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Tubular energy management system for absorbing impact energy
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Roll-formed and stamped doorbeam
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Selectively annealed bumper beam
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Plastic energy management beam
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