David G Wozniak

US Patent:

7364224, Apr 29, 2008

Filed:

Sep 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/540022

Inventors:

David James Wozniak - Farmington Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

B60J 7/00

US Classification:

29619307, 296208

Abstract:

A floor covering product, process, and product by process provides protection for an electrical wiring harness of a motor vehicle routed through a passenger compartment on top of an interior surface of a contoured floor pan area with an adjacent kick plate body area portion extending generally upwardly along at least a portion of the interior contoured floor pan area. An aesthetic floor covering material is adapted to be sufficiently coextensive with the contoured floor pan area to be covered, and a contoured reinforcement member is associated with a portion of the aesthetic floor covering material, such that after installation, the contoured reinforcement member extends generally upwardly from the exposed floor pan area and extends generally toward the adjacent kick plate body area to define a crush resistant open conduit for receiving an electrical wire harness or duct work to be routed therethrough.

US Patent:

7530620, May 12, 2009

Filed:

Apr 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/110679

Inventors:

David James Wozniak - Farmington Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. - Farmington Hills MI

International Classification:

B62D 25/20

US Classification:

296 9723, 296208

Abstract:

A floor covering product, process, and product by process provides protection for an electrical wiring harness of a motor vehicle routed through a passenger compartment on top of an interior surface of a contoured floor pan area with an adjacent kick plate body area portion extending generally upwardly along at least a portion of the interior contoured floor pan area. An aesthetic floor covering material is adapted to be sufficiently coextensive with the contoured floor pan area to be covered, and a contoured reinforcement member is associated with a portion of the aesthetic floor covering material, such that after installation, the contoured reinforcement member extends generally upwardly from the exposed floor pan area and extends generally towards the adjacent kick plate body area to define a crush resistant open conduit for receiving an electrical wire harness or duct work to be routed therethrough.

US Patent:

20190185059, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Feb 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/284899

Inventors:

- Franklin TN, US
Takemi Nishikawa - Atsugi, JP
Takao Tani - Tokyo, JP
Hideo Aimoto - Atsugi, JP
Naoki Kamizawa - Toda, JP
Christopher Hartley - West Bloomfield MI, US
Patrick Grattan - Wixom MI, US
Joseph Buratto - Beverly Hills MI, US
Perry McConnell - Farmington Hills MI, US
David Wozniak - Canton MI, US
Michael McGory - West Bloomfield MI, US
Gunnar Mason - Holly MI, US
Matthew Gapinski - West Bloomfield MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 21/11
B62D 25/08
B62D 21/15
B62D 21/02
B62D 21/06

Abstract:

A vehicle structure includes a vehicle frame and a beam. The vehicle frame has a first side member and a second side member extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction and a cross-member extending in a vehicle lateral direction from the first side member to the second side member perpendicular to the first side member and the second side member. A first end of the beam is connected to one of the first side member or the second side member at a location spaced apart from the cross-member. A second end of the beam is connected to the cross-member at a location spaced apart from both the first side member and the second side member such that the beam is angularly offset from the cross-member with an angle of between 35 and 60 degrees defined between the cross-member and the beam.

US Patent:

20180194403, Jul 12, 2018

Filed:

Mar 8, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/916010

Inventors:

- Franklin TN, US
Takemi NISHIKAWA - Atsugi, JP
Takao TANI - Tokyo, JP
Hideo AIMOTO - Atsugi, JP
Naoki KAMIZAWA - Toda, JP
Christopher Robert HARTLEY - West Bloomfield MI, US
Patrick Dean GRATTAN - Wixom MI, US
Joseph Bruno BURATTO - Beverly Hills MI, US
Perry MCCONNELL - Farmington Hills MI, US
David James WOZNIAK - Canton MI, US
Michael James MCGORY - West Bloomfield MI, US
Gunnar MASON - Holly MI, US
Matthew Michael GAPINSKI - West Bloomfield MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 21/15
B62D 21/11
B62D 25/08
B62D 21/03
B62D 21/05
B62D 21/06

Abstract:

An off-center impact reinforcement structure includes a push arm proximate rearward of a front portion of the vehicle frame. The push arm extends in a forward and laterally outboard direction from a front side member. A rear surface of the push arm is located below the first side member. During an initial stage of an off-center impact event in which a stationary barrier directly impacts a front surface of the push arm, impacting forces from the off-center impact event move the rear surface of the push arm into contact with brackets that extend downward from the front side member and transfer through the push arm to brackets and to the vehicle frame. In a second stage, a rear surface of the push arm contacts the vehicle frame as the push arm pivots with the front surface of the push arm moving in a laterally outboard direction.

US Patent:

20180118267, May 3, 2018

Filed:

Oct 31, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/338858

Inventors:

- Franklin TN, US
Takemi NISHIKAWA - Atsugi, JP
Takao TANI - Tokyo, JP
Hideo AIMOTO - Atsugi, JP
Naoki KAMIZAWA - Toda, JP
Christopher Robert HARTLEY - West Bloomfield MI, US
Patrick Dean GRATTAN - Wixom MI, US
Joseph Bruno BURATTO - Beverly Hills MI, US
Perry MCCONNELL - Farmington Hills MI, US
David James WOZNIAK - Canton MI, US
Michael James MCGORY - West Bloomfield MI, US
Gunnar MASON - Holly MI, US
Matthew Michael GAPINSKI - West Bloomfield MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 21/15
B62D 21/05
B62D 21/03
B62D 21/06
B62D 25/08
B62D 21/11

Abstract:

An off-center impact reinforcement structure includes a push arm and a first diagonals structure installed to elements of a frame of a vehicle structure. The push arm is coupled to the frame proximate an intersection of a first side member and a first cross-member and extends in a forward and laterally outboard direction from the intersection. The first diagonal structure extends rearward and laterally inboard from proximate the intersection toward a section of a second side member rearward of the first cross-member. The off-center impact reinforcement structure is configured such that during an off-center impact event in which a stationary barrier impacts against a front surface of the push arm during forward movement of the vehicle frame, impacting forces from the impact event are transferred through the push arm to the vehicle frame at the intersection and from the intersection to the first diagonal structure.

US Patent:

20180118272, May 3, 2018

Filed:

Oct 31, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/338871

Inventors:

- Franklin TN, US
Kazunori IIMI - Atsugi, JP
Takao TANI - Tokyo, JP
Hideo AIMOTO - Atsugi, JP
Naoki KAMIZAWA - Toda, JP
Christopher Robert HARTLEY - West Bloomfield MI, US
Patrick Dean GRATTAN - Wixom MI, US
Perry Bruno MCCONNELL - Farmington Hills MI, US
David James WOZNIAK - Canton MI, US
Michael James MCGORY - West Bloomfield MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 21/15
B62D 21/02

Abstract:

A vehicle structure includes a frame and a push arm. The push arm is coupled to a first side member of the frame proximate an intersection of the first side member and a first cross-member. The push arm has a main body, a rear surface, and a front surface. The rear surface faces and is adjacent to the intersection. The main body extends forward and laterally in an outboard direction from the rear surface such that the front surface of the push arm is located laterally outboard of and spaced apart from a front end of the first side member of the frame. The front surface has a first section and a second section both facing forward relative to the frame. The second section is angularly offset from the first section such that the second section and the first section define an obtuse angle therebetween.