Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Bruce Richard Ghastin

Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily

Muhsin M Hamdoon

Daniel Carl Bejune

Yalla Mussa Abushawashi

Shunmugam Baskar

Bakhtyar Baig

Jason Douglas Scott

A locking device is provided for a motor vehicle door. The locking device includes a body having a base, a stake, a lever, a gusset and a rotational axis. A method of locking a motor vehicle door closed in response to a side impact is also provided.

Device and method for locking a motor vehicle door closed in response to a side impact

A locking device is provided for a door of a motor vehicle. That locking device includes a pin having a first end fixed to the door and a second end including an enlarged head. The locking device also includes a receiver on a rocker panel of the motor vehicle. When the door is subjected to a side impact the pin extends into the receiver and is captured to lock the door closed. A related method is also disclosed.

Crash safety locking device for a motor vehicle door

A damping and stiffening assembly for a body panel. The assembly includes a first damping patch and a second damping patch that are attached to the body panel. The assembly also includes a stiffening lamination that has a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The first end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the first damping patch. The middle portion of the stiffening lamination attaches to the body panel. The second end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the second damping patch.

Damping and stiffening of a vehicle body panel

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Bruce Richard Ghastin