Inventor · Birmingham, MI, US

Gianfranco Gabbianelli

39Patents
13h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 16, 1998 → Dec 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6533348B1 Modular space frame Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Expired
US6092865A Hydroformed space frame and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6623067B2 Door seal interface structure for a motor vehicle space frame Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US6824204B2 Hybrid space frame for motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US7968791B2 Solar energy collection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US6282790A Hydroformed space frame and method of manufacturing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6926350B2 Hydroformed space frame and rearward ring assembly therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US6302478A Hydroformed space frame joints therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6474534B2 Hydroforming a tubular structure of varying diameter from a tubular blank made using electromagnetic pulse welding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6412857B2 Hydroformed space frame and joints therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6923482B2 Multiple material bumper beam Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US7325866B2 Modular underbody for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US7635138B2 Frame integrated rear suspension Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6739624B2 Frame assembly for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US7399014B2 Bumper system for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7654571B2 Joining structure for side members and cross members in chassis frames Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6346684B1 Welding material assembly and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8496258B2 Hybrid component Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7091440B2 Spot welding assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7722111B2 Truck box with external storage structural frame Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US6713707B2 Welding material and method without carrier Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7665777B2 Bumper beam for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7422272B2 Modular underbody for a motor vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US6621037B2 Welding material with conductive sheet and method Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6751994B2 Method and apparatus for forming a structural member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.