Reconfigurable vehicle bumper ends

US12109962B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CANOO TECHNOLOGIES INC. · US

Inventors

• Anthony Aquila · Westlake, US
• Richard Kim · Los Angeles, US
• Arthur Henrique Martins Junior · Los Angeles, US
• Jackson E. Luttig · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Senon Franco · Superior Charter Township, US
• Mark G. Smith · Torrance, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 25, 2022
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2024
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2019/505
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A multi-purpose vehicle includes reconfigurable bumper ends each including a vehicle bumper end body configured to securely attach to a vehicle bumper and extend along a side of a vehicle on which the vehicle bumper is mounted. A socket formed within the vehicle bumper end body is configured to receive an insert portion of a bumper end insert. Bumper end inserts may include a step insert or a safety indicator insert.