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Frank A. Horton
Also filed as: HORTON FRANK · HORTON FRANK A
33 granted patents·1,264 citations·filing 1975–2018
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33 records- 0197US6533348B1Modular space frameCOSMA INT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·116 cites·19 claims
- 0296US6302478B1Hydroformed space frame joints thereforCOSMA INT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·76 cites·5 claims
- 0396US5718048AMethod of manufacturing a motor vehicle frame assemblyCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 17, 1998·77 cites·37 claims
- 0495US6092865AHydroformed space frame and method of manufacturing the sameCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 25, 2000·117 cites·26 claims
- 0595US5561902AMethod of manufacturing a ladder frame assembly for a motor vehicleCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·100 cites·19 claims
- 0694US8496258B2Hybrid componentWERNER MARK F·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 30, 2013·19 cites·10 claims
- 0794US6412857B2Hydroformed space frame and joints thereforCOSMA INT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 2, 2002·55 cites·16 claims
- 0892US7837230B2Hybrid componentMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 23, 2010·29 cites·34 claims
- 0992US5855394AMotor vehicle frame assembly and method of forming the sameCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 5, 1999·70 cites·13 claims
- 1091US7806162B2Controlled pressure castingMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 5, 2010·10 cites·24 claims
- 1191US6014879AHigh pressure hydroforming pressCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 18, 2000·50 cites·13 claims
- 1290US6282790B1Hydroformed space frame and method of manufacturing the sameCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·75 cites·3 claims
- 1390US5953945AMethod and apparatus for wrinkle-free hydroforming of angled tubular partsCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 21, 1999·43 cites·18 claims
- 1488US8215147B2Hot stamping die apparatusHORTON FRANK A·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 10, 2012·15 cites·13 claims
- 1588US7325866B2Modular underbody for a motor vehicleMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 5, 2008·40 cites·10 claims
- 1687US5862877ACradle assemblyCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 26, 1999·69 cites·22 claims
- 1786US5987950AHydroforming of a tubular blank having an oval cross sectionCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·35 cites·29 claims
- 1886US4010975AAuxiliary footrest for automobilesHORTON FRANK·Filed 1975·Granted Mar 8, 1977·43 cites·6 claims
- 1984US8656750B2Hot stamping die apparatusHORTON FRANK A·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·6 cites·20 claims
- 2084US5632508ALadder frame assembly for a motor vehicleCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 27, 1997·42 cites·12 claims
- 2183US6751994B2Method and apparatus for forming a structural memberMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 22, 2004·16 cites·22 claims
- 2280US7422272B2Modular underbody for a motor vehicleMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 9, 2008·13 cites·7 claims
- 2380US6065502AMethod and apparatus for wrinkle-free hydroforming of angled tubular partsCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 23, 2000·26 cites·7 claims
- 2479US6662611B2Hydroforming flush systemMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·19 cites·16 claims
- 2576US9737922B2Explosion forming systemMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·2 cites·11 claims
- 2676US5899498ACradle assemblyCOSMA INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1998·Granted May 4, 1999·42 cites·9 claims
- 2775US5979201AHydroforming die assembly for pinch-free tube formingCOSMA INT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·24 cites·31 claims
- 2874US9073403B2Hybrid componentWERNER MARK F·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 7, 2015·1 cites·9 claims
- 2974US6739624B2Frame assembly for a motor vehicleMAGNA INT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 25, 2004·26 cites·11 claims
- 3073US10792972B2Heating and cooling system for a vehicle including a thermophysical batterySINKULAR JASMIN JIJINA·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 3173US8899624B2Controlled pressure castingKOTAGIRI SEETARAMA S·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 2, 2014·4 cites·9 claims
- 3265US8443641B2Explosion forming systemZAK ALEXANDER·Filed 2009·Granted May 21, 2013·2 cites·15 claims
- 3341US9522424B2Controlled pressure castingKOTAGIRI SEETARAMA S·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
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