Patents by Inventor Akshay NATARAJAN

Akshay NATARAJAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240010130
    Abstract: A sidestep assembly for helping a user entering a cabin of an industrial vehicle, the sidestep assembly comprising a frame comprising an upper member, a lower member on which the user can step for accessing and exiting the cabin, and an elastic member, in which the upper member is configured to be fixed to the industrial vehicle by the elastic member so that the frame can be elastically displaced relative to the cabin when the frame is impacted by an obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Adith SIVADAS, Akshay NATARAJAN, Sudhindra KS
  • Patent number: 11820278
    Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing and a securing system for securing the lamp assembly to the vehicle body. The securing system is arranged in the housing and comprises at least one latch movable between a retracted position and a locking position; an electromagnet to attract a ferromagnetic member secured to the latch in order to move the latch to the locking position; a receiver coupled to a transmitter located inside the vehicle body, the receiver and the transmitter being part of a wireless power transfer device, the receiver being configured to power the electromagnet; and a retaining system configured to retain the latch in the locking position and which can be released to an inactive state for allowing the latch to move to the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Chinmay Ubhayakar, Akshay Natarajan
  • Patent number: 11796158
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lamp unit housing (100) and a lamp arrangement (1) for a vehicle (2), the lamp unit housing being adapted to receive and lock a lamp unit (10) in a housing space of the lamp unit housing, the lamp unit housing comprising: —a first interior surface (101) and a second interior surface (102) at least partly defining the housing space, wherein the first and second interior surfaces are facing each other inside the housing space, —a first clamping means (103) and a second clamping means (104), wherein the first clamping means is provided proximate the first interior surface and the second clamping means is provided proximate the second interior surface, and wherein each one of the first and second clamping means is moveable between an unlocking position for unlocking the lamp unit from the lamp unit housing and a locking position for locking the lamp unit to the lamp unit housing, —a synchronization member (111) connecting the first and the second clamping means, whereby the synchroniza
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chinmay Ubhayakar, Akshay Natarajan
  • Publication number: 20230158945
    Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing and a securing system for securing the lamp assembly to the vehicle body. The securing system is arranged in the housing and comprises at least one latch movable between a retracted position and a locking position ; an electromagnet to attract a ferromagnetic member secured to the latchin order to move the latch to the locking position; a receiver coupled to a transmitter located inside the vehicle body, the receiver and the transmitter being part of a wireless power transfer device, the receiver being configured to power the electromagnet; and a retaining system configured to retain the latch in the locking position and which can be released to an inactive state for allowing the latch to move to the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Chinmay UBHAYAKAR, Akshay NATARAJAN
  • Publication number: 20220282854
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lamp unit housing (100) and a lamp arrangement (1) for a vehicle (2), the lamp unit housing being adapted to receive and lock a lamp unit (10) in a housing space of the lamp unit housing, the lamp unit housing comprising: —a first interior surface (101) and a second interior surface (102) at least partly defining the housing space, wherein the first and second interior surfaces are facing each other inside the housing space, —a first clamping means (103) and a second clamping means (104), wherein the first clamping means is provided proximate the first interior surface and the second clamping means is provided proximate the second interior surface, and wherein each one of the first and second clamping means is moveable between an unlocking position for unlocking the lamp unit from the lamp unit housing and a locking position for locking the lamp unit to the lamp unit housing, —a synchronization member (111) connecting the first and the second clamping means, whereby the synchroniza
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Chinmay UBHAYAKAR, Akshay NATARAJAN