Patents by Inventor Aleksandar D. Malusev

Aleksandar D. Malusev 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).

  • Recliner mechanism actuator
    Patent number: 8960783
    Abstract: A recliner mechanism for use in a seat assembly of a vehicle, the recliner mechanism comprising a cam stop member coupled to the seat assembly; a cam bracket pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a catch lever pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a release crank member coupled to the catch lever; a cable member coupled to the cam bracket and to the cushion pivot bracket; and wherein rotation of the seat assembly via the cushion pivot bracket causes the cable to wind about the cam of the cushion pivot bracket such that the first end of the cable member pulls an actuates the cam bracket causing the cam bracket to rotate against the pin catch lever causing the catch lever to actuate the release crank member to release the recliner mechanism and thereby enable reconfiguration of the seat assembly from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Brian S. Holder, Kurt A. Seibold, Michael B. Clor, Aleksandar D. Malusev
  • Rotating head rests
    Patent number: 8939513
    Abstract: A head rest for a seat assembly includes a rotation mechanism that allows the head rest to rotate with respect to the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism may allow the head rest to incline when in a raised position to provide clearance for an occupant seated in the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism also may allow the head rest to rotate outward from the seat assembly when in a lowered position to displace the occupant with respect to the seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Allen W. Holmes, Aleksandar D. Malusev, Robert A. Wilson, Brian S. Holder, Rebecca L. Pennington, Michael S. Demianenko, Kenneth C. Farkas, Travis Matthew Reel
  • ROTATING HEAD RESTS
    Publication number: 20120062010
    Abstract: A head rest for a seat assembly includes a rotation mechanism that allows the head rest to rotate with respect to the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism may allow the head rest to incline when in a raised position to provide clearance for an occupant seated in the seat assembly. The rotation mechanism also may allow the head rest to rotate outward from the seat assembly when in a lowered position to displace the occupant with respect to the seat assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Allen W. Holmes, Aleksandar D. Malusev, Robert A. Wilson, Brian S. Holder, Rebecca L. Pennington, Michael S. Demianenko, Kenneth C. Farkas
  • RECLINER MECHANISM ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20110204692
    Abstract: A recliner mechanism for use in a seat assembly of a vehicle, the recliner mechanism comprising a cam stop member coupled to the seat assembly; a cam bracket pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a catch lever pivotably coupled to the seat assembly; a release crank member coupled to the catch lever; a cable member coupled to the cam bracket and to the cushion pivot bracket; and wherein rotation of the seat assembly via the cushion pivot bracket causes the cable to wind about the cam of the cushion pivot bracket such that the first end of the cable member pulls an actuates the cam bracket causing the cam bracket to rotate against the pin catch lever causing the catch lever to actuate the release crank member to release the recliner mechanism and thereby enable reconfiguration of the seat assembly from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Brian S. Holder, Kurt A. Seibold, Michael B. Clor, Aleksandar D. Malusev
  • Sliding actuation armrest
    Patent number: 6213546
    Abstract: An armrest assembly for a seat having stowed and deployed positions, said armrest assembly including a member having a track, and an armrest having a proximal end and a distal end, the armrest coupled to the track at the distal end and slidable along the track from the stowed position to the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Aleksandar D. Malusev, Susan H. Smith