Patents by Inventor Anthony A. PACELLA

Anthony A. PACELLA 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).

  • Patent number: 11958540
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment adjacent to, and rearward of, the passenger compartment. A base is supported by the vehicle body and disposed over the cargo compartment, the base having a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, and a second side. A partition extends from the forward end of the base. A side panel is pivotally attached to the first side of the base about a longitudinal axis and attachable to the partition in a first configuration to facilitate storage, and moveable in an outward direction to provide a raised platform with the base in a second configuration. A rear panel is pivotally attached to the side panel about a transverse axis and connectable to the vehicle body in the second configuration to support the side panel without engaging an underlying external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MAHINDRA AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: John P. Pacella, Anthony A. Pacella, Timothy L. Sheldon, Robert B. Georgeff
  • Patent number: 11377001
    Abstract: A removable seat for a vehicle that includes a roll over protection system. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back assembly. The seat bottom adapted to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The seat back assembly is spaced apart from the seat bottom and adapted to be fixed by a bracket or removably coupled to first and second posts of the roll over protection system. The seat back assembly includes a seat back, a beam and saddles. The seat back is longitudinally oriented and parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. The beam includes a tube, a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket being fixed to a first end of the tube and the second bracket being fixed to a second end of the tube. The saddles fixing the tube to the seat back and includes a curved portion fixed to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mahindra N.A. Tech Center
    Inventors: Richard P. Haas, Robert B. Mooney, Anthony A. Pacella, Owen T. Smith, Robert Fehan, Anthony Laudicina, Kenneth R. Elliott
  • Publication number: 20220063734
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a vehicle body with a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment adjacent to, and rearward of, the passenger compartment. A base is supported by the vehicle body and disposed over the cargo compartment, the base having a forward end, a rearward end, a first side, and a second side. A partition extends from the forward end of the base. A side panel is pivotally attached to the first side of the base about a longitudinal axis and attachable to the partition in a first configuration to facilitate storage, and moveable in an outward direction to provide a raised platform with the base in a second configuration. A rear panel is pivotally attached to the side panel about a transverse axis and connectable to the vehicle body in the second configuration to support the side panel without engaging an underlying external surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: MAHINDRA AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA INC.
    Inventors: John P. PACELLA, Anthony A. PACELLA, Timothy L. SHELDON, Robert B. GEORGEFF
  • Publication number: 20210078466
    Abstract: A removable seat for a vehicle that includes a roll over protection system. The seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back assembly. The seat bottom adapted to be removably coupled to the vehicle. The seat back assembly is spaced apart from the seat bottom and adapted to be fixed by a bracket or removably coupled to first and second posts of the roll over protection system. The seat back assembly includes a seat back, a beam and saddles. The seat back is longitudinally oriented and parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. The beam includes a tube, a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket being fixed to a first end of the tube and the second bracket being fixed to a second end of the tube. The saddles fixing the tube to the seat back and includes a curved portion fixed to the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Richard P. HAAS, Robert B. MOONEY, Anthony A. PACELLA, Owen T. SMITH, Robert FEHAN, Anthony LAUDICINA, Kenneth R. ELLIOTT