Patents by Inventor Arjun V. Yetukuri
Arjun V. Yetukuri 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).
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Patent number: 11070664Abstract: A method and system involve a controller receiving from a phone an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the phone and adjusting an object according to the orientation of the phone. The controller is configured to select one of the parts of the object according to an initial orientation of the phone and adjust the selected part of the object in correspondence with the orientation of the phone as the orientation of the phone changes. The controller is configured to receive from the phone a control signal indicative of a user input to the phone and to adjust the object according to the user input. The object may be a vehicle seat having a first part in the form of a seat bottom and a second part in the form of a seat back. The object may be a vehicle sunroof.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein, Samuel Hanlon
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Patent number: 10621856Abstract: A method and system involve a controller receiving from a phone an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the phone and adjusting an object according to the orientation of the phone. The controller may select one of the parts of the object according to an initial orientation of the phone and adjust the selected part of the object in correspondence with the orientation of the phone as the orientation of the phone changes. The selected part may be selected in response to the phone being in the proximity of the selected part. The controller may receive from the phone a control signal indicative of a user input to the phone and adjust the object according to the user input. The object may be a vehicle seat having a first part in the form of a seat bottom and a second part in the form of a seat back.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein, Samuel Hanlon
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Publication number: 20190189000Abstract: A method and system involve a controller receiving from a phone an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the phone and adjusting an object according to the orientation of the phone. The controller may select one of the parts of the object according to an initial orientation of the phone and adjust the selected part of the object in correspondence with the orientation of the phone as the orientation of the phone changes. The selected part may be selected in response to the phone being in the proximity of the selected part. The controller may receive from the phone a control signal indicative of a user input to the phone and adjust the object according to the user input. The object may be a vehicle seat having a first part in the form of a seat bottom and a second part in the form of a seat back.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein, Samuel Hanlon
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Publication number: 20190191023Abstract: A method and system involve a controller receiving from a phone an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the phone and adjusting an object according to the orientation of the phone. The controller is configured to select one of the parts of the object according to an initial orientation of the phone and adjust the selected part of the object in correspondence with the orientation of the phone as the orientation of the phone changes. The controller is configured to receive from the phone a control signal indicative of a user input to the phone and to adjust the object according to the user input. The object may be a vehicle seat having a first part in the form of a seat bottom and a second part in the form of a seat back. The object may be a vehicle sunroof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein, Samuel Hanlon
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Patent number: 10011193Abstract: Seats and methods for controlling a seat are described. A position of the user's leg is sensed relative to the position of the front of the seat. A determination is made as to if the position of the user's leg from a front of the seat is greater than a gap minimum. If the gap is greater than the gap minimum, a cushion length extender portion of the seat is moved until the sensed position is less than or equal to the gap minimum. In an example, the remainder of seat base is held in a fixed position within the vehicle environment. The gap minimum can be with the cushion length extender portion in slight contact with the user's leg. The sensor can be at a front face of seat. The sensor can be on the cushion length extender portion of the seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, Mark A. Farquhar, David A. Hein
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Publication number: 20170028877Abstract: Seats and methods for controlling a seat are described. A position of the user's leg is sensed relative to the position of the front of the seat. A determination is made as to if the position of the user's leg from a front of the seat is greater than a gap minimum. If the gap is greater than the gap minimum, a cushion length extender portion of the seat is moved until the sensed position is less than or equal to the gap minimum. In an example, the remainder of seat base is held in a fixed position within the vehicle environment. The gap minimum can be with the cushion length extender portion in slight contact with the user's leg. The sensor can be at a front face of seat. The sensor can be on the cushion length extender portion of the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Arjun V. YETUKURI, Mark A. FARQUHAR, David A. HEIN
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Patent number: 9383872Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly has a vehicle seat with a seat base and a seat back. The vehicle seat has at least one actuator configured to move one of the seat back and seat base along a path between a first position and a second position. A sensor has a generally planar surface defining a sensing area. A controller is in communication with the actuator and the sensor. The controller is configured to, in response to receiving a sliding input on the sensing area, control the at least one actuator to move the one of the seat back and seat base along the path.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein
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Patent number: 8807653Abstract: An adjustable vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a post mounted in a vehicle proximate to a seat back. A transverse shaft is mounted to the post. A head restraint is pivotally connected to the shaft. A series of teeth are provided on the head restraint. A locking mechanism is mounted to the shaft for translation in a transverse direction for engagement with the teeth. An actuator cooperates with the locking mechanism for disengaging the mechanism from the series of teeth for permitting adjustment of a tilt of the head restraint. A head restraint assembly is provided with a partial ring gear mounted to the head restraint. A sector gear is mounted to a transverse shaft in engagement with the partial ring gear. The actuator translates one of the partial ring gear and the sector gear for disengaging the gears and permitting adjustment of the tilt.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, Gerald S. Locke, Scott Andrew Willard
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Publication number: 20140210239Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly has a vehicle seat with a seat base and a seat back. The vehicle seat has at least one actuator configured to move one of the seat back and seat base along a path between a first position and a second position. A sensor has a generally planar surface defining a sensing area. A controller is in communication with the actuator and the sensor. The controller is configured to, in response to receiving a sliding input on the sensing area, control the at least one actuator to move the one of the seat back and seat base along the path.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein
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Patent number: 8600624Abstract: A remote rearview mirror system for actuating a vehicle head restraint includes a transmitting module and receiving module that operate at a distance. The transmitting module is included in a rear view mirror. These modules require a matching that need to be preserved until the components are installed in a vehicle. The steps of such matching include the incorporation of the transmitting module into a mirror-transmitting module combination that is associated with its respective receiving module.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Keith E. Mattson, David A. Hein, Arjun V. Yetukuri, Kimberly Dawn Krulek, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka
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Patent number: 8396625Abstract: A head restraint actuation system is provided having a receiver configured for receiving an image signal, a transmission status signal, a head restraint request signal and a seat information signal. A mirror controller is configured for communicating with the receiver for analyzing the received signals and selecting a rearview mirror mode. A user interface is configured for communicating with the mirror controller for displaying the image signal based on the selection of a first mode, and for enabling transmission of a head restraint request to the mirror controller based on the selection of a second mode. A transmitter is configured for communicating with the mirror controller for transmitting the head restraint request to a seat controller based on the selection of the second mode. A head restraint actuator receives the head restraint request and actuates a corresponding head restraint.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Gerald S. Locke, Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein
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Patent number: 8231177Abstract: A foldable head restraint assembly includes a mounting subassembly, a structural shell, and a locking plate. The mounting subassembly supports the structural shell and includes a first support post, a second support post, a cross member, and a latch rigidly. The cross member is attached to the first and second support posts and to the latch. The folding motion of the head restraint is initiated by movement of the locking plate which is positionable at a first plate position for engaging the latch and at a second plate position for releasing the latch. The structural shell is pivotable about the mounting subassembly when the latch plate is in the second plate position.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Arjun V. Yetukuri, Gerald S. Locke
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Publication number: 20120068517Abstract: An adjustable vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a post mounted in a vehicle proximate to a seat back. A transverse shaft is mounted to the post. A head restraint is pivotally connected to the shaft. A series of teeth are provided on the head restraint. A locking mechanism is mounted to the shaft for translation in a transverse direction for engagement with the teeth. An actuator cooperates with the locking mechanism for disengaging the mechanism from the series of teeth for permitting adjustment of a tilt of the head restraint. A head restraint assembly is provided with a partial ring gear mounted to the head restraint. A sector gear is mounted to a transverse shaft in engagement with the partial ring gear. The actuator translates one of the partial ring gear and the sector gear for disengaging the gears and permitting adjustment of the tilt.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, Gerald S. Locke, Scott Andrew Willard
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Patent number: 7963601Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
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Publication number: 20110137529Abstract: A head restraint actuation system is provided having a receiver configured for receiving an image signal, a transmission status signal, a head restraint request signal and a seat information signal. A mirror controller is configured for communicating with the receiver for analyzing the received signals and selecting a rearview mirror mode. A user interface is configured for communicating with the mirror controller for displaying the image signal based on the selection of a first mode, and for enabling transmission of a head restraint request to the mirror controller based on the selection of a second mode. A transmitter is configured for communicating with the mirror controller for transmitting the head restraint request to a seat controller based on the selection of the second mode. A head restraint actuator receives the head restraint request and actuates a corresponding head restraint.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Gerald S. Locke, Arjun V. Yetukuri, David A. Hein
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Patent number: 7857381Abstract: A vehicle seat is disclosed with a seat back frame with a pair of spaced apart linkages connected to side members of the frame. A horizontally actuatable lumbar mechanism is connected to the pair of linkages for providing lumbar support to the occupant and for receiving an input force for actuating the linkages. A head restraint extends from the seat back frame and is operably connected to the frame and the pair of linkages such that actuation of the linkages actuates the head restraint from a design position to an actuated position. A flexible band lumbar support mechanism is provided. Also, a lumbar mechanism is provided with a pair of upright wires and a series of transverse suspension wires for supplying the back of the occupant and for distributing the input force during an impact.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Mladen Humer, Arjun V. Yetukuri, Eric Veine
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Publication number: 20100320817Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
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Publication number: 20100283305Abstract: A vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a cross member. A head restraint is supported by the cross member. A fixed locking member is mounted within the head restraint. A latch is moveably mounted on the cross member at a first latch position and at a second latch position. An actuator is mounted within the head restraint to move the latch between the first latch position and the second latch position. The head restraint is pivotable when the latch is in the second latch position. Another vehicle head restraint assembly is provided with a lateral support rod and a head restraint pivotally mounted thereon. A locking member is pivotally mounted within the head restraint. A latch is mounted on the support rod. An actuator disengages the locking member from the latch. A biasing member pivots the head restraint upon disengagement of the latch and the locking member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Arjun V. Yetukuri, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Eric Veine, Paul Castellani, Gerald S. Locke, Scott A. Willard
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Patent number: 7823971Abstract: Multiple vehicle seats are disclosed with active head restraint systems that receive an input force from an occupant during an impact by a torso support, which consequently actuates a linkage that translates a head restraint upward and forward to the head of the occupant. In one embodiment, the torso support has a translatable connection with the seatback frame and another translatable connection with the linkage. In another embodiment, a torso support is pivotally connected to a pair of links which are each pivotally connected to the frame. In yet another embodiment, the seatback frame includes a structural wire, which provides pivotal connections for two of the links of the linkage.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Mladen Humer, Sai Prasad Jammalamadaka, Gerald S. Locke, Michael Przybylski, Alex Van Duyne, Eric Veine, Arjun V. Yetukuri
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Patent number: 7806002Abstract: An automotive mirror assembly includes a mirror and transparent substrate adjacent to the mirror. The patterned coating is attached to transparent substrate and defines at least part of capacitive element. A capacitance sensor is in communication with the patterned coating thereby allowing capacitance changes induced in the patterned coating to be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Keith E. Mattson, David A. Hein, Arjun V. Yetukuri