Patents by Inventor Chaitanya Nimmagadda

Chaitanya Nimmagadda 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).

  • Polyhedral body of an articulation assembly for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 11590872
    Abstract: An articulation assembly for a vehicle seat includes a planar engagement surface. An inflatable member is operably coupled to the planar engagement surface. The inflatable member includes a plurality of polyhedral bodies that are configured to be formed via additive manufacturing. Each of the polyhedral bodies has a foldable portion that defines crease lines. A plurality of elastomeric members are disposed on each crease line. A planar base includes a port fluidly coupled to the polyhedral bodies. A manifold is fluidly coupled to the port of the planar base and is configured to translate fluid through the port to the polyhedral bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Perkins, Ireneusz Trybula, Patrick Maloney, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, Victoria Leigh Schein, Sangram Tamhankar, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar
  • POLYHEDRAL BODY OF AN ARTICULATION ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20220348125
    Abstract: An articulation assembly for a vehicle seat includes a planar engagement surface. An inflatable member is operably coupled to the planar engagement surface. The inflatable member includes a plurality of polyhedral bodies that are configured to be formed via additive manufacturing. Each of the polyhedral bodies has a foldable portion that defines crease lines. A plurality of elastomeric members are disposed on each crease line. A planar base includes a port fluidly coupled to the polyhedral bodies. A manifold is fluidly coupled to the port of the planar base and is configured to translate fluid through the port to the polyhedral bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Perkins, Ireneusz Trybula, Patrick Maloney, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, Victoria Leigh Schein, Sangram Tamhankar, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar
  • Vehicle head restraint with tuned damper
    Patent number: 11440453
    Abstract: An article, such as a vehicle seat, includes a one-piece vehicle head restraint structure that defines a frame and a plurality of receptacles. There are metallic resonators disposed in the receptacles. Polymeric dampers line the receptacles and circumscribe the metallic resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sangram Tamhankar, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, John Edward Huber
  • VEHICLE HEAD RESTRAINT WITH TUNED DAMPER
    Publication number: 20220118898
    Abstract: An article, such as a vehicle seat, includes a one-piece vehicle head restraint structure that defines a frame and a plurality of receptacles. There are metallic resonators disposed in the receptacles. Polymeric dampers line the receptacles and circumscribe the metallic resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Sangram Tamhankar, Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, John Edward Huber
  • Headrest assembly
    Patent number: 11292375
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a headrest bun having an interior portion. A support armature includes a portion thereof disposed within the interior portion of the headrest bun. A support member includes a lattice matrix comprised of a plurality of interconnected links. The support member is supported within the interior portion of the headrest bun by the support armature. A receptacle is operably coupled to the lattice matrix of the support member within the interior portion of the headrest bun and includes an interior cavity. A weighted insert is removeably received within the interior cavity of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Sangram Tamhankar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, John Edward Huber, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Patrick Maloney, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Alex Perkins