Patents by Inventor Chandra Jinka

Chandra Jinka 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: 12279997
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wheelchair restraint mechanism that renders easy alignment between a striker and a latch. One mode of the present disclosure is a wheelchair restraint mechanism for restraining a wheelchair to a restraining member installed on a vehicle. The wheelchair restraint mechanism includes an engagement target portion and an engagement portion. The engagement target portion includes a striker having a rod shape extending in up-down directions. The engagement portion includes: a housing member to house the striker; a latch to limit separation of the striker from the housing member; and a guide member to guide the striker towards the housing member. The guide member includes a first guide surface and a second guide surface, which face each other in width directions of the wheelchair and have a distance therebetween decreasing towards the housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Keisuke Toda, Katsuhito Yamauchi, Jacob Richter, Chandra Jinka, Doug Krueger, Tracy Joseph, Enoch Morishima
  • Patent number: 12274651
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wheelchair restraint apparatus that renders easy adjustment of a restraining position of a wheelchair inside a vehicle. One aspect of the present disclosure is a wheelchair restraint apparatus configured to restrain a wheelchair inside a vehicle. The wheelchair restraint apparatus includes a main body having a seat belt, and a restrained mechanism to and from which the wheelchair is attachable and detachable; and a slide mechanism configured to cause the main body to slide with respect to the vehicle. The restraint mechanism is configured to restrain the wheelchair in a state where a part of the wheelchair is inserted to the restraint mechanism in a traveling direction of the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Keisuke Toda, Katsuhito Yamauchi, Jacob Richter, Chandra Jinka, Doug Krueger, Tracy Joseph, Enoch Morishima
  • Publication number: 20230172776
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wheelchair restraint apparatus that renders easy adjustment of a restraining position of a wheelchair inside a vehicle. One aspect of the present disclosure is a wheelchair restraint apparatus configured to restrain a wheelchair inside a vehicle. The wheelchair restraint apparatus includes a main body having a seat belt, and a restrained mechanism to and from which the wheelchair is attachable and detachable; and a slide mechanism configured to cause the main body to slide with respect to the vehicle. The restraint mechanism is configured to restrain the wheelchair in a state where a part of the wheelchair is inserted to the restraint mechanism in a traveling direction of the wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Keisuke TODA, Katsuhito YAMAUCHI, Jacob RICHTER, Chandra JINKA, Doug KRUEGER, Tracy JOSEPH, Enoch MORISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20230172775
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wheelchair restraint mechanism that renders easy alignment between a striker and a latch. One mode of the present disclosure is a wheelchair restraint mechanism for restraining a wheelchair to a restraining member installed on a vehicle. The wheelchair restraint mechanism includes an engagement target portion and an engagement portion. The engagement target portion includes a striker having a rod shape extending in up-down directions. The engagement portion includes: a housing member to house the striker; a latch to limit separation of the striker from the housing member; and a guide member to guide the striker towards the housing member. The guide member includes a first guide surface and a second guide surface, which face each other in width directions of the wheelchair and have a distance therebetween decreasing towards the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Keisuke TODA, Katsuhito YAMAUCHI, Jacob RICHTER, Chandra JINKA, Doug KRUEGER, Tracy JOSEPH, Enoch MORISHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190351790
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first vehicle seat component, a second vehicle seat component that can pivot relative to the first vehicle seat component, a fastener to secure the first vehicle seat component and second first vehicle seat component together, and a spacer to absorb radial vibrations. The spacer includes a body and a plurality of flexible leaflets that extend radially from the body to absorb axial vibrations. The body and the plurality of flexible leaflets are integral and monolithic to define a single component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chandra Jinka, Yeshwanth Naveen
  • Patent number: 10363840
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first vehicle seat component, a second vehicle seat component that can pivot relative to the first vehicle seat component, a fastener to secure the first vehicle seat component and second first vehicle seat component together, and a spacer to absorb radial vibrations. The spacer includes a body and at least one flexible leaflet located between the body and the fastener to absorb axial vibrations. The body and the at least one leaflet are integral and monolithic to define a single component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku America, Inc.
    Inventors: Chandra Jinka, Yeshwanth Naveen
  • Publication number: 20170080824
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first vehicle seat component, a second vehicle seat component that can pivot relative to the first vehicle seat component, a fastener to secure the first vehicle seat component and second first vehicle seat component together, and a spacer to absorb radial vibrations. The spacer includes a body and at least one flexible leaflet located between the body and the fastener to absorb axial vibrations. The body and the at least one leaflet are integral and monolithic to define a single component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Chandra Jinka, Yeshwanth Naveen