Patents by Inventor Charles LeFranc

Charles LeFranc 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).

  • Automatically retracting and extending a vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 10569799
    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a steering wheel of a vehicle may include a controller configured to generate a control signal for retracting a steering wheel to a collapsed position. The steering wheel may include a first half and a second half, and the system may include an actuator configured to collapse the steering wheel in response to the control signal. The actuator may be configured to fold the first and second halves of the steering wheel in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a longitudinal axis defined by a steering column, and retract the steering wheel along the direction of the longitudinal axis, towards a dashboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. Kim, Charles LeFranc, Kenneth X. Xie
  • AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTING AND EXTENDING A VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL
    Publication number: 20170297606
    Abstract: A system for automatically adjusting a steering wheel of a vehicle may include a controller configured to generate a control signal for retracting a steering wheel to a collapsed position. The steering wheel may include a first half and a second half, and the system may include an actuator configured to collapse the steering wheel in response to the control signal. The actuator may be configured to fold the first and second halves of the steering wheel in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a longitudinal axis defined by a steering column, and retract the steering wheel along the direction of the longitudinal axis, towards a dashboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Richard S. Kim, Charles LeFranc, Kenneth X. Xie
  • Rear contoured seats
    Patent number: D787999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
    Inventor: Charles LeFranc
  • Vehicle interior
    Patent number: D788000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: FARADAY&FUTURE INC.
    Inventors: Charles LeFranc, Joan Pontus Anthony Fontaeus
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: D797620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
    Inventor: Charles LeFranc
  • Car interior
    Patent number: D800037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: FARADAY & FUTURE INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. Kim, Taeho Kim, Joan Pontus Anthony Fontaeus, Claudio Carbone, Charles LeFranc
  • Wheel
    Patent number: D862342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Faraday & Future Inc.
    Inventors: Charles LeFranc, Brian E. Spencer, Giancarlo Viganego, Axel Kurkjian, Richard S. Kim, Page Brullau Beermann, Jesse Walker
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D866434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Charles Lefranc
  • Motor vehicle, toy and/or replicas thereof
    Patent number: D891987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Charles Lefranc
  • Motor vehicle, toy vehicle replica and/or other replica
    Patent number: D1001015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Charles Lefranc, Gael Buzyn
  • Motor vehicle, toy vehicle replica and/or other replica
    Patent number: D1001686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Charles Lefranc, Gael Buzyn
  • Vehicle wheel rim
    Patent number: D1022841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Charles Lefranc, Gael Buzyn