Patents by Inventor Dhananjay Ingale

Dhananjay Ingale 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).

  • Publication number: 20230053315
    Abstract: A cargo device, cargo management system and method of managing cargo are provided. A cargo device includes a platform having a top side configured to support cargo thereon; a cassette attached to the platform, the cassette configured to engage with at least one corresponding rail in a surface, and electrically communicate with the at least one corresponding rail to receive power and/or data related to the cargo from a controller to actuate the wheels, the cassette, or both; and wheels attached to the platform, the cassette, or both, the wheels being configured to move the platform along the surface. One or both of the cassette and the wheels are retractable based on the data such that the cassettes are moved between an engaged position with the corresponding rail and a disengaged position with the corresponding rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Lea Thomas SMITH, Jochen KOHLHOFER, Dhananjay INGALE, Brian PHILLIPS, Anthony MOLLICA, Michael CURRIE
  • Publication number: 20230034702
    Abstract: A delivery vehicle having a cargo area and a package positioning system that includes a moveable panel. The moveable panel may move a package in the cargo area. In at least one configuration, the panel may be mounted to first and second cassettes that are moveably disposed in first and second rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Orsini, Lea Thomas Smith, Dave Anderson, Dhananjay Ingale, Jochen Kohlhofer