Patents by Inventor Gunasekar Pillai

Gunasekar Pillai 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).

  • Pivoting center display for minimizing airbag interaction
    Patent number: 11155230
    Abstract: A system and method for deploying an airbag includes an instrument panel and an airbag assembly disposed within the instrument panel. The airbag assembly includes the airbag and a door disposed within the instrument panel. A center display screen is pivotally disposed relative to the instrument panel. The airbag assembly includes a first state wherein the door is closed and the airbag is folded and a transitional state wherein the door is opened, a least a portion of the airbag is unfolded and contacts the display to rotate the center display screen relative to the instrument panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Rajkumar Rajagopalan, Gunasekar Pillai, Roopesh Saxena, Karthik Chitoor, Jason A Hartwell, Ravishankar Pattan
  • PIVOTING CENTER DISPLAY FOR MINIMIZING AIRBAG INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20210101554
    Abstract: A system and method for deploying an airbag includes an instrument panel and an airbag assembly disposed within the instrument panel. The airbag assembly includes the airbag and a door disposed within the instrument panel. A center display screen is pivotally disposed relative to the instrument panel. The airbag assembly includes a first state wherein the door is closed and the airbag is folded and a transitional state wherein the door is opened, a least a portion of the airbag is unfolded and contacts the display to rotate the center display screen relative to the instrument panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Rajkumar Rajagopalan, Gunasekar Pillai, Roopesh Saxena, Karthik Chitoor, Jason A Hartwell, Ravishankar Pattan