Patents by Inventor Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat

Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat 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: 20230347792
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat attachment system is provided. Rather than having child seats placed in fixed adult seats of a vehicle, child seats may be connected directly to the vehicle. Moreover, the anchors that the child seats connect to may be moved around an interior space of the vehicle so that the child seat may be placed in different locations throughout the vehicle interior. The child seats may be anchored to different spots along a floor of a vehicle. The child seats maybe anchored to different spots along an interior ceiling of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Lauren M. Abro, Yuko N. Gidcumb, Michelle R. Vargo, Lindsay A. Babian, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat
  • Patent number: 11565613
    Abstract: A removable vehicle seat convertible from a seat configuration into a ladder or a ramp configuration and methods of converting the same. The seat may include a seat cushion having a back surface and a back end removably engaged with a floor of an interior of the vehicle in the seat configuration. The back surface may face and be positioned on a ground surface in the ladder or ramp configurations. The seat may include a seat back having a bottom end pivotally attached to the seat cushion. The bottom end may be oriented towards the back end. The seat back may be lockable in place relative to the seat cushion at an angle equal to or less than ninety degrees with at least one locking member. The seat may include a ladder or a ramp attached to the seat back usable to access or load the vehicle once converted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Lindsay A. Babian
  • Patent number: 11377053
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle that includes a vehicle seat with a backrest, a cushion, a sliding rail, and a seat mount coupled to the sliding rail. A recline control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a lateral axis of the vehicle. A slide control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the slide control handle in both a first orientation and a second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Lindsay A. Babian, Shelby Sutton-Brown
  • Publication number: 20220105839
    Abstract: A removable vehicle seat convertible from a seat configuration into a platform configuration. In the seat configuration, the seat may include a cushion having a front end and a back end removably engaged with a floor of an interior of the vehicle. In the platform configuration, the front end may be positioned on the ground at a non-parallel direction to the ground. The seat may includer a back having a top end, a bottom end, and a rear surface pivotally attached to the cushion. The bottom end may be oriented towards the back end. The rear surface may be usable as a load-bearing utility surface. The cushion may support the back from the bottom end. The seat may include a headrest removably attached to the top end. The headrest may be engaged with a bumper or a tailgate of the vehicle and support the back from the top end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Lindsay A. Babian
  • Publication number: 20220097631
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle that includes a vehicle seat with a backrest, a cushion, a sliding rail, and a seat mount coupled to the sliding rail. A recline control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a lateral axis of the vehicle. A slide control handle positioned on the side of the seat includes a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the slide control handle in both a first orientation and a second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Lindsay A. Babian, Shelby Sutton-Brown
  • Publication number: 20220097579
    Abstract: A removable vehicle seat convertible from a seat configuration into a ladder or a ramp configuration and methods of converting the same. The seat may include a seat cushion having a back surface and a back end removably engaged with a floor of an interior of the vehicle in the seat configuration. The back surface may face and be positioned on a ground surface in the ladder or ramp configurations. The seat may include a seat back having a bottom end pivotally attached to the seat cushion. The bottom end may be oriented towards the back end. The seat back may be lockable in place relative to the seat cushion at an angle equal to or less than ninety degrees with at least one locking member. The seat may include a ladder or a ramp attached to the seat back usable to access or load the vehicle once converted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Lindsay A. Babian
  • Patent number: 11273737
    Abstract: A removable vehicle seat convertible from a seat configuration into a platform configuration. In the seat configuration, the seat may include a cushion having a front end and a back end removably engaged with a floor of an interior of the vehicle. In the platform configuration, the front end may be positioned on the ground at a non-parallel direction to the ground. The seat may includer a back having a top end, a bottom end, and a rear surface pivotally attached to the cushion. The bottom end may be oriented towards the back end. The rear surface may be usable as a load-bearing utility surface. The cushion may support the back from the bottom end. The seat may include a headrest removably attached to the top end. The headrest may be engaged with a bumper or a tailgate of the vehicle and support the back from the top end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Lindsay A. Babian
  • Patent number: 8011714
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stowable seat and seat storage structure that affords for storing of the stowable seat in a vehicle and yet not use or occupy any floor or sub-floor cargo space. An interior side wall for the vehicle is also provided, the interior side wall having a recess that is dimensioned for the stowable seat to fit at least partially therewithin when it is detached from the floor and folded into a stowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Parkinson, Robert Charles Steinbrecher, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, William Deming
  • Publication number: 20100289290
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stowable seat and seat storage structure that affords for storing of the stowable seat in a vehicle and yet not use or occupy any floor or sub-floor cargo space. An interior side wall for the vehicle is also provided, the interior side wall having a recess that is dimensioned for the stowable seat to fit at least partially therewithin when it is detached from the floor and folded into a stowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Parkinson, Robert Charles Steinbrecher, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, William Deming
  • Patent number: 7523985
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion for movement between a generally upright seating position and a folded flat position overlying the seat cushion. The seat back has a front seating surface and an opposite back surface. The back surface has a console with at least one compartment with a hinged lid for storing objects therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Vikas Bhatia, Hamshivraj Singh Dhamrat, Robert Christopher Day, Masroor Fahim, Bill Deming, Michael Anthony Zielinski, George Mike Chalhoub