Patents by Inventor Ioannis Maniatopoulos

Ioannis Maniatopoulos 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).

  • Screen, especially for the seat of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8154670
    Abstract: A video screen assembly for a vehicle seat is movable between an upper position and a lower position and includes a fitting and a pivoting arm. A belt drive connects the pivoting arm and the video screen such that a torque applied to move the pivoting arm results in a torque being transmitted to move the video screen by preferably a directly proportional angular amount. The video screen can be rotated to a storage position where the vide screen display is protected from cargo with in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ioannis Maniatopoulos, Wolfgang Pellenz, Robin Ndagijimana, Philipp Helmich
  • Screen, especially for the seat of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20060156350
    Abstract: A video screen assembly for a vehicle seat is movable between an upper position and a lower position and includes a fitting and a pivoting arm. A belt drive connects the pivoting arm and the video screen such that a torque applied to move the pivoting arm results in a torque being transmitted to move the video screen by preferably a directly proportional angular amount. The video screen can be rotated to a storage position where the vide screen display is protected from cargo with in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ioannis Maniatopoulos, Wolfgang Pellenz, Robin Ndagijimana, Philipp Helmich