Patents by Inventor Jonathan Kibat

Jonathan Kibat 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).

  • Steering wheel end caps and associated application structures
    Patent number: 12325462
    Abstract: A steering wheel for a vehicle includes an armature and a cap structured to be attached to the armature. The cap includes at least one projection structured to contact a portion of the armature when the cap is applied to the armature. The contact between the projection(s) and the armature is structured to form associated retentive contact interface(s) between the projection(s) and the armature. Each retentive contact interface operates to prevent or impede removal of the cap from the armature, thereby retaining the cap on the steering wheel under normal end-use conditions of the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Roy Deutschmann, Steven Zofchak, Jonathan Kibat, Natalia Talkat, Eunas Gessling
  • STEERING WHEEL END CAPS AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATION STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20250171069
    Abstract: A steering wheel for a vehicle includes an armature and a cap structured to be attached to the armature. The cap includes at least one projection structured to contact a portion of the armature when the cap is applied to the armature. The contact between the projection(s) and the armature is structured to form associated retentive contact interface(s) between the projection(s) and the armature. Each retentive contact interface operates to prevent or impede removal of the cap from the armature, thereby retaining the cap on the steering wheel under normal end-use conditions of the steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Roy Deutschmann, Steven Zofchak, Jonathan Kibat, Natalia Talkat, Eunas Gessling