Patents by Inventor Karthik Chitoor

Karthik Chitoor 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
  • Automotive vehicle with enhanced lateral collision intrusion resistance
    Patent number: 6758516
    Abstract: An automobile includes a door, inner and outer rocker panels, and a floor pan joined to the inner rocker panel. A structural frame extends under the body. A frame standoff member is mounted to the inner rocker panel and extends inboard to a frame rail. The frame standoff member is separated from the frame rail by a clearance gap. Once the gap is closed due to lateral deformation of the door, rocker panels, and floor pan, the frame standoff member will resist further deformation of the door and rocker panels without dynamically coupling the door or rocker panels to the frame rail during normal operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Karthik Chitoor, Paul Culbertson, Zheng James Peng, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Eric Layton Stratten, Herbert Yang