Patents by Inventor Mahendra Raja K

Mahendra Raja K 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).

  • Automatically aligning latching arrangement
    Patent number: 9809134
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a striker pin that is mounted to either a vehicle floor or a seat bottom. A latch assembly is mounted to the other of the vehicle floor and the seat bottom, and is configured to engage the striker pin. A pivot bracket assembly includes a first bracket member that is attached to the seat bottom and pivotally attached to a second bracket member which is fixedly mounted to the vehicle floor. One or both of the first bracket of the pivot bracket assembly and the latch plate of the latch assembly is movable relative to the vehicle floor and the seat bottom to facilitate alignment of the opening in the latch plate with the striker pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventor: Mahendra Raja K
  • AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNING LATCHING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170174104
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a striker pin that is mounted to either a vehicle floor or a seat bottom. A latch assembly is mounted to the other of the vehicle floor and the seat bottom, and is configured to engage the striker pin. A pivot bracket assembly includes a first bracket member that is attached to the seat bottom and pivotally attached to a second bracket member which is fixedly mounted to the vehicle floor. One or both of the first bracket of the pivot bracket assembly and the latch plate of the latch assembly is movable relative to the vehicle floor and the seat bottom to facilitate alignment of the opening in the latch plate with the striker pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: Mahendra Raja K
  • Self-adjusting head restraint
    Patent number: 8931833
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat bottom, a seatback and a head restraint. The seatback may engage the seat bottom and may be movable relative thereto between a normal use position and a second position. The head restraint may be coupled to the seatback and may include front and rear portions attached to each other for relative movement therebetween. The front and rear portions may define a first thickness when the seatback is in the normal use position and a second thickness when the seatback is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Mahendra Raja K, Kannan Subramanian, Manoranjan Kanakaraj
  • SELF-ADJUSTING HEAD RESTRAINT
    Publication number: 20130106162
    Abstract: A vehicle seat may include a seat bottom, a seatback and a head restraint. The seatback may engage the seat bottom and may be movable relative thereto between a normal use position and a second position. The head restraint may be coupled to the seatback and may include front and rear portions attached to each other for relative movement therebetween. The front and rear portions may define a first thickness when the seatback is in the normal use position and a second thickness when the seatback is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Mahendra Raja K, Kannan Subramanian, Manoranjan Kanakaraj