Patents by Inventor Nathan Pabalate

Nathan Pabalate 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: 20240034202
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ranjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
  • Patent number: 11820259
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ranjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
  • Publication number: 20230062855
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ranjit Nagi, Nathan Pabalate, Nicholas Gilbert, Patrick Davis, Megan Romelfanger
  • Patent number: 11440447
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback rotationally coupled to a base at a seat pivot. A securing pin is coupled with the seatback. An inertial latch is operable about a latch pivot to define an idle position defined by the inertial latch biased distal from the securing pin, and a deployed position defined by an opposing directional force biasing the inertial latch into selective engagement with the securing pin wherein the seatback is maintained in a predetermined rotational position. A guide latch is biased against the inertial latch and having an idle notch and a deployed notch. The idle notch selectively maintains the inertial latch in the idle position. The deployed notch secures the inertial latch in the deployed position in response to the opposing directional biasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Pabalate
  • Publication number: 20220111778
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a seatback rotationally coupled to a base at a seat pivot. A securing pin is coupled with the seatback. An inertial latch is operable about a latch pivot to define an idle position defined by the inertial latch biased distal from the securing pin, and a deployed position defined by an opposing directional force biasing the inertial latch into selective engagement with the securing pin wherein the seatback is maintained in a predetermined rotational position. A guide latch is biased against the inertial latch and having an idle notch and a deployed notch. The idle notch selectively maintains the inertial latch in the idle position. The deployed notch secures the inertial latch in the deployed position in response to the opposing directional biasing force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Pabalate
  • Patent number: 11260785
    Abstract: A vehicle cup holder assembly that includes a body, and a housing that is wrapped around a corner periphery of the body. A support panel is slideably coupled to the housing and includes a first member and a second member. The support panel is operable between a recessed position and a deployed position, wherein the support panel is configured to receive a container in the deployed position. A lever arm is coupled to the support panel, wherein the lever arm is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the lever arm is configured to support a base of the container in the extended position, and wherein the lever arm is stored within the side portion of the housing in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Pabalate