Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Robert COSER

Nathaniel Robert COSER 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).

  • Dual-state steering wheel/input device
    Patent number: 9333983
    Abstract: A steering wheel is configured as a dual-state input device configured to operate in two distinct states based on a current driving mode. In a manual driving mode, the input device is configured to control a limited set of vehicle functions and in an autonomous mode the input device is configured to control an expanded set of vehicle functions. The steering wheel includes a wheel rim movably mounted on a steering column and a hub disposed within a center of the wheel rim on the steering column, the main body portion comprising an interactive touch screen disposed on the main body portion. The wheel rim is configured to disengage from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AG
    Inventors: William Brian Lathrop, James Leigh Toggweiler, Erik Robert Glaser, Nathaniel Robert Coser, Bryan Grant
  • DUAL-STATE STEERING WHEEL/INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140277896
    Abstract: A steering wheel is configured as a dual-state input device configured to operate in two distinct states based on a current driving mode. In a manual driving mode, the input device is configured to control a limited set of vehicle functions and in an autonomous mode the input device is configured to control an expanded set of vehicle functions. The steering wheel includes a wheel rim movably mounted on a steering column and a hub disposed within a center of the wheel rim on the steering column, the main body portion comprising an interactive touch screen disposed on the main body portion. The wheel rim is configured to disengage from the hub and move along the steering column to a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: William Brian LATHROP, James Leigh TOGGWEILER, Erik Robert GLASER, Nathaniel Robert COSER, Bryan GRANT