Patents by Inventor Nick David Eterovic

Nick David Eterovic 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: 20250332892
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo space access providing method includes, in response to a request to access a cargo space of a vehicle that is in a first parked position, confirming that a movement of the vehicle from the first parked position to a second parked position is unobstructed. The method further includes, continuing the confirming, and moving the vehicle automatically from the first parked position to the second parked position. The cargo space is more accessible to a user when the vehicle is in the second parked position than when the vehicle is in the first parked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Frank Thomas Brown, Kendra Marie Rabineau, Stuart Jamieson, Max Tran, Leigh H. Cosentino, Andrew Beard, Mark Johnson, Nick David Eterovic
  • Patent number: 10414500
    Abstract: An electronic device holder disposed on a seat back comprises a base fixed to the seat back; a folding shelf rotatably attached to the base via first and second pivot members and configured to be rotated between a stowed position and a use position; and a sliding member attached to the base and configured to be moved upward and downward. The folding shelf includes an upper surface; and a plurality of retaining lips extending from the upper surface to form a plurality of recesses. The folding shelf and the sliding member form an angle in the use position so as to hold an electronic device between one of the recesses and a free end of the sliding member in the use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Kevin Irons, Shayne Ellis, Nick David Eterovic, Ian Woodward
  • Patent number: 10220796
    Abstract: A device holder to hold an electronic device is provided. The device holder comprises an upper arc arm; a lower arc arm; and a drive device. The upper arm and the lower arc arms are attached to the drive device and moveably between a non-use position and a use position and the drive device enables a synchronized movement of the upper arc arm and a lower arc arm at opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Neumann, Andrew David Clarke, Aurelien Pierre Christian Delaruelle, Nick David Eterovic, Maurizio Tocco
  • Publication number: 20180222400
    Abstract: A device holder to hold an electronic device is provided. The device holder comprises an upper arc arm; a lower arc arm; and a drive device. The upper arm and the lower arc arms are attached to the drive device and moveably between a non-use position and a use position and the drive device enables a synchronized movement of the upper arc arm and a lower arc arm at opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Neumann, Andrew David Clarke, Aurelien Pierre Christian Delaruelle, Nick David Eterovic, Maurizio Tocco
  • Publication number: 20180072424
    Abstract: An electronic device holder disposed on a seat back comprises a base fixed to the seat back; a folding shelf rotatably attached to the base via first and second pivot members and configured to be rotated between a stowed position and a use position; and a sliding member attached to the base and configured to be moved upward and downward. The folding shelf includes an upper surface; and a plurality of retaining lips extending from the upper surface to form a plurality of recesses. The folding shelf and the sliding member form an angle in the use position so as to hold an electronic device between one of the recesses and a free end of the sliding member in the use position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Kevin Irons, Shayne Ellis, Nick David Eterovic, Ian Woodward