Patents by Inventor P Thomas Vikstrom

P Thomas Vikstrom 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).

  • Patent number: 10315532
    Abstract: A monopost for a free-standing seat of a vehicle comprises: an inner subassembly of first clamshell components attached to each other; an outer subassembly of second clamshell components attached to each other around the inner subassembly, the outer subassembly forming a wing portion at one end; and a wing clamshell attached to the first clamshell components and to the wing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TESLA, INC.
    Inventors: P Thomas Vikstrom, Jan Just, Olav Sadoo, Anthony Paschos, Hussein Sanaknaki, Wayne Watson, Jason Daddy
  • Patent number: 10173739
    Abstract: A method for constructing an integrated end structure for a vehicle includes placing a center module for an integrated end structure for a vehicle in a fixture separate from the vehicle, attaching a side bracket to the center module in the fixture to form an assembly, the side bracket configured for holding a light unit of the vehicle, mounting the assembly onto at least a bracket in the vehicle that provides adjustability of the assembly in at least a z-direction, and, after mounting the assembly, mounting a storage compartment module onto the center module and the side bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bellis, P Thomas Vikstrom
  • Publication number: 20170267123
    Abstract: A monopost for a free-standing seat of a vehicle comprises: an inner subassembly of first clamshell components attached to each other; an outer subassembly of second clamshell components attached to each other around the inner subassembly, the outer subassembly forming a wing portion at one end; and a wing clamshell attached to the first clamshell components and to the wing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: P Thomas Vikstrom, Jan Just, Olav Sadoo, Anthony Paschos, Hussein Sanaknaki, Wayne Watson, Jason Daddy
  • Patent number: 9688164
    Abstract: A freestanding vehicle seat assembly includes: a seat having a seat portion connected to a back portion; a monopost attached at a bottom of the seat portion such that the seat rests only on the monopost; and a track assembly attached at a bottom of the monopost, the track assembly configured for providing fore and aft movement of the freestanding vehicle seat assembly. The freestanding vehicle seat assembly can have a pitch mechanism on the monopost configured for pitching at least part of the seat forward and rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: TESLA, INC.
    Inventors: P Thomas Vikstrom, Tony Paschos, Jan Just, Franz Von Holzhausen
  • Patent number: 9669734
    Abstract: A monopost for a free-standing seat of a vehicle comprises: an inner subassembly of first clamshell components attached to each other; an outer subassembly of second clamshell components attached to each other around the inner subassembly, the outer subassembly forming a wing portion at one end; and a wing clamshell attached to the first clamshell components and to the wing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: P Thomas Vikstrom, Jan Just, Olav Sadoo, Anthony Paschos, Hussein Sanaknaki, Wayne Watson, Jason Daddy
  • Publication number: 20170144717
    Abstract: A method for constructing an integrated end structure for a vehicle includes placing a center module for an integrated end structure for a vehicle in a fixture separate from the vehicle, attaching a side bracket to the center module in the fixture to form an assembly, the side bracket configured for holding a light unit of the vehicle, mounting the assembly onto at least a bracket in the vehicle that provides adjustability of the assembly in at least a z-direction, and, after mounting the assembly, mounting a storage compartment module onto the center module and the side bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bellis, P Thomas Vikstrom
  • Publication number: 20170057388
    Abstract: A monopost for a free-standing seat of a vehicle comprises: an inner subassembly of first clamshell components attached to each other; an outer subassembly of second clamshell components attached to each other around the inner subassembly, the outer subassembly forming a wing portion at one end; and a wing clamshell attached to the first clamshell components and to the wing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: P Thomas VIKSTROM, Jan JUST, Olav SADOO, Tony PASCHOS
  • Publication number: 20170057380
    Abstract: A freestanding vehicle seat assembly includes: a seat having a seat portion connected to a back portion; a monopost attached at a bottom of the seat portion such that the seat rests only on the monopost; and a track assembly attached at a bottom of the monopost, the track assembly configured for providing fore and aft movement of the freestanding vehicle seat assembly. The freestanding vehicle seat assembly can have a pitch mechanism on the monopost configured for pitching at least part of the seat forward and rearward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: P Thomas VIKSTROM, Tony PASCHOS, Jan JUST, Franz VON HOLZHAUSEN
  • Patent number: 9527450
    Abstract: An integrated end structure for a vehicle comprises: a storage compartment module that comprises a shell forming a storage compartment therein, the storage compartment module configured to sit onto a frame rail of the vehicle; and a vehicle end module configured to be mounted onto a bracket in the vehicle that provides adjustability of the vehicle end module in a z-direction, the vehicle end module configured for holding a light unit of the vehicle. The storage compartment module is mounted onto the vehicle end module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: TESLA MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: James Bellis, P Thomas Vikstrom