Patents by Inventor Peter Nicholas Kalergis
Peter Nicholas Kalergis 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).
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Patent number: 11225215Abstract: A footwell assembly for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The footwell assembly includes a receiving member that defines a recess configured to receive a stowed foot pedal. A cover feature includes a connecting member that is removably coupled to the receiving member and a cover member that is coupled to the connecting member. The cover member is operable to move relative to the connecting member from a first position to a second concealment position to cover the stowed foot pedal.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pablo Isaac Villalva Sanchez, Guillermo Cesar Cervantes Guarneros, Rosa Elia Vazquez Valdez, Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Luis Alfredo Servin Garduno
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Publication number: 20210170988Abstract: A footwell assembly for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The footwell assembly includes a receiving member that defines a recess configured to receive a stowed foot pedal. A cover feature includes a connecting member that is removably coupled to the receiving member and a cover member that is coupled to the connecting member. The cover member is operable to move relative to the connecting member from a first position to a second concealment position to cover the stowed foot pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Pablo Isaac Villalva Sanchez, Guillermo Cesar Cervantes Guarneros, Rosa Elia Vazquez Valdez, Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Luis Alfredo Servin Garduno
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Publication number: 20180154921Abstract: A folding steering wheel includes a first section, a second section and a pivot. The pivot connects the first section to the second section. The first section is displaced about the pivot between a home position and a folded position. A related method of converting a steering wheel into a support surface for a laptop computer or other device is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Frank Victor Bonello, Peter Nicholas Kalergis
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Publication number: 20180111561Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback and a seat base including a first section and a second section where the first and second sections independently pivot between a raised position and a lowered position. An internal storage compartment is defined between the first and second sections of the seat base. An interior bin is coupled to the second section of the internal storage compartment where the interior bin independently pivots between the raised and lowered positions. A partition is coupled to a first section of the internal storage compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Frank Victor Bonello
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Patent number: 9950674Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback and a seat base including a first section and a second section where the first and second sections independently pivot between a raised position and a lowered position. An internal storage compartment is defined between the first and second sections of the seat base. An interior bin is coupled to the second section of the internal storage compartment where the interior bin independently pivots between the raised and lowered positions. A partition is coupled to a first section of the internal storage compartment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Frank Victor Bonello
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Patent number: 9421915Abstract: A folding seat assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The folding seat assembly includes a seat back, a seat base and an internal storage compartment. The seat base includes first and second sections that are independently pivotally displaceable between a raised position and a home position. The internal storage compartment is defined between the two sections of the seat base.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Frank Victor Bonello
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Publication number: 20160129845Abstract: A folding seat assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The folding seat assembly includes a seat back, a seat base and an internal storage compartment. The seat base includes first and second sections that are independently pivotally displaceable between a raised position and a home position. The internal storage compartment is defined between the two sections of the seat base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Frank Victor Bonello
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Patent number: 8857880Abstract: A modular ramp and cargo box extension assembly is provided for use in connection with a pickup truck cargo box. The ramp assembly has a ramp connector assembly provided on the vehicle tailgate and ramps having a connector for connecting to the ramp connector to serve as loading ramps. The ramp connector has a pivoting clevis bracket and tangs that connects into a channel on the tailgate. Vertical tracks are provided proximate walls of the cargo box and rails are provided in the tracks to retain the ramps and move between retracted and extended positions so as to extend the height of the cargo box.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Daniel P. Cousino, Frank Victor Bonello
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Patent number: 8770661Abstract: A vehicular underseat storage assembly includes a rigid first side wall pivotally connected to a first stanchion. A rigid second side wall is pivotally connected to a second stanchion. A rigid front wall couples a forward end of the first side wall to a forward end of the second side wall. The first side wall, second side wall, and front wall define a storage cavity operable between a collapsed condition and a deployed condition. Substantially all of an inside surface of the first side wall is in abutting contact with an inside surface of the front wall when the storage cavity is in the collapsed condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Alexander Gidley, Alexander Sigal
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Publication number: 20140001798Abstract: A vehicular underseat storage assembly includes a rigid first side wall pivotally connected to a first stanchion. A rigid second side wall is pivotally connected to a second stanchion. A rigid front wall couples a forward end of the first side wall to a forward end of the second side wall. The first side wall, second side wall, and front wall define a storage cavity operable between a collapsed condition and a deployed condition. Substantially all of an inside surface of the first side wall is in abutting contact with an inside surface of the front wall when the storage cavity is in the collapsed condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Alexander Gidley, Alexander Sigal
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Publication number: 20130094930Abstract: A modular ramp and cargo box extension assembly is provided for use in connection with a pickup truck cargo box. The ramp assembly has a ramp connector assembly provided on the vehicle tailgate and ramps having a connector for connecting to the ramp connector to serve as loading ramps. The ramp connector has a pivoting clevis bracket and tangs that connects into a channel on the tailgate. Vertical tracks are provided proximate walls of the cargo box and rails are provided in the tracks to retain the ramps and move between retracted and extended positions so as to extend the height of the cargo box.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Peter Nicholas Kalergis, Daniel P. Cousino, Frank Victor Bonello