Patents by Inventor Prakalp Arun SATVILKAR

Prakalp Arun SATVILKAR 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: 11285856
    Abstract: A method and a vehicle carpeting system includes a floor pan that includes a forward end, an opposing aft end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a floor pan body extending therebetween. An A-pillar is formed along the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the floor pan, a B-pillar is formed along the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the floor pan aft of the A-pillar. A ductway extends along the first lateral side from the A-pillar past the B-pillar. The vehicle carpeting system also includes a carpet structure at least partially covering the floor pan and extending from the first lateral side to the second lateral side. The vehicle carpeting system further includes a door seal that includes a lip that extends over a lateral side of the carpet structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Prakalp Arun Satvilkar, Aruna Kumara, Brian D. Large, Sarah J. Huth
  • Publication number: 20220024367
    Abstract: A method and a vehicle carpeting system includes a floor pan that includes a forward end, an opposing aft end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a floor pan body extending therebetween. An A-pillar is formed along the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the floor pan, a B-pillar is formed along the first lateral side and the second lateral side of the floor pan aft of the A-pillar. A ductway extends along the first lateral side from the A-pillar past the B-pillar. The vehicle carpeting system also includes a carpet structure at least partially covering the floor pan and extending from the first lateral side to the second lateral side. The vehicle carpeting system further includes a door seal that includes a lip that extends over a lateral side of the carpet structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Prakalp Arun Satvilkar, Aruna Kumara, Brian D. Large, Sarah J. Huth
  • Patent number: 11155189
    Abstract: A bumper assembly for a vehicle seat damper includes a bumper cap and a grommet configured to engage the bumper cap. The bumper cap includes a protruding central portion having a supporting rib structure within the protruding central portion. Further, a vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle seat configured to be removably installed on a vehicle floor of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a seat damper, and a bumper assembly configured to be installed on the vehicle floor such that the bumper assembly contacts the seat damper when the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor. When the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor, the seat damper contacts the bumper assembly and the bumper assembly then contacts a body panel of the vehicle so as to provide support for the vehicle seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Prakalp Arun Satvilkar, Aruna Kumara, Brian D Large
  • Publication number: 20210253005
    Abstract: A bumper assembly for a vehicle seat damper includes a bumper cap and a grommet configured to engage the bumper cap. The bumper cap includes a protruding central portion having a supporting rib structure within the protruding central portion. Further, a vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle seat configured to be removably installed on a vehicle floor of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a seat damper, and a bumper assembly configured to be installed on the vehicle floor such that the bumper assembly contacts the seat damper when the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor. When the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor, the seat damper contacts the bumper assembly and the bumper assembly then contacts a body panel of the vehicle so as to provide support for the vehicle seat assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Prakalp Arun SATVILKAR, Aruna KUMARA, Brian D. LARGE