Patents by Inventor Pramod Joshi

Pramod Joshi 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: 12083980
    Abstract: A seat assembly of a vehicle includes a seat cushion, and a plurality of inflatable tubes located in the seat cushion. An inflation apparatus is operably connected to the plurality of inflatable tubes to selectably inflate the plurality of inflatable tubes upon detection of a crash event. A method of operating a seat assembly of a vehicle includes detecting a crash event, and selectably inflating a plurality of inflatable tubes in a seat cushion of the seat assembly in response to detection of the crash event. One or more inflatable tubes may be provided in a seat back, headrest and/or side bolster of the seat assembly to enhance active and passive safety features and to improve occupant comfort. This feature can be extended to a seat backrest, seat bolster and seat headrest to enhance active and passive safety features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ramachandra M R Rao, Pramod Joshi, Naresh Kini
  • Publication number: 20230415692
    Abstract: A seat assembly of a vehicle includes a seat cushion, and a plurality of inflatable tubes located in the seat cushion. An inflation apparatus is operably connected to the plurality of inflatable tubes to selectably inflate the plurality of inflatable tubes upon detection of a crash event. A method of operating a seat assembly of a vehicle includes detecting a crash event, and selectably inflating a plurality of inflatable tubes in a seat cushion of the seat assembly in response to detection of the crash event. One or more inflatable tubes may be provided in a seat back, headrest and/or side bolster of the seat assembly to enhance active and passive safety features and to improve occupant comfort. This feature can be extended to a seat backrest, seat bolster and seat headrest to enhance active and passive safety features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ramachandra M R Rao, Pramod Joshi, Naresh Kini
  • Patent number: 11745696
    Abstract: A vehicle seat system includes a seat including a seat back and a seat base and a passive restraint system mounted adjacent to the seat. The passive restraint system includes a lap belt. A belt adjuster is mounted at the seat. The belt adjuster includes a member operable to engage and shift the lap belt away from the seat back upon being exposed to a selected deceleration force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Naresh Kini, Pramod Joshi, Ramachandra M R Rao
  • Publication number: 20230202423
    Abstract: A vehicle seat system includes a seat including a seat back and a seat base and a passive restraint system mounted adjacent to the seat. The passive restraint system includes a lap belt. A belt adjuster is mounted at the seat. The belt adjuster includes a member operable to engage and shift the lap belt away from the seat back upon being exposed to a selected deceleration force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Naresh Kini, Pramod Joshi, Ramachandra M R Rao
  • Patent number: 11148632
    Abstract: An airbag assembly according to the present disclosure includes an airbag cushion and a first tether. The airbag cushion is configured to be stored in a roof of a vehicle when the airbag cushion is uninflated. The airbag cushion is configured to at least partially cover an opening in a sidewall of the vehicle when the airbag cushion is inflated. The first tether is coupled to a forward edge of the airbag cushion at a first location. The first tether is configured to be coupled to a body of the vehicle at a second location. A length of the first tether between the first and second locations is configured to vary as the airbag cushion is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Senthil Karuppaswamy, Naresh Kini, Pramod Joshi
  • Publication number: 20210155199
    Abstract: An airbag assembly according to the present disclosure includes an airbag cushion and a first tether. The airbag cushion is configured to be stored in a roof of a vehicle when the airbag cushion is uninflated. The airbag cushion is configured to at least partially cover an opening in a sidewall of the vehicle when the airbag cushion is inflated. The first tether is coupled to a forward edge of the airbag cushion at a first location. The first tether is configured to be coupled to a body of the vehicle at a second location. A length of the first tether between the first and second locations is configured to vary as the airbag cushion is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Senthil Karuppaswamy, Naresh Kini, Pramod Joshi
  • Patent number: 9630956
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine and pyridine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Hayley Marie Binch, Dennis James Hurley, Thomas Cleveland, Pramod Joshi, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Joanne Pinder, Michael O'Donnell, Anisa Nizarali Virani, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Steven John Durrant, Stephen Clinton Young, Pierre-Henri Storck, David Kay, Philip Michael Reaper, Matthew Paul Grote
  • Patent number: 9181273
    Abstract: The invention relates to morpholine spirocyclic piperidine amide compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Hayley Marie Binch, Michael Paul DeNinno, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Nicole Hilgraf, Pramod Joshi, Edward Adam Kallel, Mark Thomas Miller, Joseph Pontillo, Alina Silina, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Dennis James Hurley, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam
  • Publication number: 20150025073
    Abstract: The invention relates to morpholine spirocyclic piperidine amide compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Hayley Marie Binch, Michael Paul DeNinno, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Nicole Hilgraf, Pramod Joshi, Edward Adam Kallel, Mark Thomas Miller, Joseph Pontillo, Alina Silina, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Dennis James Hurley, Vijayalaksmi ARUMUGAM
  • Patent number: 8883781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula IA-i useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lev T. D. Fanning, Pramod Joshi, Paul Krenitsky, Andreas Termin, Dean Wilson, Yulian Zhang
  • Patent number: 8841483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Pramod Joshi, Paul Krenitsky, Jesus Gonzalez, III, Jian Wang, Dean Wilson, Andreas Termin
  • Patent number: 8828996
    Abstract: The invention relates to morpholine spirocyclic piperidine amide compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Hayley Marie Binch, Michael Paul DeNinno, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Nicole Hilgraf, Pramod Joshi, Edward Adam Kallel, Mark Thomas Miller, Joseph Pontillo, Alina Silina, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Dennis James Hurley, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam
  • Patent number: 8809353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean Wilson, Lev T. D. Fanning, Paul Krenitsky, Andreas Termin, Pramod Joshi, Urvi Sheth
  • Patent number: 8779197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Weichuan Caroline Chen, Paul Krenitsky, Pramod Joshi, Andreas Termin, Dean Wilson
  • Patent number: 8519137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Pramod Joshi, Paul Krenitsky, Andreas Termin, Dean Wilson
  • Patent number: 8410112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pyrazine compounds of formula I: wherein L, n, R1, and R2 are as described in the specification. These compounds are useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The disclosure also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of the disclosure; processes for preparing the compounds of the disclosure; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of the disclosure; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven John Durrant, David Kay, Michael O'Donnell, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Somhairle MacCormick, Joanne Pinder, Stephen Clinton Young, Hayley Marie Binch, Thomas Cleveland, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Dennis James Hurley, Pramod Joshi, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Alina Silina, Philip Michael Reaper, Anisa Nizarali Virani
  • Patent number: 8372843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Andreas Termin, Dean Wilson, Pramod Joshi
  • Patent number: 8329702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean Wilson, Andreas Termin, Lev T. D. Fanning, Paul Krenitsky, Pramod Joshi
  • Publication number: 20120264749
    Abstract: The invention relates to morpholine spirocyclic piperidine amide compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Hayley Marie Binch, Michael Paul DeNinno, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Nicole Hilgraf, Pramod Joshi, Edward Adam Kallel, Mark Thomas Miller, Joseph Pontillo, Alina Silina, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Dennis James Hurley, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam
  • Patent number: 8283354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean Wilson, Andreas Termin, Jesus Gonzalez, Lev Fanning, Timothy Neubert, Paul Krenitsky, Pramod Joshi, Dennis Hurley, Urvi Sheth