Patents by Inventor Prasanna Chaturacharimath

Prasanna Chaturacharimath 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).

  • Steering column assembly
    Patent number: 10189497
    Abstract: An adjustable steering column assembly comprises a steering column shroud, a support bracket, and a clamp mechanism. The support bracket comprises two arms having a portion of the column shroud located therebetween. The clamp mechanism comprises a pin that passes through slots in the arms and carries a fixed cam portion and moving cam portion, relative rotation of the fixed cam portion and moving cam portion causing the clamp mechanism to move between a locked position and an unlocked position. The fixed cam portion has an anti-rotation feature that sits at least partially within one of the slots in one of the arms and which co-operates with the side walls of the slot to substantially prevent unwanted rotation of the fixed portion of the cam mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: TRW Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Butler, Niclas Davies, Prasanna Chaturacharimath
  • Steering Column Assembly
    Publication number: 20160144884
    Abstract: An adjustable steering column assembly comprises a steering column shroud, a support bracket, and a clamp mechanism. The support bracket comprises two arms having a portion of the column shroud located therebetween. The clamp mechanism comprises a pin that passes through slots in the arms and carries a fixed cam portion and moving cam portion, relative rotation of the fixed cam portion and moving cam portion causing the clamp mechanism to move between a locked position and an unlocked position. The fixed cam portion has an anti-rotation feature that sits at least partially within one of the slots in one of the arms and which co-operates with the side walls of the slot to substantially prevent unwanted rotation of the fixed portion of the cam mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: TRW Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Butler, Niclas Davies, Prasanna Chaturacharimath