Patents by Inventor Prashanth Ganapathi Pai

Prashanth Ganapathi Pai 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).

  • Air register having a vane linking member coupled to a grommet for use in effort generation
    Patent number: 11440377
    Abstract: An air register having a plurality of pivotable vanes, including at least two horizontal vanes, each horizontal vane having an outer section and an inner section, and a linking member connecting the inner sections together. The outer sections of the horizontal vanes are each pivotably connected to a housing of the air register, and at least one of the inner sections includes an inner pivot pin connected to a annular grommet, which is in turn, connected to the linking member. The annular grommet is disposed within a cavity of the linking member and contributes to generating effort felt by a user when adjusting a pivot position of the horizontal vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Prashanth Ganapathi Pai, Steven Nicholas Fidh, John Robert Tresh
  • AIR REGISTER HAVING A VANE LINKING MEMBER COUPLED TO A GROMMET FOR USE IN EFFORT GENERATION
    Publication number: 20210362568
    Abstract: An air register having a plurality of pivotable vanes, including at least two horizontal vanes, each horizontal vane having an outer section and an inner section, and a linking member connecting the inner sections together. The outer sections of the horizontal vanes are each pivotably connected to a housing of the air register, and at least one of the inner sections includes an inner pivot pin connected to a annular grommet, which is in turn, connected to the linking member. The annular grommet is disposed within a cavity of the linking member and contributes to generating effort felt by a user when adjusting a pivot position of the horizontal vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Prashanth Ganapathi Pai, Steven Nicholas Fidh, John Robert Tresh