Patents by Inventor Ravi Thyagarajan

Ravi Thyagarajan 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).

  • One-piece knee bolster
    Patent number: 6474687
    Abstract: A one-piece knee bolster for a motor vehicle includes a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to vehicle structure in an interior of a motor vehicle and at least one hollow reinforcing channel member extending along the knee bolster cover to reinforce the knee bolster cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Cappabianca, Dale Paul Moore, Joseph A. Bollo, Kumar Balakrishna Kulkarni, Ravi Thyagarajan, Venkat Reddy
  • ONE-PIECE KNEE BOLSTER
    Publication number: 20010035640
    Abstract: A one-piece knee bolster for a motor vehicle includes a knee bolster cover adapted to mount to vehicle structure in an interior of a motor vehicle and at least one hollow reinforcing channel member extending along the knee bolster cover to reinforce the knee bolster cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Douglas Michael
    Inventors: DOUGLAS MICHAEL CAPPABIANCA, DALE PAUL MOORE, JOSEPH A. BOLLO, KUMAR BALAKRISHNA KULKARNI, RAVI THYAGARAJAN, VENKAT REDDY
  • Method for manufacturing interior door panels having concealed voids at the junction of integrally molded energy absorbers
    Patent number: 6149853
    Abstract: An automotive interior door panel having a decorative covering displayed to the interior compartment of a vehicle and a rigid substrate having a backing surface. The backing surface includes a plurality of energy absorbers integrally molded thereon. The method utilizing the following steps. A low-pressure or high pressure injection mold operable between open and closed positions is moved to the open position. The mold has a covering receiving surface and an energy absorber producing surface. A flexible covering is positioned juxtaposed the covering receiving surface. The mold is moved to the closed position to create a space between the covering and the energy absorber producing surface. A molten plastic material is injected into the space to form the door substrate. The substrate has a nominal cross-sectional thickness between said energy absorbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Junior Luckett, Ravi Thyagarajan, Leon Bruce Liu, Dale O. Cramer, Dave Joseph Bauer