Patents by Inventor Roberto Dlacic

Roberto Dlacic 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).

  • Manual steering tool for a vehicle
    Patent number: 12552441
    Abstract: A manual steering tool is configured for selective attachment to a wheel of a vehicle. The tool includes a hub, a coupler for securing the hub to the vehicle, and an elongate arm extending from the hub away from the vehicle. Application of force on elongate arm at a position away from the vehicle causes the wheel and an axis of rotation of the wheel to pivot relative to the vehicle, thereby steering the wheel and the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Inventors: Maclean Henry Arlington Wright, Fayed Jamal Ali, Roberto Dlacic, Elisa Aurora Ravelo, Nathan Stewart Stariha
  • Vehicle fascia comprising actuated reflectors
    Patent number: 12330553
    Abstract: A vehicle may comprise an actuator system. The actuator system may comprise an indicia portion (e.g., a retroreflector, etc.), a masking element that exposes the indicia portion in a first state and covers the indicia portion in a second state, and a linkage coupling the masking element to an actuator. In the case of a bidirectional vehicle, operation of the actuator may be based at least in part on a determination of the vehicle changing a direction of travel. The actuator system may cause a first set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a first end of the vehicle to transition from a first state to a second state and/or cause a second set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a second end opposite the first end of the vehicle to transition from the second state to the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Reginaldo Alves De Almeida, Pratik Bansal, Roberto Dlacic, Anthony Earl, Christopher Lawrence Jackson, Da Liu, Carter William McEathron, Ryan William McGaughey, Fabricio Cesar Oda, Amanda Brown Prescott, Jesse Ian Walker
  • VEHICLE FASCIA COMPRISING ACTUATED REFLECTORS
    Publication number: 20240270160
    Abstract: A vehicle may comprise an actuator system. The actuator system may comprise an indicia portion (e.g., a retroreflector, etc.), a masking element that exposes the indicia portion in a first state and covers the indicia portion in a second state, and a linkage coupling the masking element to an actuator. In the case of a bidirectional vehicle, operation of the actuator may be based at least in part on a determination of the vehicle changing a direction of travel. The actuator system may cause a first set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a first end of the vehicle to transition from a first state to a second state and/or cause a second set of one or more actuator systems disposed on a second end opposite the first end of the vehicle to transition from the second state to the first state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Reginaldo Alves de Almeida, Pratik Bansal, Roberto Dlacic, Anthony Earl, Christopher Lawrence Jackson, Da Liu, Carter William McEathron, Ryan William McGaughey, Fabricio Cesar Oda, Amanda Brown Prescott, Jesse Ian Walker