Patents by Inventor Rosaria L. PETRELLA-LOVASIK

Rosaria L. PETRELLA-LOVASIK 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).

  • Cup holder micro-tensioner
    Patent number: 10279722
    Abstract: A vehicle beverage receptacle may include a beverage receptacle including a plurality of fingers protruding radially inwardly into the receptacle to maintain a beverage container within the receptacle, a band arranged around an outer perimeter of the receptacle and engaging a backside of the fingers to apply a radially inward force at the fingers, and a tension adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the tension of the band and adjust the force applied at the fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Ligi, Jr., Rosaria L. Petrella-Lovasik, Scott Holmes Dunham
  • CUP HOLDER MICRO-TENSIONER
    Publication number: 20190047456
    Abstract: A vehicle beverage receptacle may include a beverage receptacle including a plurality of fingers protruding radially inwardly into the receptacle to maintain a beverage container within the receptacle, a band arranged around an outer perimeter of the receptacle and engaging a backside of the fingers to apply a radially inward force at the fingers, and a tension adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the tension of the band and adjust the force applied at the fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony LIGI, JR., Rosaria L. PETRELLA-LOVASIK, Scott Holmes DUNHAM