Patents by Inventor S. Levent Kara

S. Levent Kara 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).

  • Heated cup holder system
    Patent number: 6670583
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heatable cup system, comprising a cup (1) and a cup holder (2), that is suitable, for example, for attachment to a console of a motor vehicle. The cup (1) and the cup holder (2) have corresponding, electric contacts (4, 5) for the supply of current to a heating element (3) in the base of the cup (1). The electric contacts of the cup holder (2) are mounted moveably and are designed as magnets (5), in order to produce a contact assisted by magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: S. Levent Kara
  • HEATED CUP HOLDER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20030155345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heatable cup system, comprising a cup (1) and a cup holder (2), that is suitable, for example, for attachment to a console of a motor vehicle. The cup (1) and the cup holder (2) have corresponding, electric contacts (4, 5) for the supply of current to a heating element (3) in the base of the cup (1). The electric contacts of the cup holder (2) are mounted moveably and are designed as magnets (5), in order to produce a contact assisted by magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: S. Levent Kara