Patents by Inventor Slavko Stojanovic
Slavko Stojanovic 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).
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Patent number: 8646840Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a base portion, a support bracket, a seatback frame and a cushion frame. The support bracket is pivotally coupled to the base portion about a first axis. The seatback frame is pivotally coupled to the support bracket about a second axis that is spaced apart from the first axis. The cushion frame is pivotally coupled to the support bracket about a third axis that is spaced apart from both the first and second axes, such that the seatback frame and the cushion frame move with the support bracket relative to the base portion when the support bracket pivots about the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Slavko Stojanovic, Aaron Pfau, Randy Dale, Richard Miller, Masashi Okumura, Hiroki Matsui, Chiyoko Murata, Takenori Kiyose, Kimihiro Yano
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Publication number: 20120161486Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a base portion, a support bracket, a seatback frame and a cushion frame. The support bracket is pivotally coupled to the base portion about a first axis. The seatback frame is pivotally coupled to the support bracket about a second axis that is spaced apart from the first axis. The cushion frame is pivotally coupled to the support bracket about a third axis that is spaced apart from both the first and second axes, such that the seatback frame and the cushion frame move with the support bracket relative to the base portion when the support bracket pivots about the first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Slavko Stojanovic, Aaron Pfau, Randy Dale, Richard Miller, Masashi Okumura, Hiroki Matsui, Chiyoko Murata, Takenori Kiyose, Kimihiro Yano
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Patent number: 8089369Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a check fixture for measuring the accessibility of a lower car seat anchor to a user installing a car seat, and methods thereof. One embodiment of a check fixture comprises a body having a rear end and a front end, the body defining a longitudinal axis. The front end comprises an anchor-engaging structure and the rear end comprises a force gauge interface. The fixture also comprises a flange at least partially circumferentially positioned around the body at a longitudinal position a distance from the front end. The flange includes a bearing surface substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the bearing surface sized and configured so that when the front end is moved into engagement with the anchor, the bearing surface engages the seating material adjacent the access aperture. The engagement of the flange with the seating material generates a reactive force.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Slavko Stojanovic, Michael Robinson
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Publication number: 20100207756Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a check fixture for measuring the accessibility of a lower car seat anchor to a user installing a car seat, and methods thereof. One embodiment of a check fixture comprises a body having a rear end and a front end, the body defining a longitudinal axis. The front end comprises an anchor engaging structure and the rear end comprises a force gauge interface. The fixture also comprises a flange at least partially circumferentially positioned around the body at a longitudinal position a distance from the front end. The flange includes a bearing surface substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the bearing surface sized and configured so that when the front end is moved into engagement with the anchor, the bearing surface engages the seating material adjacent the access aperture. The engagement of the flange with the seating material generates a reactive force.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.Inventors: Slavko Stojanovic, Michael Robinson
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Patent number: 7562931Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a first seat section, a second seat section, and a portioning panel. The first seat section has a first cushion portion and a first seatback portion that define a first seating area. The second seat section has a second cushion portion and a second seatback portion that define a second seating area disposed laterally adjacent the first seating area. The second seatback portion is movably mounted between an upwardly extending in-use orientation and a retracted non-use orientation. The partitioning panel is movably arranged between a stowed position in which the partitioning panel is disposed outside of the first and second seating areas and a partitioning position in which the partitioning panel extends upwardly along a lateral side of the first seat section in a forward to aft direction of the first seat section.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.Inventor: Slavko Stojanovic
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Publication number: 20090058154Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a first seat section, a second seat section, and a portioning panel. The first seat section has a first cushion portion and a first seatback portion that define a first seating area. The second seat section has a second cushion portion and a second seatback portion that define a second seating area disposed laterally adjacent the first seating area. The second seatback portion is movably mounted between an upwardly extending in-use orientation and a retracted non-use orientation. The partitioning panel is movably arranged between a stowed position in which the partitioning panel is disposed outside of the first and second seating areas and a partitioning position in which the partitioning panel extends upwardly along a lateral side of the first seat section in a forward to aft direction of the first seat section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.Inventor: Slavko Stojanovic