Patents by Inventor Tejaswi Mule

Tejaswi Mule 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).

  • Test fixture with tunable stroke and resistance to vehicle seat movement during testing
    Patent number: 12613162
    Abstract: A test fixture for a testing a vehicle seat mounting includes a first portion and a second portion separate from the first portion and having a fulcrum supported thereon. An energy absorbing member is attached to the test fixture first portion and extends around a portion of the fulcrum. The energy absorbing member is formed so as to have a first shape when the test fixture first portion and second portion are spaced apart less than a predetermined distance. The test fixture is structured so that movement of the second portion in a direction away from the first portion causes the fulcrum to slide along the energy absorbing member. Sliding of the fulcrum along the energy absorbing member plastically deforms the energy absorbing member into a second shape different from the first shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyle E. Rosander, Phouvadol P. Khouphongsy, Tejaswi Mule, Robert J. Stauffer, Zachary T. Pawson, Louis J. Brady
  • TEST FIXTURE WITH TUNABLE STROKE AND RESISTANCE TO VEHICLE SEAT MOVEMENT DURING TESTING
    Publication number: 20240094093
    Abstract: A test fixture for a testing a vehicle seat mounting includes a first portion and a second portion separate from the first portion and having a fulcrum supported thereon. An energy absorbing member is attached to the test fixture first portion and extends around a portion of the fulcrum. The energy absorbing member is formed so as to have a first shape when the test fixture first portion and second portion are spaced apart less than a predetermined distance. The test fixture is structured so that movement of the second portion in a direction away from the first portion causes the fulcrum to slide along the energy absorbing member. Sliding of the fulcrum along the energy absorbing member plastically deforms the energy absorbing member into a second shape different from the first shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kyle E. Rosander, Phouvadol P. Khouphongsy, Tejaswi Mule, Robert J. Stauffer, Zachary T. Pawson, Louis J. Brady