Patents by Inventor Thiago Canola Afonso

Thiago Canola Afonso 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).

  • ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250074326
    Abstract: An accessory system for a vehicle includes a housing having a base attached to the vehicle and a projection extending from the base, the projection being fluidly coupled to a duct of the vehicle. The accessory system also includes a first vehicle accessory having a cavity configured to selectively receive the projection of the housing to selectively attach the first vehicle accessory to the housing in an engaged state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Conner James Stormer, Thiago Canola Afonso, Vincent Keanan Traina, Miranda Paige Suman
  • PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250026187
    Abstract: A panel assembly for a vehicle door includes an interior panel that has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface and the outer surface collectively define a body and a trim element that is integrally formed with the body with a living hinge disposed therebetween. The panel assembly also includes an exterior panel that has an inner surface that is coupled to the body at the inner surface of the interior panel and has an opposing outer surface that is coupled to the trim element in a folded position of the trim element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Wade W. Bryant, Thiago Canola Afonso, Junglim Huh
  • PORTABLE HVAC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20250026174
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a duct in fluid communication with a cabin of the vehicle and a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a housing and an outlet configured to expel conditioned air from the housing, the HVAC system movable relative to the vehicle between an engaged state having the outlet fluidly coupled with the duct and a disengaged state having the outlet decoupled from the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Wonseok Choi, Vincent Keanan Traina, Thiago Canola Afonso
  • Seat assembly
    Patent number: 9616787
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat base and a seatback disposed proximal to the seat base. The seatback includes a seatback body and an armrest movably coupled to the seatback body. As such, the armrest can move relative to the seatback body among a closed position, a release position, and an open position. The armrest is removably coupled to the seatback body. Therefore, the armrest can be removed from the seatback body only when the armrest is in the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Fernando A. Siqueira, Adelchi R. Tiboni, Thiago Canola Afonso
  • SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170066351
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seat base and a seatback disposed proximal to the seat base. The seatback includes a seatback body and an armrest movably coupled to the seatback body. As such, the armrest can move relative to the seatback body among a closed position, a release position, and an open position. The armrest is removably coupled to the seatback body. Therefore, the armrest can be removed from the seatback body only when the armrest is in the release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Fernando A. Siqueira, Adelchi R. Tiboni, Thiago Canola Afonso