Patents by Inventor Tomislav Jankovic

Tomislav Jankovic 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).

  • Patent number: 6983971
    Abstract: A vehicular module (20) secures a plurality of components to a motor vehicle (10) having a frame (29). The vehicular module (20) includes a tray (22) and a support member (24) that is fixedly secured to the tray (22). The tray (22includes a plurality of receiving apertures for mounting a plurality of components thereto. The support member (24) engages the frame (29) of the motor vehicle (10) to support the tray (22) and provide structural integrity to the vehicle frame (29). The module (20) may be pre-assembled prior to installation to the vehicle frame (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas G. Broadhead, William J. Harney, Tomislav Jankovic, Timothy F. O'Brien, Manfred Fritsch, Gordon Liu
  • Publication number: 20040090086
    Abstract: A vehicular module (20) secures a plurality of components to a motor vehicle (10) having a frame (29). The vehicular module (20) includes a tray (22) and a support member (24) that is fixedly secured to the tray (22). The tray (22) includes a plurality of receiving apertures for mounting a plurality of components thereto. The support member (24) engages the frame (29) of the motor vehicle (10) to support the tray (22) and provide structural integrity to the vehicle frame (29). The module (20) may be pre-assembled prior to installation to the vehicle frame (29).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas G Broadhead, William J Harney, Tomislav Jankovic, Timothy F O'Brien, Manfred Fritsch, Gordon Liu
  • Patent number: 5690308
    Abstract: A dual cup holder apparatus (10) includes a housing (16) formed with a pocket (18) therein and extending through a top side (20) and front side (22) forming a first cup holder (12). A second cup holder (14) is pivotally connected to the housing (16) and with the first cup holder (12) to vertically rotate into the first cup holder (12) in a stored position and to vertically rotate out of the first cup holder (12) to a use position allowing both cup holders (12,14) to receive beverage containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Manchester Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomislav Jankovic
  • Patent number: 5634621
    Abstract: A cup holder apparatus (10) is moveable between various vertical heights and width dimensions to selectively receive beverage containers (12) of different sizes. The apparatus (10) includes a housing (14) having a cavity (24) with a base (16) support therein and a gap formed therebetween. A pair of opposing support members (26) are positioned within the gap in the stowed position and are moved vertically upwardly and horizontally outwardly through at least two positions of different height and horizontal spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Manchester Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomislav Jankovic
  • Patent number: 5601269
    Abstract: A container holder apparatus (10) includes a pair of collapsible and retractable holders (28, 30). The holders (28, 30) may collapse into one another so that a first holder (28) vertically rotates toward the cupholder (30) and there into so that the first holder (28) fits within the second holder (30) with their bases (31, 33) vertically positioned and parallel with one another, and sides (32, 34) overlapping. In this collapsed position, the holders (28, 30) can move into a cavity (14) of the apparatus (10). The collapsing of the holders (28, 30) and retracting thereof may be motor driven (56, 70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Larizza Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomislav Jankovic