Patents by Inventor Vikas Wayal

Vikas Wayal 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).

  • Locking device for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat
    Patent number: 9440564
    Abstract: A locking device (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes an indicating device (8) for indicating the locking state of the locking device (10). The indicating device (8) has a locking indicator (31, 32), which is visible when the locking device (10) is locked, and a release indicator (33, 34), which is visible when the locking device (10) is released. The indicating device (8) has at least one indicator arm (30), which is in the locking position when the locking device (10) is locked and which is in the release position when the locking device (10) is released. The indicator arm (30) includes an indicating area (39), which has a first locking indicator (31) and a first release indicator (33). A second release indicator (34), which is concealed by the indicator arm (30) when the indicator arm is in the locking position, is provided on a retaining plate (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Mark Crossley, Ramakant K. Gowli, Ashish D. Mulay, Prasanth M. Pushparajan, Raminder Singh, Vinay K. Sudke, Halil Uezek, Vikas Wayal
  • Structural element for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 9254769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a structural element (100) of a motor vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle seat, wherein the structural element (100) comprises a first component (101) and a second component (102). In an overlap region (103), the first component (101) and the second component (102) have a formed-closed connection, or a form-closed and form-closed connection, wherein the connection in the overlap region (103) can be produced by an electromagnetic pulse shaping method, wherein the first component comprises at least one form-closed molding (600), wherein the second component can be molded into the at least one form-closed molding (600).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Gross, Christian Hubsch, Joshua Hesterberg, Dirk Angermann, Dirk Eckenroth, Stefan Funk, Andreas Dannheisig, Hans-Georg Werner, Wolfgang Pellenz, Robin Ndagijimana, Vikas Wayal, Praveen Koparde, Yaniv Oren, Martin Zynda, Vedat Nuyan
  • LOCKING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20150203002
    Abstract: A locking device (10), for a vehicle seat (1), includes an indicating device (8) for indicating the locking state of the locking device (10). The indicating device (8) has a locking indicator (31, 32), which is visible when the locking device (10) is locked, and a release indicator (33, 34), which is visible when the locking device (10) is released. The indicating device (8) has at least one indicator arm (30), which is in the locking position when the locking device (10) is locked and which is in the release position when the locking device (10) is released. The indicator arm (30) includes an indicating area (39), which has a first locking indicator (31) and a first release indicator (33). A second release indicator (34), which is concealed by the indicator arm (30) when the indicator arm is in the locking position, is provided on a retaining plate (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Crossley, Ramakant K. Gowli, Ashish D. Mulay, Prasanth M. Pushparajan, Raminder Singh, Vinay K. Sudke, Halil Uezek, Vikas Wayal
  • Vehicle seat
    Patent number: 8608241
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a backrest, an active headrest, a release device, and an energy store. During normal operating situations of the vehicle seat the energy store is blocked. During an accident, particularly a rear-end accident, the energy store is released for actuation of the active headrest. The energy store is arranged in the active headrest or in the backrest. The backrest includes an actuating device, and a transmission device is arranged between the actuating device and the active headrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pellenz, Sachin Bharambe, Vikas Wayal, Christian Huebsch, Robin Ndagijimana, Silvio Hartlaub
  • STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120187738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a structural element (100) of a motor vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle seat, wherein the structural element (100) comprises a first component (101) and a second component (102). In an overlap region (103), the first component (101) and the second component (102) have a formed-closed connection, or a form-closed and form-closed connection, wherein the connection in the overlap region (103) can be produced by an electromagnetic pulse shaping method, wherein the first component comprises at least one form-closed moulding (600), wherein the second component can be moulded into the at least one form-closed moulding (600).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Gross, Christian Hübsch, Joshua Hesterberg, Dirk Angermann, Dirk Eckenroth, Stefan Funk, Andreas Dannheisig, Hans-Georg Werner, Wolfgang Pellenz, Robin Ndagijimana, Vikas Wayal, Praveen Koparde, Yaniv Oren, Martin Oren, Vedat Nuyan
  • VEHICLE SEAT
    Publication number: 20110241392
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a backrest, an active headrest, a release device, and an energy store. During normal operating situations of the vehicle seat the energy store is blocked. During an accident, particularly a rear-end accident, the energy store is released for actuation of the active headrest. The energy store is arranged in the active headrest or in the backrest. The backrest includes an actuating device, and a transmission device is arranged between the actuating device and the active headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pellenz, Sachin Bharambe, Vikas Wayal, Christian Huebsch, Robin Ndagijimana, Silvio Hartlaub