Patents by Inventor Vilaskumar Waghmare

Vilaskumar Waghmare 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: 11807056
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, vehicles, and methods for a break-away tow hook. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a tow hook configured to extend in a first direction from a surface of a vehicle and to receive a towing line. A mount is configured to displaceably secure the tow hook to the surface. The mount is configured to maintain a position of the tow hook relative to the surface in response to a pulling force being applied to the tow hook in a first direction away from the surface of the vehicle. The mount is further configured to enable the tow hook to move relative to the surface in response to the tow hook incurring a force in a second direction, wherein the second direction is at least partially toward the surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Guillermo Barrios Albert, Robert J. Briggs, Mohammed Nomaan Khan, Vilaskumar Waghmare, David Bauch, Randy R. Frank, Gavin Goodchild
  • Publication number: 20220332157
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, vehicles, and methods for a break- away tow hook. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a tow hook configured to extend in a first direction from a surface of a vehicle and to receive a towing line. A mount is configured to displaceably secure the tow hook to the surface. The mount is configured to maintain a position of the tow hook relative to the surface in response to a pulling force being applied to the tow hook in a first direction away from the surface of the vehicle. The mount is further configured to enable the tow hook to move relative to the surface in response to the tow hook incurring a force in a second direction, wherein the second direction is at least partially toward the surface of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jorge Guillermo Barrios Albert, Robert J. Briggs, Mohammed Nomaan Khan, Vilaskumar Waghmare, David Bauch, Randy R. Frank, Gavin Goodchild