Patents by Inventor Yashodhan Joshi

Yashodhan Joshi 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).

  • KINETIC SEAT ASSEMBLIES HAVING DAMPERS FOR FIXED COMPONENTS AND MOVABLE COMPONENTS INCLUDING LATERAL DAMPING MECHANISMS AND FLUID RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20230036617
    Abstract: A kinetic seat assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame movable relative to the primary seat cushion frame, a primary seat back frame, a secondary seat back frame movable relative to the primary seat back frame, a pair of lateral dampers extending between the primary seat back frame and the secondary seat back frame, a pair of vertical dampers extending between the secondary seat back frame and the primary seat cushion frame, a pair of fluid reservoirs for providing a fluid into the pair of lateral dampers and the pair of vertical dampers, and an electronic control unit configured to control the rate at which the fluid is provided to and drawn out of each of the dampers to control a damping effect. In embodiments, an end of the lateral dampers is permitted to move freely relative to the secondary seat back frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Stabilus GMBH
    Inventors: Todd Rupert Muck, Charles P. Patterson, Peter J. Moegling, Matthew R. Speck, Leon T. Toma, Raphael Piroth, Lars Löhken, Yashodhan Joshi