Patents by Inventor Yuqin Zhao
Yuqin Zhao 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).
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Patent number: 12036903Abstract: An assembly includes a seat bottom, a scissor mechanism, and a pyrotechnic actuator. The seat bottom includes a rear seat cushion and a front seat cushion in a seat-forward direction from the rear seat cushion. The rear seat cushion is movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the front seat cushion. The scissor mechanism is coupled to the rear seat cushion and movable between an extended position and a compressed position. The scissor mechanism in the extended position holds the rear seat cushion at the raised position. The scissor mechanism in the compressed position holds the rear seat cushion at the lowered position. The pyrotechnic actuator is connected to the rear seat cushion and dischargeable to move the rear seat cushion from the raised position to the lowered position.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao
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Patent number: 12024112Abstract: An assembly includes a seat bottom, a rear bladder, a front bladder, and a check valve. The seat bottom includes a rear seat cushion and a front seat cushion in a seat-forward direction from the rear seat cushion. At least one of the rear seat cushion or the front seat cushion is vertically movable relative to the other one of the rear seat cushion or the front seat cushion. The rear bladder supports the rear seat cushion. The front bladder supports the front seat cushion. The check valve fluidly connects the front bladder and the rear bladder. The check valve is oriented to permit fluid to pass from the rear bladder to the front bladder and block fluid from passing from the front bladder to the rear bladder.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Patent number: 11820267Abstract: An assembly includes a seat bottom including a panel pivotable from a first position to a second position. The assembly includes a track supported by the seat bottom. The assembly includes a spring in the track and urging the panel toward the second position. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic actuator maintaining the spring in compression and actuatable to release the spring.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao, Srinivas Reddy Malapati
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Patent number: 11383667Abstract: An assembly includes a seatback. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the seatback and inflatable to an inflated position seat-forward of the seatback. The airbag includes a first tether fixed to the seatback and the airbag. The airbag includes a retractor. The airbag includes a second tether connected to and slidable along the first tether. The second tether is operatively coupled to the retractor.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Patent number: 11186245Abstract: A seat including a seatback having a top and two sides extending downwardly from the top and an airbag supported by the top and the two sides of the seatback and including a tube inflatable forward and downward from the top. The airbag defining at least one inflation chamber in fluid communication with the tube. The inflation chamber extending from at least one side of the seatback towards the tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Patent number: 11059445Abstract: An assembly includes an interior component. The assembly includes a deployable panel having an upper panel and a lower panel supported by the interior component, the deployable panel being movable relative to the interior component from a retracted position to an extended position. The assembly includes a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position in which the airbag is positioned to abut the upper panel in the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Zhibing Deng
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Publication number: 20210101553Abstract: An assembly includes an interior component. The assembly includes a deployable panel having an upper panel and a lower panel supported by the interior component, the deployable panel being movable relative to the interior component from a retracted position to an extended position. The assembly includes a hinge between the upper panel and the lower panel. The assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position in which the airbag is positioned to abut the upper panel in the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Zhibing Deng
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Patent number: 10933837Abstract: A restraint system includes a steering-wheel hub, a steering-wheel handle mounted to the steering-wheel hub and extending less than 360° around the steering-wheel hub, an airbag housing disposed in the steering-wheel hub, an airbag inflatable from an uninflated position in the airbag housing, and a plurality of rods hinged to the airbag housing and attached to the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Publication number: 20210009067Abstract: A seat including a seatback having a top and two sides extending downwardly from the top and an airbag supported by the top and the two sides of the seatback and including a tube inflatable forward and downward from the top. The airbag defining at least one inflation chamber in fluid communication with the tube. The inflation chamber extending from at least one side of the seatback towards the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Publication number: 20200391631Abstract: An assembly includes a seat bottom including a panel pivotable from a first position to a second position. The assembly includes a track supported by the seat bottom. The assembly includes a spring in the track and urging the panel toward the second position. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic actuator maintaining the spring in compression and actuatable to release the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao, Srinivas Reddy Malapati
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Patent number: 10864884Abstract: An instrument panel assembly includes an instrument panel. The instrument panel assembly includes an airbag having an inboard chamber and an outboard chamber. A panel separates the inboard chamber and the outboard chamber. A diffuser is in fluid communication with both the inboard chamber and the outboard chamber. A releasable vent is between the diffuser and one of the inboard chamber and the outboard chamber. An inflator is in fluid communication with the diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao
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Patent number: 10836339Abstract: An airbag assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position and reinforcements fixed to the airbags. The reinforcements are rigid relative to the airbag and are moveable with the airbag to the inflated position.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao, Leonard Shaner, Matt Alan Niesluchowski, Srinivas Reddy Malapati
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Patent number: 10829023Abstract: A vehicle interior panel assembly includes a trim panel, a grab handle supported by the trim panel and rotatable relative to the trim panel between a retracted position and a grabbable position, a spring biasing the grab handle to the retracted position, and a pyrotechnic actuator fixing the grab handle in the grabbable position and dischargeable to release the grab handle from the grabbable position.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Publication number: 20200346610Abstract: A restraint system includes a steering-wheel hub, a steering-wheel handle mounted to the steering-wheel hub and extending less than 360° around the steering-wheel hub, an airbag housing disposed in the steering-wheel hub, an airbag inflatable from an uninflated position in the airbag housing, and a plurality of rods hinged to the airbag housing and attached to the airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Publication number: 20200324678Abstract: A vehicle interior panel assembly includes a trim panel, a grab handle supported by the trim panel and rotatable relative to the trim panel between a retracted position and a grabbable position, a spring biasing the grab handle to the retracted position, and a pyrotechnic actuator fixing the grab handle in the grabbable position and dischargeable to release the grab handle from the grabbable position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mangesh Kadam, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Yuqin Zhao
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Publication number: 20200247349Abstract: An instrument panel assembly includes an instrument panel. The instrument panel assembly includes an airbag having an inboard chamber and an outboard chamber. A panel separates the inboard chamber and the outboard chamber. A diffuser is in fluid communication with both the inboard chamber and the outboard chamber. A releasable vent is between the diffuser and one of the inboard chamber and the outboard chamber. An inflator is in fluid communication with the diffuser.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Mangesh Kadam, Yuqin Zhao
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Publication number: 20200094767Abstract: An airbag assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position and reinforcements fixed to the airbags. The reinforcements are rigid relative to the airbag and are moveable with the airbag to the inflated position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: MANGESH KADAM, YUQIN ZHAO, LEONARD SHANER, MATT ALAN NIESLUCHOWSKI, SRINIVAS REDDY MALAPATI
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Patent number: 10562482Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a first portion, a second portion extending transversely from the first portion, and a corner therebetween. The airbag includes a stay fixed to and rigid relative to the airbag, the stay having a bendable portion at the corner and extending from the bendable portion along the first portion and the second portion when the airbag is in the inflated position.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Yuqin Zhao, Mangesh Kadam, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Matt Alan Niesluchowski
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Publication number: 20190256036Abstract: An assembly includes an airbag inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag in the inflated position has a first portion, a second portion extending transversely from the first portion, and a corner therebetween. The airbag includes a stay fixed to and rigid relative to the airbag, the stay having a bendable portion at the corner and extending from the bendable portion along the first portion and the second portion when the airbag is in the inflated position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Yuqin Zhao, Mangesh Kadam, Leonard Anthony Shaner, Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Matt Alan Niesluchowski