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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Manuel Alejandro Vite Cadena, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Matthew Cole, Franklin, TN (US);
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/00 (2006.01); B60N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/104 (2013.01); B60N 3/103 (2013.01); B60N 3/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle holding unit includes a cupholder and an electronic heating unit. The cupholder has a sidewall defining a cup receiving area. The sidewall includes a heat source for providing heat to the cupholder. The electronic heating unit is integrated with the sidewall. The electronic heating unit has an electrical connector configured to be electrically connected to another electrical connector of a vehicle center console to draw electrical power from the another electrical connector to power the heat source.