Adrian Chernoff, a prolific inventor has generated thousands of ideas and has been issued 69 U.S. patents and 10 International Patents as inventor or co-inventor with an additional 46 pending. He has worked for both private and government enterprises in many roles and positions, but at the heart of every opportunity he was helped grow and develop new ideas. His work at General Motors changed the way the entire automotive industry thinks about the future of environmental transportation including the design, manufacturing, and consumer experience. He has also nurtured his talents at NASA in tele-operated robotics and space station escape capsules, at Walt Disney Imagineering as a ride designer and creator working on new rides for Disneyland, Disneyworld, and Tokyo Disneyland, and at working on technical and analytical roles at Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories. 


Here is a complete list of Adrian’s awarded and published patent pending applications covering consumer products, metal forming, smart materials, manufacturing processes, electrical controls, by-wire systems, wheel motors, fuel cells, vehicle body structures, seating, doors, and business processes.

Prolific Inventor

39 Published Pending Patent Applications

20080217941    Active material enabled self-presenting devices

20080053739    Pre-Engineered Frame portion and method of use therefor

20070262640    Vehicle braking system

20070118259    Vehicle Seat

20030037970    Vehicle chassis having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals

69 Issued U.S. Patents

7,448,687    Active material actuated headrest assemblies

7,398,846    Vehicle wheel system

7,340,333    Multifunction control system

7,097,229    Vehicle closure system

6,712,164    Vehicle having systems responsive to non-mechanical control signals

7 International Patents Applications Pending

WO2007121422      Active material actuated headrest assemblies

DE102007001942   Reconfigurable sun visor

WO2004048183      Load-bearing body panel assembly for a motor vehicle

WO2004049161      Data collection and manipulation apparatus and method

DE102006024194   Vehicle illumination system and method

DE200510018558   Variable seat belt

DE200410040272   Vehicle door

10 International Patents Issued

WO03018337    Vehicle body interchangeability

Fuel Cells

Metal Forming

By-Wire

Wheel Motors

Skateboard

Methods

79

Awarded Patents

Worldwide

Electronics

Fuel Cells

Metal Forming

By-Wire

Wheel Motors

Skateboard

Methods

Electronics

Interiors

Products

Bullet

46

Patents

Pending

Worldwide

Interiors

Products

Smart Materials

Smart Materials